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JoJo Rabbit (2019) (Patreon)

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2024-10-18 22:21:40
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2026-06
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Content

Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Sam Rockwell, Stephen Merchant, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen

Comments

Jamie Morgan

Welp, I was just about to go to bed but I will take literally any opportunity to watch this incredible movie and be emotionally destroyed!

Jonathan

Watching this I think of Mel Brooks comments about making The Producers so everyone could laugh at Hitler since it would be the furthest thing from what he would have wanted. I am so glad this movie had the drama and the heart to balance out the comedy. I think that is missing from the shadows movie and show. I definitely wouldn’t mind some serious war films in the future. This reminded me have you guys seen Band of Brothers?

dys

I too first saw this movie on a date, though it was in the theater so we did see it all the way through. It was a second date so I was still feeling things out, and the girl was Jewish so I wasn't totally sure how a dark comedy about the Holocaust would go down. From a Jewish director sure, and I'm half-Jewish myself, but I still worried it would be awkward (it wasn't). Hunt for the Wilderpeople is indeed the one that put Waititi on the map and it's fantastic, though What We Do in the Shadows is my favorite movie of his. Fully agree on Thor Ragnarok being great and Love and Thunder being not great. Man, how would you even raise your kid to be a good person in a world like that? Even though Jojo's mom was fully committed to resisting, she couldn't teach him those values outright because it would be so easy for him to say the wrong thing. As great as Scarlett Johanssen is in this, Thomasin Mckenzie (Elsa) is at least as good. First saw her in Leave No Trace, about a young girl who's lived off the grid with her father all her life, having to both adjust to living in society. One of my favorite movies.

Jamie Morgan
>>152737829

Man, the butterfly scene...it'll never not make my blood run cold. What makes it so impactful is that she's not just JoJo's mother, she's *Rosie*. They made us fall in love with *her* so we don't just feel JoJo's loss, we feel *our* loss. Captain K also gets me very emotional. A man who had to play a part to be even vaguely respected by his own country finally gets a chance to be free, and instead he sacrifices it all for JoJo by playing a part for the Allied soldiers. This movie deserved all the accolades it got, and more.

Magic

Great reaction as always! Totally recommend watching Hunt for the Wilderpeople. I'd personally absolutely love to see your reaction; it is such a fantastic film!

Skinny_Obelix

An interesting movie that's somewhat similar is The death of Stalin. The problem with that movie is that it requires a bit of knowledge about Stalin and how absurd his reign got. They took real life events and portrayed it as a comedy because the reality was so absurd it's kinda hard to portray. I've seen this movie with a few people who thought it was an odd movie as they missed how tragic it was irl and took it as a comedy rather than the pitch dark comedy it really is. It has Steve Buscemi as Khrushchev.

Balazs Foldes

Oh, I love this movie. So masterfully done. The comedy part works very well, the humor is great and very well acted. And it lulls you in so much into a false sense of security, which makes the hard part hit even harder. Very strong themes, strong messages, very well paced and very well delivered. Kid actors are always risky, especially as Jojo has such a hug part of this movie. And he acts very well, his acting just works. Actually, I like this so much that I keep being shocked that there are more or less cinematically experienced people like yourselves around who have not watched it yet - it just did not occur to me. Thank you for the reaction!

Martin Nicholls

It's a great movie for sure - as for the end, if she really wanted to leave Germany she could have done it whilst the nazis were in charge, I doubt she would have immediately left after when they weren't. Also I'd have guessed she'd have stuck around at least until the father came back. Have you guys seen Three Billboards? If not I think you guys would like it - my favourite Sam Rockwell role too (and he won an oscar for it, so probably not just me) - I mention it because even though totally different subject and period it is *tonally* very similar. I actually think this might be my favourite WW2 movie precisely because it is very different to all the others and the trickery with the emotional rollercoaster.

Youtalkingtome
>>152741430

We have not seen it. I should have mentioned the Mel Brooks connection. I feel like this does owe a huge debt to his brand of humor. I love the perfect blend of comedy and drama. This movie really is something special.

Youtalkingtome
>>152742152

We'll have to check out his other movies some time. I love how this movie captured the essence of childhood. The kids are very believable

Youtalkingtome
>>152849704

Totally agree. In a way it kind of is underrated. I know quite a few people who haven't seen this movie. Such a well done story.

Youtalkingtome
>>152886009

Wow, favorite WW2 movie! It's definitely gotta be up there. I just haven't seen a period piece quite like this. They really nailed it.

Martin Nicholls
>>152886009

Yeah, that's kind of a lot - to be clear I acknowledge that are are "better" WW2 movies, but for entertainment value and being different... I can watch this over and over, I can't watch The Great Escape or Schindler's List etc over and over. It's strange and hard to explain, but.. I think it says a lot of things without specifically saying a lot of things if that makes sense - what they do when you consider the perspective which is unusual in itself, and the fact they make nazis the heroes of the movie, like Captain K for example, and it still works even though it shouldn't - it's kind of extraordinary really. Tarantino does a similar thing with Lander in Inglorious Basterds - even Hellstrom in that movie is weirdly likable.

Just Lily

What We Do in the Shadows is amazing. Definitely worth a watch

that girl
>>152741430

When we think of Nazis, it's generally in terms that they have defined. We think of their rallies and of the SS marching through the streets. We think of brutal efficiency. This is an image of indominable strength that they consciously constructed through their propaganda; when we think of them as anything but ridiculous, we're doing exactly what they wanted.

that girl

You noticed the callback to the resistance people doing what they could, but did you notice that Rosie's death was foreshadowed during the scene where she dresses up as the dad? "He" mentions that she's "doing what she can"

charlie bilei

I love this film. Taika Waititi really knows how to balance humor and heartbreak! He co-produced Reservation Dogs, which I think captures a similar balance—can’t recommend it enough!