JOJO RABBIT (2019)
Rated PG - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 81%, Popcornmeter 94%, IMDB rating 7.9/10
Synopsis:
10-year old Jojo Betzler is a fanatical, Nazi - at least he believes that he is. He even has a bumbling Adolf Hitler as his imaginary friend. One day while he's home alone, Jojo hears a sound upstairs. When he investigates, he discovers a teenage Jewish girl living in a secret space behind one of the walls in their house. This, of course, confuses and terrorizes him. Soon afterward, he also discovers that his mother is helping the resistance, so he doesn't know what to do.
Taika Waititi did a masterful job writing and directing this satire on the absolute absurdity of Nazi hate.
Thoughts:
I remember the first time I saw this movie. As the story rolled out, I thought to myself, "Is this supposed to be funny? Am I supposed to laugh at this? I think it's funny, but I'm not sure." Then, when I thought about it and watched it again, I was able to buy completely into the satire.
This is a movie that I LOVE to share with people who've never heard of it. And its message is particularly poignant during these days of rampant nationalism that is being passed off as patriotism.
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