There have been widely divergent opinions expressed about this film by the critics. Among the positive reviews, one mentioned that Benigni "brilliantly explores the relationship between the individual ... and the Holocaust" and another says that he "strives for historical accuracy". The most acrimonious of the criticism concerns Benigni's choice of genre. What the critics mentioned was the manner in which he chose to portray what is the most emotionally charged historical event of the twentieth century. He made a comedy out of a tragic event, and also sanitized and prettified the concentration camp and the Nazis