La Vie Est Belle Response

I really enjoyed watching La Vie Est Belle.  I felt that it was a fairly relaxed movie in terms of its sub context and themes, so it was easy to watch without thinking about every little thing that was going on.  There were some themes that stood out in the movie such as gender roles, and religion regarding witch doctors but they weren't the main ideas of the film.  The main message of the film was just to stay positive no matter what predicament you might be in.  If you looked at the character that Papa Wemba played he was basically a bum with dreams of having a band, and despite the fact that he doesn't have anything.  In contrast to Papa Wemba is his boss who, despite being the richest man in the movie seems to be the one with the most problems.  His wife is probably messing with Papa Wembas friend in the film, he has erectile dysfunction, and he can't get the virgin he wants even after he marries her.  He is not truly happy even though he has a lot of money, and Papa Wemba's character ends up with everything he wants at the end of the movie, because he didn't look externally for happiness.  If you think about it, the midget was a midget that sold chicken and his life probably wasn't the best, but he was also one of the most happiest, upbeat people in the film.  When Papa Wemba is about to hang himself the story reminded me of Romeo and Juliet a little, but it's like Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending.