| Overall: | C |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
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Humor is used as an effective tool to lighten the heavy burden of serous illness in the movies Brian’s Song and The Mighty, and to shield a child from the horrors of the Holocaust in Life is Beautiful.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
