Jojo Rabbit

Movie 🎥 Review: “Jojo Rabbit”.

Critics gave it a 75% the users a 95%.

Rated: PG 13 with a running time 1 hr and 48 mins, and and an IMDb of 8.0/10

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

Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.

Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on Christine Leunens's book Caging Skies.  The film had its world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019, where it won the top prize, the Grolsch People's Choice Award. Jojo Rabbit was released theatrically in the United States on October 18, 2019, and in New Zealand on October 24, 2019. It drew mostly praise – especially for the performances – but also some criticism for its comedic portrayal of Nazis. It was chosen by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the ten best films of the year. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for Davis.

First off for those of you thinking of seeing this film, you need to go with an “open mind”. Some of the critics who think this went too far are wrong, it went just far enough in my opinion. It successfully lampoons the Nazi ideology and delivers a thought provoking film that delivers on a very emotional level. I can’t remember when I’ve seen a film that balanced insane parody comedy and drama this well. This is definitely a film to be remembered.

I’m pretty sure that this subject material that has never been explored in this way. Only Taika Watiti could make Hitler funny and put a whole new perspective for Western society on what World War 2 was probably actually like in Nazi Germany.

It pokes at the obvious ridiculous things that probably went on back then while making you laugh until you cry and then feel sad enough to cry.

In my opinion this will stand alone as its own genre!