本片是2013年逝世的、美国影评界传奇罗杰·伊伯特的遗作。片子主要谈论了上世纪60年代罗杰·伊伯特与电影制作人好友罗斯·梅尔一起合作《飞越美人谷》时期的个人历史。不仅如此,最重要的是影片真实呈现了伊伯特本人:他对电影事业的激情、对生活的热爱以及与疾病的悲壮抗争。'Life Itself' recounts the surprising and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert - a story that's by turns personal, wistful, funny, painful, and transcendent. The film explores the impact and legacy of Roger Ebert's life: from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism and his nearly quarter-century run with Gene Siskel on their review show, to becoming one of the country's most influential cultural voices, and finally to Roger's inspiring battles with cancer and the resulting physical disability - how he literally and symbolically put a new face on the disease and continued to be a cultural force despite it.