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this films is so amazing and hard to get through, TY. please check out Tombstone, Platoon, Transformers '86 animated movie, The 'Burbs and Apocalypse Now.
@MediaKnights Guys, hello. How about watching some French movies? Like: "Vidocq" aka "Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq"(mystery\detective film), "District 13"(Parkour\Action film written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Pierre Morel) or "Taxi" - small phenomenon back in time it was released (action comedy film written by Luc Besson and directed by Gerard Pires) for example
The “Heil Hitler” scene is funny because of its absurdity, UNTIL Elsa has to do the same thing, and it suddenly becomes not very funny. Such brilliant writing.
It reminded me of the movie Spies Like Us. When they're saying doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor doctor.
@JohnSmith-rm1po Not only that. We are primed to know she has to heil EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of them. We already know what will play out and the heils are just adding on damage.
Captain K and Finkel are gay lovers. Their costume at the end was a way of coming out "loud and proud". To finally show what they had been hiding, lest they be killed themselves. That's why they had pink triangles on their self-designed uniform. The Nazis forced gay people to wear these pink triangles on their KZ uniforms, just like they did with the Star of David for Jews. The movie implies that Rosie knew that Captain K was gay, and that Captain K knew that Elsa was hiding in the attic. Captain K and Finkel went to Rosie's house to bail Jojo out. That's why he was so out of breath and even carried Rosie's bike. He saw her being killed and rushed to save her child and her stowaway.
@@krono5el That's a messed up way of viewing things. You're basically saying that misogyny among na*is derived from the presence of gay men midst the ranks, whereas misogyny exists almost everywhere. They hated non-white, non-male, non-christian people as a whole, no specific group adds to their hatred, specially those who were massacred themselves.
Yes, most straight people never get subtext and implied hints. Most movies/shows shouldnt need to make a character say "I am gay and like this person" for people to understand they are in fact gay and like that person. Good storytelling should be enough
The repeated offering of cigarettes is supposed to show that Jojo doesn't really know anything about Hitler. His Hitler is built on a 10 year old boy's idealised image, based on the charisma-cult he's known all his life, not the reality.
There's also that Taika Waititi didn't research him at all. He believed such a horrible excuse of a man didn't deserve proper research (which does work well for a kid's imaginary friend). He just decided to play the biggest a**hole ever
His "What we do in the shadows" is fantastic. "Boy" is brilliant. And "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" is an absolute freaking banger. All HIGH reccomends if you haven't seen them.
My favorite part of the movie is how, over time, as Jojo becomes more and more disillusioned with his Nazi idealism, imaginary Hitler gradually becomes less and less fun and goofy, and more and more angry and irrational. Jojo gradually begins to see Hitler for who he really is; Not his best/imaginary friend, but a delusional, angry, hateful little man.
What is happening is that the screenwriter is literally inserting Hitler's actual rhetoric in Imaginary Hitler's later scenes. As Jojo gets older he knows more about the actual Hitler's speeches.
Hitler was most certainly angry and hateful. But to dismiss him as a "delusional . . . little man" is dangerous. He was very intelligent and charismatic, and a skilled enough orator to take the desperation of a nation and turn it into murderous rage. Sure, I enjoy laughing at him in movies like this, but if he was truly a delusional little man, we never would have ended up with tens of millions dead in WWII. This sort of thing could absolutely happen again.
@@brianthom6798 I'm not dismissing him as anything. He was intelligent, yes, and he was charismatic, but he was also delusional, increasingly so towards the end of the war, which is when the movie takes place. He spent his last few days in the Führerbunker as a neurotic, drug-addled wreck, issuing futile, nonsensical Hail Mary counter-attack orders to army commanders who had either already been reported to have surrendered, or were completely surrounded. Hitler had been mentally unraveling for quite some time by the end of the war, the first big sign being his erratic behavior and inability to come to terms with Germany losing the fight at Stalingrad.
@@blueberrydenim4807 That's not the point of what I was saying. I was saying I liked how they *showed* Jojo's arc through the gradual change in how he sees Hitler.
I want to add something my grandfather told me. He grew up under the Nazis and was drilled and drafted into the army much in a fashion seen in the movie. One day he looked me square in the eyes without a blink and said to me :"Those bastards stole my childhood..you understand..they stole my childhood!"..and that really stuck with me to this day because he knew what those monsters did to the people back then (especially children)..and they depict that very well in this movie where it all is done very well in a comedic way, but if you look behind the mask you realize what monsters they were
That is such a dark realization. It’s so important for us to not forget the suffering of others in the past so we can do better in the present. Despite this film portraying it in a comedic manner they don’t shy away from the seriousness and gravity of the situation.
@@OfficialMediaKnights They have done very well, and the director and "Hitler" Taika Waititi explicitly said that he portrayed Hitler in such a bad and stupid way because that mfer doesnt deverse to be portrayed better and that his goal was to portray him in a way that made such fun of him that Hitler himself would have been so furious about that he would explode
@ravensdark9 My grandfather fought in Europe during WWII & one evening towards the end of the war he was on guard duty for his platoon & saw 2 German soldiers crawling towards their position. He shot both of them. One was kiIIed instantly but the other initially survived. Both were dragged into the camp where the platoon discovered they were both just boys - 13 or 14 years old. My grandfather sat with the boy he wounded as the boy died. He told me the boy cried for his mother. Those boys haunted him for the rest of his life. He knew he did what he had to in order to protect his men but that knowledge didn’t prevent him from the soul crushing regret. That & the rage he felt towards the German army for putting children in battle drove him to alcohol. He didn’t know about how the “knot-sea” regime brainwashed the German youth so he couldn’t comprehend why those boys were fighting at such a young age. The last thing he said to my father a few days before he died was he knew his life was nearly over & he dreaded meeting those boys on the other side & he could only pray that they & God would forgive him. He survived the war only for its effects to destroy his life.
all dictators sadly focus on children and youth....just look at Pol Pot in the 70's. Im sure if we could see inside north korea it would be the same. They are easy to control and manipulate and grow up loyal brainwashed minions :( brilliant film that covers a difficult subject matter and injects some comedy relief.
My grandfather had other stories. He told me certain world and banking leaders were secretly shaking hands with nazi and jewish leaders, and they worked together to trigger the war, that way things would move into place and Israel would be created in Palestine soon after the staged war. My grandfather was insanely smart, so I honesly think he knew some stuff he wasn't allowed to learn.
and there are hints. the gestapo being at there house alone says something's up, but also, the Bike that Captain K show up on, is Jojo's mom's bike. but its done so well you never suspect.
The shoes. The god-damn shoes. But the more I think about it, the more I realize how HEROIC mom was. She had the courage to hide one girl in the middle of constant DANGER. Great choice, thanks guys!
You might have guessed it, but the Gestapo was at their house because they had just hanged his mom and were looking for more information on the resistance. Also, shoutout to Captain K who was good from the beginning! He was sent to the training because he "messed up" in battle if I remember well, and he purposely did a shit job at teaching the kids, taking lots of time, wasting resources, etc. He's so disinterested in the training compared to the lady instructor, and during the book burning you see that he's sad/disappointed/upset. Then he just barges in right after the Gestapo shows up. He actually knew all along that Rosie was in the resistance (he probably was, too), maybe also knew that she was hiding a Jew, and when he saw her hanged in the city center, he knew the Gestapo would go to her house so he rushed there to help Jojo (which is why he's so out of breath when he arrives). He also knew Inge had died, it's hinted at several times. First, the interaction between him and the mom earlier in the movie hinted that they were relatively close friends, she wouldn't hit an officer she's not close with like that. So he'd likely know if his friend's daughter died, but that's the slightest clue. As soon as Elsa shows up as Inge, you can see Captain K is shocked/surprised, again because he knows Inge is dead, so he's probably like "that girl got BALLS". Whether he knew beforehand that Rosie was hiding a Jew is unclear, but at that point he knows. Which is why he kind of rushes towards her to "check" her papers, pretending to press her for them. He knows she's not Inge and that if anyone else checks the photo, they'll know. Obviously he helps her by saying the birth date is correct, and you see his "I"m f*cked, I'm going to die" face when the Gestapo guy says "wait" and approaches. You see Captain K lowering his head as he goes to hand him the papers, but luckily that's not what the guy was saying "wait" for. Again, this is treted like a passing detail but it's very important for his character. Another proof that he knew Inge was dead and that Elsa is a Jew is that he tells her "you should take a new photo, you look like a GHOST in this one". Then obviously he helps Jojo again at the end by taking off his jacket and saving him from the firing squad. Also, he is gay, along with his assistant, they're a couple! There are hints throughout the movie, like his assistant spoon feeding him when Rosie barges in and the way they talk to each other, but the real confirmation comes with their uniforms at the end. Both Captain K and his assistant are wearing pink inverted triangles on their uniforms, which were similar to the star of David being used to point out Jews, except the pink triangle was used for homosexuals. Makes even more sense why Captain K was purposely messing up the training, since homosexuals were on the same level as Jews in the eyes of the Nazis and would be killed if found out. I love this movie so much and Captain K deserves so much more love!
I don't think he was in the resistance. He seemed much more resigned to his fate than Rosie. I also love that Taika had the restraint to keep Captain K's sexuality in the background. I'm not sure 2024 Taika would have kept to this, but it is necessary since the film is told from Jojo's perspective. Captain K is the cool uncle character and it would be weird for Jojo to know about his sex life.
Captain k and his lover also weren’t firing at the allies st the end. They just accepted the end of the war and their fate. By the time Captain k lover d-ed you can see he was done already and didn’t want to go on. Those two had such a brief time together. I feel bad and sorrow for all gay/LGBT people during that time. All the couples who lost one another. Even so slightly for Edmund and his boyfriend, Edmund was apart of Ernst Rohm army. H even said.” I want Edmund and his partner k-lled.” During the night of the long knives. The two were found and taken outside and yeah. Gay men ‘liberated’ from the camps by the Americans also had no hope. Because they immediately were once again imprison due to homosexuality still be illegal. (American military did the same to their own gay soldiers) I say he purposely got that eye injury. More believable than a foot/leg injury.
@@trequor I think he was a soldier from the old army who, like many such men, first supported the Reich because it meant the chance to avenge the previous war. Only to go to the Eastern Front and see they had bitten off more than they could chew. I know from accounts that many officers were spreading word about the atrocities among those they trusted, but they couldn't bring themselves to turn against the Reich.
@@warheadsnation It is pretty sad to think about how the German soldier and officer were in a no win scenario. The terms of the first surrender were so harsh that Germany barely survived at all. To surrender again was unthinkable... but they could have never won that war. Poor bastards never understood just how big the world is. Taking on three empires each twenty times your size was always going to end in tragedy.
I love love love how this film manages to be so over the top and silly and funny, but never trivialises just how horrific everything is - it's such a fine line and shows some real talent IMO
Exactly! It’s not making light of the situation, instead it drives the point home of just how absurd blindly following a belief especially one rooted in hatred can be. But despite the absurdity it has massive consequences and this movie does an excellent job at showing all of it.
34:43 I vividly remember this moment in the theater. We *all* gasped, and I broke down crying. And then I remembered all the framing of Rosie’s shoes in just about every scene she was in prior.
This film was so brilliant because this was literally everything. It was a funny, dramatic and heartfelt story during war. Taika Waititi really did a great job with this and I’m so happy that he won the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.
So, the fun thing about this movie is that Taika didn't do any research on Adolf because "he didn't deserve the effort". So yeah, offers cigarettes when he didn't smoke, eats meat even though he was vegetarian etc... And it also plays into this fake version of him Jojo has constructed in his mind. “'I had no interest at all in portraying him authentically. I didn’t want him to have the satisfaction of knowing that someone studied him, studied every nuance of his physicality ... (including) how he speaks,' he says. 'I don’t think he deserves someone making that much effort.'"
There’s real audio of his normal voice, no yelling or anything and it’s just unnerving because he really does sound like any ‘normal’ Austrian man if you met him, if ww2 never happened. He doesn’t sound the type either idk it’s crazy to me . I still can’t fully understand it ☠️ . I kinda hope there’s a movie that shows a Austrian actor that is similar to his voice without shouting etc, damn
@@Vanyawwd When the allies studied the psychology of captured Nazi officers and leaders (who are supposed to be the most loyal to the cause) they discovered that they were normal people. They didn't suffer from any mental illness. They were just indoctrinated by the Nazi ideology. A teacher did something similar in his classroom as well, dividing people into 2 groups, and by the end of the experiment, they were acting like Nazis as well. It's called "The Third Wave" and the teacher's name was Ron Jones. This exposes how powerful propaganda and institutionalized hate can be. They can create people who talk normally and laugh with you in one moment, then go execute people in the gas chambers the very next.
@@schibleh531 I cannot fully comprehend it. I read and watch the documentary, but it’s just idk the word. I think I heard of that experiment . Does it have to do with empathy and critical thinking? I don’t get it. How can someone become one so easily. And like adult men too. Im 16 and cpuldnt hate anyone even if taught to. I’m a very empathic dude I think about that all the time. The guards at the camps they had a wife and kids , some men used to worked as a school teacher or at the market but there they were hurting people. Then they go home as if nothing happen and kiss their wife and hug his kids There a channel of memoirs of n-zi officers who was taken prisoners by Americans and in America camps. They had no empathy and narcissistic to it’s only about themselves like. “Why me”-“ i want better food” -“i want this” -“what about me” and this one officer wrote how upset he was cause the Americans who feed them 5star meals stopped briefly because the allies found the camps, so the meals got cold for a while.i don’t remember what he said something like “oh I gotten less food today because of the Americans and all cause they found the concentration camp. I told them I wanted my meals to be extra and hot!” But there’s people in the comments on their side! Feeling bad for them, the n-zis, and not seeing how mean and cruel he is and how narcissistic and self centred
While it works perfectly for the movie, even if unintentionally. The mindset of bad persons not being worth studying and learning about is kinda retarded.
I think he at least knows that much about him that he would do the complete opposite of what Hitler is😂 (which he had done successfully, or maybe I wasn't aware that Hitler being a vegan, a non-smoker, Etc was common knowledge)
My exposure to ScarJo before this movie was limited to her MCU appearances. I saw this and was so blown away at how good she is. She has so much more range than I ever gave her credit for
I forget the exact quote but I remember Mel Brooks expressing the sentiment.. The man died so many years ago. But only by making the man a joke can we truly rob him of the power he craved.. Just do what you can.
We now need to 'rob the power' of the other evil Man with a mustache because millions of people also admired him (maybe out of fear of standing out as 'not admiring him')
JoJo had just said yuck when having to see what was in the town square, his mom made him look. He asked, "What'd they do?" She answered, "What they could". It was sort of a life changing moment for me. Even before those shoes. That movie....
@@promeneuzivotu117 Why Uncle Joe, the Man of Steel, of course; My family overseas were all virtual Commies and some of them (my parents, for one) were alive during 'The Occupation'--they all were told to love 'Big Uncle Joe'.
One of my favorites is Stephen Merchant. How he played that smiling menace when they came to search Jojo's house was so perfect. He was lowkey scary as hell. Excellent performance.
It's so crazy as well, we know him as his comic appearance; then we see him as a Gestapo, and so tall and almost skeletal, he's so scary despite being polite to a fault.
There's a reason for why he looks so scary. I watched Blind Wave's reaction and one of the reactors, Calvin, say that the reason he looks so menacing whilst being funny is because he is smiling only not with his eyes and he is 100% correct. Stephen Merchant is an increible actor.
There was some brilliant foreshadowing about Rosie's fate when she tells Jojo that the people who were displayed in town square were doing what they could. Then later when Rosie was pretending to be Jojo's dad, "he" says, "Take care of my Rosie. She's doing what she can." I didn't catch that on my first watch through, and now that line gives me chills. No disrespect to Laura Dern, but ScarJo should've won best supporting actress for this role.
I wondered if they caught that because they commented over "What they could" just a bit. I think it's the first sign we see in the movie that Rosie is resistance. What an amazing character - to be principled and part of the resistance, but having to allow your son to be indoctrinated into the cult for his own safety, and hers. Just the occasional subversive comment, trying to shift his views without coming right out and telling him the truth.
A bit overlooked (I think) is Sam Rockwell's Character: Captain K is not a Nazi, he is gay and trapped in the circumstances. There are so many small details pointing it out, such as his reaction to the book burning, Jojo's questions about Jews at the Simming Pool, and how he rushed to Jojo's home when the Gestapo paid a visit.... And his shock/defeated look when he thought the Gestapo also wanted to see Inge's ID... This Movie is brilliant, and the Director purposely went against the usual brown/gray theme (clothing, houses) WW2 movies tend to display, as in reality things and fashion back then in Germany were quite colorful. Btw, Steve Merchant (Gestapo guy) took his inspiration for the role from the Gestapo Character in Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost Ark. 😊
Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film drew some controversy for it's comedic portrait of Nazism upon its release.
It absolutely deserved those nominations and the win. It's odd that this drew controversy though - the satire and criticism of Nazism seemed pretty clear to us!
Good jokes should have no borders, if they do not cause real harm. Nazism has sshown the worst what is in some people and showing it realisticaly, like in Schindler's list or The Pianist is one option (and greatly made for those examples), but this emotional roller coaster was another one - and I would say even very inovative one. The humor here doesn't lessen the tragedy of the event even a bit, but still alows you to have fun and ridicules the whole nazi ideology. I love that movie.
The movie caught me by surprise - I never dreamed I would laugh and cry with so much sincerity within the same 2 hours. I thank Taiki for that experience. Evil can hide and seek up on you. Please try to do what you can. Simple enough, but that takes bravery.
I was so excited to see this movie on your channel because I knew that you would be able to laugh at the satire of it and appreciate what a phenomenal film this is! I've watched some other reaction channels where they can't appreciate what satire is and get "offended" by the comedy. I can always count on you two to appreciate the movies I love, and it makes me love watching you. Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much for your kindness and support, you truly brightened our day with this! Honestly, the satire and criticism in this is quite... clear?? It's confusing what about this movie exactly drew criticisim. The humor was indeed dark but still tactful, we felt!
Ironically, those other reactors are afraid to laugh due to...indoctrination. It's hard to recognize that you're being controlled, WHILE you're being controlled.
This movie had me ugly crying quite a lot. Something that is often glossed over, is how the movie showed how Germany indeed had bright fashion at the time and that there was a small underground movement against the Nazis. As a German I really can appreciate how it shows Germans that aren't presented as a stereotypical villain.
I watched this with my son in 2020, his senior year abruptly ended due to Covid. We had a long discussion about it..which never would have happened if covid had not happened. Strange time indeed. I remember suggesting Captain K loves his country, he is a good German, just not a good nazi. It is a wonderful story of good Germans.
The scene that got me was when he tied his mother’s shoe laces as she hung there. He knew how to do up laces all along but loved his mother enough to let her mother him. Quite profound.
After all the controversy in the production of this film, I was extremely skeptical that it would be worth the watch, however when I watched this film in theaters it shocked me, made me laugh, cry, all the emotions. Exactly what I want from a film. I'm glad filmmakers like Taika Waititi still take risks in their projects. On paper, this script sounded tone deaf but that just illustrates that you need directors and actors and the perfect team who care about the project to come together and elevate the script.
When they made the comment about how Jojo could 'walk the clones.' Two of the 'clones' were Roman Griffin Davis's (Jojo's) actual twin brothers, Gilby and Hardy!
@@Justin_Leone That's even funnier lol I just thought it was 2 out of a sea of similar children XD That definitely makes more sense. Like Deep Roy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory haha
This movie is such a masterpiece. Love it so much. As a German it is especially fascinating to see how all people who watch it react to the indoctrination and stuff that happened which is hit spot on if you ask me. 🥰
As a kid, I asked my german grandfather about his experience during WW2 He was conscripted age 16, around two years, before the war, in Europe ended Because I still was quite young back then, he did not tell me a lot But he shared the story of, what happened, when he was 15yr old and his village priest told him, he has to show up at church more frequently His response was, The only thing I have to do is.., then he performed the party greeting and walked away Never will forget how ashamed and betrayed his voice sounded and how he looked at me, like.. can you believe I was that mad? I really wished for him, that he would have,lived long enough, to see JojoRabbit
One of my favorite types of movies is when everything's light-hearted and funny, until suddenly it's not, and then it just drops you off a cliff. I find that type of storytelling has such a heavy emotional impact on an audience. This does that back and forth over and over and is an all around excellent movie!
If you want to experience more of Taika's top tier drama-comedys, check out his New Zealand films: THE HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (the original feature film) BOY The guy is wasted doing studio content, his indie films hit just as hard as JOJO RABBIT.
I love Waika - saw this at the cinema. To go from laughter to sadness seamlessly, what a talent. The audible gasp at the shoe scene - that scene will never not make me cry. Sam Rockwell is fantastic as Captain K. What a great little actor, the boy, Roman is ❤❤
This is one of the few films that can take you from rolling on the floor laughing to being absolutely mortified to crying and all within five minutes. I'm glad you guys did this one- it's a gem of a film the likes of which we don't get very often.
i watched this with my 8 and 11 year old...my youngest has an unbelievable level of empathy she FEELS what people feel...we both cry in movies, certain songs....this movie was a masterpiece.
I find the idea of Taika Waititi portraying Hitler to be so ironic yet funny because not only is Taika Jewish (as well as part Māori), but he’s playing Hitler in a very mocking way. It’s like the biggest middle finger to Hitler’s legacy and I love it!
Hooray!!!!! F*cking outstanding film! I truly wish Taika hadn't been Hollywoodised because his passion projects are immpecable. I'd love you two to react to "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" if you havent already seen it. Utterly beautiful, hilarious and heartbreaking film.❤
Oh we hadn't heard of that one, we'll be sure to add it to our list! Taika Waititi has shown such impeccable skill in writing and directing in this, that we honestly will always have faith in his work now! This movie is, as you do perfectly put it f*cking outstanding!
I'm so glad to see people reviewing this, especially since the cancel brigade on Twitter and reddit were trying to get it canceled not too long ago. They didn't get that the film was actually mocking the Nazis and accused the film and its director of celebrating them. Satire and parody are some of the best ways to help us deal with ugly realities. This movie did that brilliantly.
6:16 it's great you picked up on that. This is because no matter how much Jojo fantasized, he didn't know Hitler at all. These kids were running on blind faith.
It works so well, that and the unicorn dinner with him being vegitarian too. Taika also wanted to avoid in depth research when playing him (being of Jewish descent himself) because he didnt want to give him the dignity of an authentic performance
One of my favorites. A rollercoaster of emotions. It knocked my socks off in the theater. Belly laughing one minute, sobbing audibly the next. Wonderful reaction. I'm so glad you two appreciated its message, unique storytelling, the screenplay and the performances. You gained another subscriber.
I never knew that this film made allusion to great other works. The blue butterfly could represent the ending of "Nothing new on the western front" (1930) where the main protagonist follows a butterfly with his fingers and dies (here Jojo finding his mother dead). And I don't know where else it could come from, but the joke about Hitler only having one ball comes from a comedic scetch made by a German comedian some time ago, which was trending everywhere in Germany because it was so unbelievably funny.
Finally someone else catches that part about the butterfly. That wasn't actually in the novel All's Quiet on the Western Front, which simply ends saying the protagonist died on a day with so little fighting that the official report read "All's quiet on the Western Front". It was added to the movie because they couldn't come up with a death scene. The director and the screenwriter were driving a car in the rain and the wipers were making a squeaky sound, and the writer started saying, "der schmetterling, der schmetterling." Then they remembered the protagonist studied butterflies in school.
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Everything about this film is incredible, but the costume design is something that cannot be overlooked. Rosie was always wearing bright colors, as her personal style was a form of resistance. Even in the midst of all the darkness around her: war, the absence of her husband, the death of her daughter, the indoctrination of her son, the stress of hiding the enemy in her home, the worry of being caught, and even starving herself in order to feed the girl-- she used her dress to tell the world that she refused to give up on romance, joy, play, compassion, and hope.
I really do feel bad for all mothers back then, nothing they could do to save their son/s or their husband. They had to standby as their 8 year son is indoctrinated and grow up to be sent off to the eastern from at 17 or defend Germany in 1945 at 10. There was no say a woman could have, they couldn’t refuse for their son to be taken, or tell their kid to not be like them, nothing. So many sleepless nights. So many tears. And their husband who is grown enough to know better, maybe he was a good man who didn’t want to join the military or maybe he did and agreed with ideology. What could a woman do back then? It’s all so tragic
My personal best picture of 2019. I met my mom to see this on the day of the Oscars. I'll never forget two things. The scene in the beginning with the rabbit a woman in front of us got up and walked out, and the way the whole theater gasped at the butterfly/shoes scene.
This movie was silly, serious, clever, heartbreaking and evocative all in one, which is incredibly rare. I cry every time the butterfly scene is coming. I laugh every time the heil hitler scene happens (until Elsa has to do it and then I wanna cry again). The German shepards- come on, who thinks like that. Wonderful movie, great reaction!
This one makes you feel all of the emotions, and I am SO glad I got to see you two react to it. You were right there, feeling both the humor and the pathos. And then of course that scene, showing all the feelings I felt when I first saw it. And continue to. I firmly believe JoJo Rabbit is one of the best movies of this century so far. Thanks so much.
My oma and opa are german. They lived there during the war and were lucky to escape. My great opa escaped being captured by russians cuz he heard their plan and they didn't think he spoke russian. He was a track athlete and jumped off the back of the truck and ran. He found womens clothes, dressed up and fled. These movies always hit me in my heart and i wonder how different things would have been if my great opa didnt escape, if my oma and opa didn't survive the war. I appreciate the humour in this movie because it makes the awful things easier to digest. My oma had a chocolate addiction, she and my opa would buy us chocolate a lot. I found out its cuz during the war she was a kid and was hiding, the US soldiers were doing rounds. A soldier offered her some chocolate. It was very rare to get chocolate and treats like that. Its almost like she honoured that soldiers kindness/service by eating chocolate for the rest of her life. Like now she could easily access chocolate now because of the people who fought in the war. Of course those soldiers fought for so much more, the chocolate is just a little symbol of that.
If you notice right when the gestapo officer finds the book, capt k looks defeated and starts to hand over the sister's papers. it's an early sign he was lying to protect them.
What an emotional roller coaster! This film triggers such diverse feelings it's almost impossible to keep up with them. You practically laugh and cry simultaneously. Loved your reactions and commentary (as always)! 🤗
I love the reaction! - adore this film: it makes you laugh til you nearly cry one minute, then the next minute you're crying cos it just broke your heart! The 'shoes' reveal of the mums fate hits so much harder because right before that reveal your heart was just melting watching a kid be a kid and follow a butterfly - one of the scenes that got to me most along side this was the arrival of the Gestapo: like you guys, I was laughing at all the repeated 'Heils', then when it was Elsas turn, something so funny seconds before suddenly became shocking & nerve-wracking! Definitely Taika's finest work - & hats off to the 2 young leads of this film: I can't remember if/what this movie won, but if memory serves, there was a LOT of awards nominations for this - and several were for the 2 leads!
This film was banned in my country the year it came out. At the time it seemed like some kind of stupid absurdity... Some nonsense about an inappropriate way of representing Hitler or something like that. And now I can't stop asking myself (already knowing the answer) if they were already preparing for their own indoctrination and banning art that would awaken some kind of self-awareness in the audience?... I'm Russian. I work with children. It's scary to see some of the messages of this film in real life. God, I hate propaganda as I've never hated anything before.
A detail a lot of people don't notice is Captain K went to Jojo's house at the exact time the police were there. He knew Rosie got caught and he was trying to get to her house to get Jojo and Elsa out of there before the police arrived. Captain K was also gay. He had the marking the Germans used to mark people as gay on his fancy uniform. He was scared to stand up and when he saw Rosie there he knew he needed to stand up and help. He felt like it was his duty to help. He saw people give their lives for others and it made him realize he needed to do something. And in the end he gave his life to save Jojo and Elsa. He was a hero in the end. He was able to make a difference.
Great insight about the last scene with the fake Nathan letter. I never realized how Jojo couldn’t tell Elsa the truth, but could do it as Nathan. That’s a wonderful way to show Jojo growing up.
Robert Eggers has some pieces of art you should really see. The Witch The Lighthouse The Northman These movies have so much atmosphere and beautifull camerawork
This is in my top 25 movies of all time. So many layers and textures for people that understand writing, directing, editing, etc. But also a great film for people who goes to movies simply for the entertainment value. This casting could not have been better. The boy who plays JoJo is perfect! (I just watched GoT for the first time. I did not know that was Theon Greyjoy!!!)
It may be a satire of Nazi Germany but it is made with a lot of love and they know how to have respect for those relatives who had to suffer during those times. Even in dark times there is room for friendship, love and dancing with your special someone. The camera work, photography, the performances and soundtrack are amazing. 🐰
When imaginary Hitler makes the comment about Jesse Owens it's very accurate. In 1936 when Hitler presided over the Berlin Olympics he and Goebbels of course put out propaganda about the "master race" was going to dominate the games. A young black man named Jesse Owens from the USA dominated the Olympics and humiliated Hitler and Goebbels. It's been documented that neither man ever got over that humiliation. If you have seen "Inglorious Basterds" there's a scene in which Goebbels is justifying their humiliation by an American black athlete. I love these little touches!
Not even close. You have to remember that the NSDAP were putting on a show to entertain the world, Owens was part of the show. The Germans were the host nation, they won the most medals, they put themselves on the international map. Hitler was very satisfied with the whole event, they did dominate the games. The Jesse Owens story gets put around because Owens was the most famous black athlete present, Hitler did have a problem with with refusing to meet Cornelius Johnson because he wanted to meet othe German gold medalists not the American medallist, got told by the IOC it was meet everyone or no-one and got in a huff and said 'fair enough, nobody!' on the first day. That story got mixed up with Owens later when the civil rights movement tried to conflate anyone who promoted segregation with the Nazis, segregationists hated Owens, Hitler was a racist therefore southern racists were just like Hitler. Hitler quite like the entertainment Owens put on and met him privately later, shook his hand and then got on with his day. the meeting was independently witnessed by Eric Brown, hitlers photographer hoffman and Owens himself. You have to remember that American athletes were a passing fad, here for a month then gone, they werent on the parties priority list. Importing jazz and corrupting German youth, that was a problem, turning up to run a race then going home, not a problem. The Party was more concerned about jews and slavs, they had got all the jewish athletes banned from the American team,they didnt protest about black athletes replacing them. TL:DR The Jesse Owens story was invented by the American press for domestic politics.
@@voiceofraisin3778 wasn’t it also said that jesse owens mentioned that the germans back then treated him well more than the americans did? i remember hearing something about this too.
@@hellbunniez3 Yeah, he was annoyed because the rest of the athletes got invited to the white house, the black athletes didnt. You can't entirely trust what Owens said, he changed his story over the years as politics changed, he never got the financial rewards of being a top athlete so he tended to follow whatever popular story would put bread on the table. The 'snubbed by Hitler' story got him publicity and appearence fees so he gave in and used it but tended to be consistent in the story about meeting Hitler when he wasnt in the spotlight. On the other hand Eric Brown was rock solid on facts, if he said he saw something happen, it happened.
I don’t think any moment of any movie I have ever seen has taken the breath away from my lungs like the moment Rosie’s dangling shoes entered the frame.
I don’t like all of Taika’s work, but my god this is by far his best. Even beyond just his own work this is up there as one of my all time favorites. Beautiful and heartbreaking. And funny.
Wasn't expecting this one! If you're looking for a few more emotional rollercoasters, let me recommend "Sling Blade" and "The Cider House Rules", two underappreciated classics!
The Nathan letters change in context when you later find out that Nathan had passed away much earlier. Then the letters (especially the first one) are no longer an unbelievable fiction; Elsa was only imagining her fiance rescuing her but the first letter burst the bubble of her little fantasy.
So glad you watched this. It’s such a minor part of the film, but the scene where the fire embers are floating up in front of their tents is one of the most beautiful shots I’ve ever seen.
Stephen Merchant is so scary in this one. He is in this for like 5 minutes and it's the most tense scene but it's still laced with comedy. The scene of Captain K , Sam Rockwell's character saving Jojo always makes me cry.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Saw it twice in theater (which means you know it's good). It hits every single emotion. Brilliant writing and what a performance by the young main actor, Roman Griffin Davis.
Great reaction, as always! I am so glad you guys got around to seeing this movie. I think this is Waititi's best example of blending the silliness with the seriousness. I can't recall another movie blending those two tones so well. It's a very unique movie watching experience.
Thank you so much for that compliment, we appreciate you! You are spot on with your comment - this film blended silliness and darker themes so seamlessly, neither of us have ever seen anything like this before!
@@OfficialMediaKnights Quck side note - when I saw this movie in theatres on opening weekend, and "the shoe scene" happened, nearly two thirds of the audience, myself included, let out an audible gasp. That's the magic and power of seeing great cinema in a theatre with strangers. The way it can bring us together to show we can all relate and understand, regardless of who we are individually.
19:40 Notice this moment. When they are in the city center where they hang people and Jojo asks his mother what they did, she says "What they could". In this scene she says acting as her husband that she is doing what she can. The same thing as the people that were hung. And we know what happens next in probably one of the most heartbreaking scenes in modern cinema.
I have seen this movie a dozen times or more. And I have watched as many of these videos as I can. Yours is my absolute favorite - your reactions and emotions are so relatable.
I love this movie, and I'm so glad you watched it. This movie was so perfectly cast. Scarlett was great, but I loved Roman Griffin Davis who played JoJo. This was actually his very first acting job! He was perfect for this role. This movie makes you think, and makes you go through so many emotions.
Captain Klenzendorf is gay, this is why he protects JoJo in multiple circumstances. He is a gay man who ultimately gives up his own survival to protect a child, he sees the fall of Germany as his one only chance to express himself, which is why he dresses so "outrageously". Hiding one's ethnicity/nationality/sexuality was commonplace in Nazi Germany.
22:56 the framing of this shot is just stunning, It literally shows that Jojo has “taken his first step” away from the n4zi ideology. The previous scene was him trying to make amends with her with the letters, this is also the first time in the film we don’t see Jojo dressed in his H1tler youth uniform. Taika is a true artist 👏
Great reaction like always! Love this movie, the film is based on Leunens' 2004 novel Caging Skies, it's fair to say that Waititi took creative liberties when developing Jojo Rabbit. For instance, an imaginary Hitler does not make an appearance in the book. Waititi who ultimately went on to play Hitler, came up with the idea himself. Waititi said that he had no interest in accurately portraying Hitler, saying "Screw This Guy" One of my favourite scenes is when the Gestapo officers (led by Stephen Merchant) searching Jojo's home. However, the scene is also hilarious with the Gestapo doing little more than greeting one another with the "Heil Hitler" salute which is made 31 times in the scene. And in a interview Waititi told that he thought this would not only be a funny moment but also work to highlight how childish and silly the Nazi Party was. Seeing these grown men who claim to be members of a master race do their dumb greeting over and over just makes them look like a bunch of idiots. Along with being a movie about this period in time, Waititi also had a more intimate and personal influence on the film. He explained that the film is a love letter to single parents, like his own mother, who do all they can to protect their children. Keep up the good work.
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this films is so amazing and hard to get through, TY.
please check out Tombstone, Platoon, Transformers '86 animated movie, The 'Burbs and Apocalypse Now.
FACTS(OG) : Swastika is not nazzi symbol but haiken-kraus is Naazi symbol .
Swastika is 6000 year old symbol.
1. La La Land
2. Fall (2022)
3. She's the Man
4. Pitch Perfect Trilogy
This is good but I would say ‘Hunt for the Wilder People’ is His best work.
@MediaKnights Guys, hello. How about watching some French movies? Like: "Vidocq" aka "Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq"(mystery\detective film), "District 13"(Parkour\Action film written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Pierre Morel) or "Taxi" - small phenomenon back in time it was released (action comedy film written by Luc Besson and directed by Gerard Pires) for example
The “Heil Hitler” scene is funny because of its absurdity, UNTIL Elsa has to do the same thing, and it suddenly becomes not very funny. Such brilliant writing.
@JohnSmith-rm1pothat’s an extra layer I hadn’t see, thank you for pointing it out
It reminded me of the movie Spies Like Us. When they're saying doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor doctor.
I like the end one where he’s an addict asking for a “little heil”
@JohnSmith-rm1po Not only that. We are primed to know she has to heil EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of them. We already know what will play out and the heils are just adding on damage.
WOW ITS SUDDENLY NOT FUNNY WHEN THE JEWISH GIRL HAS TO SAY IT??? HOW BRILLIANT THESE WRITERS ARE TRUE GENIUSES!
Captain K and Finkel are gay lovers. Their costume at the end was a way of coming out "loud and proud". To finally show what they had been hiding, lest they be killed themselves. That's why they had pink triangles on their self-designed uniform. The Nazis forced gay people to wear these pink triangles on their KZ uniforms, just like they did with the Star of David for Jews.
The movie implies that Rosie knew that Captain K was gay, and that Captain K knew that Elsa was hiding in the attic. Captain K and Finkel went to Rosie's house to bail Jojo out. That's why he was so out of breath and even carried Rosie's bike. He saw her being killed and rushed to save her child and her stowaway.
There were also a few more hints about Captain K and Finkel in the movie but they're cut in this video
think everyone knows why the nazis hated women so much, they man love was real with them all. which is fine for most just not the christians/nazis.
@@krono5el That's a messed up way of viewing things. You're basically saying that misogyny among na*is derived from the presence of gay men midst the ranks, whereas misogyny exists almost everywhere. They hated non-white, non-male, non-christian people as a whole, no specific group adds to their hatred, specially those who were massacred themselves.
@@tlf2818 sounds complicated, but i guess hating everyone with a tan on a planet powered by the Sun cant be easy.
Yes, most straight people never get subtext and implied hints.
Most movies/shows shouldnt need to make a character say "I am gay and like this person" for people to understand they are in fact gay and like that person. Good storytelling should be enough
The Gay Captain immediately ran to Jojo’s house once Rosie was hung to protect Jojo.
"Captain K, wooo!" 😂
I never realized that- man that is so beautiful
@@gallafreyandw8109yep this movie is super beautiful, every time you rewatch you find smth new ❤
He came to deliver the news and her bicycle......nice man!
damn i didnt even notice
The repeated offering of cigarettes is supposed to show that Jojo doesn't really know anything about Hitler.
His Hitler is built on a 10 year old boy's idealised image, based on the charisma-cult he's known all his life, not the reality.
That's a key point, this isn't Hitler, it's a child's projection of Hitler based on propoganda mixed with his own childhood insecurities.
Great observation!!
also him eating a giant banquet of meat, while the real Hitler was a vegetarian
I also think, that it might be combinaison of his father and idealized version of Hitler.
There's also that Taika Waititi didn't research him at all. He believed such a horrible excuse of a man didn't deserve proper research (which does work well for a kid's imaginary friend). He just decided to play the biggest a**hole ever
This movie manages to be extremely funny and sad at the same time, without a doubt Taika's best work by far.
Right?! It was such an emotional rollercoaster, such a beautiful film!
His only good work
@@lonenomad8583Nah.. What we do in the shadows is great
Okay guy.@@lonenomad8583
His "What we do in the shadows" is fantastic. "Boy" is brilliant. And "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" is an absolute freaking banger.
All HIGH reccomends if you haven't seen them.
My favorite part of the movie is how, over time, as Jojo becomes more and more disillusioned with his Nazi idealism, imaginary Hitler gradually becomes less and less fun and goofy, and more and more angry and irrational. Jojo gradually begins to see Hitler for who he really is; Not his best/imaginary friend, but a delusional, angry, hateful little man.
What is happening is that the screenwriter is literally inserting Hitler's actual rhetoric in Imaginary Hitler's later scenes. As Jojo gets older he knows more about the actual Hitler's speeches.
…so then the entire movie & it’s main character’s arc is your favorite part, bro just say you like the story lol
Hitler was most certainly angry and hateful. But to dismiss him as a "delusional . . . little man" is dangerous. He was very intelligent and charismatic, and a skilled enough orator to take the desperation of a nation and turn it into murderous rage. Sure, I enjoy laughing at him in movies like this, but if he was truly a delusional little man, we never would have ended up with tens of millions dead in WWII. This sort of thing could absolutely happen again.
@@brianthom6798 I'm not dismissing him as anything. He was intelligent, yes, and he was charismatic, but he was also delusional, increasingly so towards the end of the war, which is when the movie takes place. He spent his last few days in the Führerbunker as a neurotic, drug-addled wreck, issuing futile, nonsensical Hail Mary counter-attack orders to army commanders who had either already been reported to have surrendered, or were completely surrounded.
Hitler had been mentally unraveling for quite some time by the end of the war, the first big sign being his erratic behavior and inability to come to terms with Germany losing the fight at Stalingrad.
@@blueberrydenim4807 That's not the point of what I was saying. I was saying I liked how they *showed* Jojo's arc through the gradual change in how he sees Hitler.
As soon as I saw the thumbnail I said "Ohhh no... they're gonna need tissues"
Ohh yes! We definitely did need a few 😣
I wished someone would have warn me... 😢
I want to add something my grandfather told me. He grew up under the Nazis and was drilled and drafted into the army much in a fashion seen in the movie. One day he looked me square in the eyes without a blink and said to me :"Those bastards stole my childhood..you understand..they stole my childhood!"..and that really stuck with me to this day because he knew what those monsters did to the people back then (especially children)..and they depict that very well in this movie where it all is done very well in a comedic way, but if you look behind the mask you realize what monsters they were
That is such a dark realization. It’s so important for us to not forget the suffering of others in the past so we can do better in the present. Despite this film portraying it in a comedic manner they don’t shy away from the seriousness and gravity of the situation.
@@OfficialMediaKnights They have done very well, and the director and "Hitler" Taika Waititi explicitly said that he portrayed Hitler in such a bad and stupid way because that mfer doesnt deverse to be portrayed better and that his goal was to portray him in a way that made such fun of him that Hitler himself would have been so furious about that he would explode
@ravensdark9 My grandfather fought in Europe during WWII & one evening towards the end of the war he was on guard duty for his platoon & saw 2 German soldiers crawling towards their position. He shot both of them. One was kiIIed instantly but the other initially survived. Both were dragged into the camp where the platoon discovered they were both just boys - 13 or 14 years old. My grandfather sat with the boy he wounded as the boy died. He told me the boy cried for his mother.
Those boys haunted him for the rest of his life. He knew he did what he had to in order to protect his men but that knowledge didn’t prevent him from the soul crushing regret. That & the rage he felt towards the German army for putting children in battle drove him to alcohol. He didn’t know about how the “knot-sea” regime brainwashed the German youth so he couldn’t comprehend why those boys were fighting at such a young age.
The last thing he said to my father a few days before he died was he knew his life was nearly over & he dreaded meeting those boys on the other side & he could only pray that they & God would forgive him. He survived the war only for its effects to destroy his life.
all dictators sadly focus on children and youth....just look at Pol Pot in the 70's. Im sure if we could see inside north korea it would be the same. They are easy to control and manipulate and grow up loyal brainwashed minions :( brilliant film that covers a difficult subject matter and injects some comedy relief.
My grandfather had other stories. He told me certain world and banking leaders were secretly shaking hands with nazi and jewish leaders, and they worked together to trigger the war, that way things would move into place and Israel would be created in Palestine soon after the staged war. My grandfather was insanely smart, so I honesly think he knew some stuff he wasn't allowed to learn.
You could see the slow realization from looking at the shoes!
Those shoes man... 😭😭😭
I think it's safe to say, NOBODY is ever ready for that twist.
@@cluster_f1575 I remember some other reactor going 'what's with all the shoe shots', before that one. But nobody sees it coming.
and there are hints. the gestapo being at there house alone says something's up, but also, the Bike that Captain K show up on, is Jojo's mom's bike.
but its done so well you never suspect.
@@RaptorNX01 it's not the same bike. theyre different colors. rosies is black with a basket and large fender over the back. captain k's is white
The shoes. The god-damn shoes. But the more I think about it, the more I realize how HEROIC mom was. She had the courage to hide one girl in the middle of constant DANGER. Great choice, thanks guys!
You might have guessed it, but the Gestapo was at their house because they had just hanged his mom and were looking for more information on the resistance. Also, shoutout to Captain K who was good from the beginning! He was sent to the training because he "messed up" in battle if I remember well, and he purposely did a shit job at teaching the kids, taking lots of time, wasting resources, etc. He's so disinterested in the training compared to the lady instructor, and during the book burning you see that he's sad/disappointed/upset.
Then he just barges in right after the Gestapo shows up. He actually knew all along that Rosie was in the resistance (he probably was, too), maybe also knew that she was hiding a Jew, and when he saw her hanged in the city center, he knew the Gestapo would go to her house so he rushed there to help Jojo (which is why he's so out of breath when he arrives). He also knew Inge had died, it's hinted at several times. First, the interaction between him and the mom earlier in the movie hinted that they were relatively close friends, she wouldn't hit an officer she's not close with like that. So he'd likely know if his friend's daughter died, but that's the slightest clue. As soon as Elsa shows up as Inge, you can see Captain K is shocked/surprised, again because he knows Inge is dead, so he's probably like "that girl got BALLS". Whether he knew beforehand that Rosie was hiding a Jew is unclear, but at that point he knows. Which is why he kind of rushes towards her to "check" her papers, pretending to press her for them.
He knows she's not Inge and that if anyone else checks the photo, they'll know. Obviously he helps her by saying the birth date is correct, and you see his "I"m f*cked, I'm going to die" face when the Gestapo guy says "wait" and approaches. You see Captain K lowering his head as he goes to hand him the papers, but luckily that's not what the guy was saying "wait" for. Again, this is treted like a passing detail but it's very important for his character. Another proof that he knew Inge was dead and that Elsa is a Jew is that he tells her "you should take a new photo, you look like a GHOST in this one".
Then obviously he helps Jojo again at the end by taking off his jacket and saving him from the firing squad. Also, he is gay, along with his assistant, they're a couple! There are hints throughout the movie, like his assistant spoon feeding him when Rosie barges in and the way they talk to each other, but the real confirmation comes with their uniforms at the end. Both Captain K and his assistant are wearing pink inverted triangles on their uniforms, which were similar to the star of David being used to point out Jews, except the pink triangle was used for homosexuals. Makes even more sense why Captain K was purposely messing up the training, since homosexuals were on the same level as Jews in the eyes of the Nazis and would be killed if found out. I love this movie so much and Captain K deserves so much more love!
I don't think he was in the resistance. He seemed much more resigned to his fate than Rosie. I also love that Taika had the restraint to keep Captain K's sexuality in the background. I'm not sure 2024 Taika would have kept to this, but it is necessary since the film is told from Jojo's perspective. Captain K is the cool uncle character and it would be weird for Jojo to know about his sex life.
Captain k and his lover also weren’t firing at the allies st the end. They just accepted the end of the war and their fate. By the time Captain k lover d-ed you can see he was done already and didn’t want to go on. Those two had such a brief time together. I feel bad and sorrow for all gay/LGBT people during that time. All the couples who lost one another. Even so slightly for Edmund and his boyfriend, Edmund was apart of Ernst Rohm army. H even said.” I want Edmund and his partner k-lled.” During the night of the long knives. The two were found and taken outside and yeah.
Gay men ‘liberated’ from the camps by the Americans also had no hope. Because they immediately were once again imprison due to homosexuality still be illegal. (American military did the same to their own gay soldiers)
I say he purposely got that eye injury. More believable than a foot/leg injury.
@@trequor I think he was a soldier from the old army who, like many such men, first supported the Reich because it meant the chance to avenge the previous war. Only to go to the Eastern Front and see they had bitten off more than they could chew. I know from accounts that many officers were spreading word about the atrocities among those they trusted, but they couldn't bring themselves to turn against the Reich.
@@warheadsnation It is pretty sad to think about how the German soldier and officer were in a no win scenario. The terms of the first surrender were so harsh that Germany barely survived at all. To surrender again was unthinkable... but they could have never won that war. Poor bastards never understood just how big the world is. Taking on three empires each twenty times your size was always going to end in tragedy.
majority of the books they burned were about communism, socialism and transgerism
I love love love how this film manages to be so over the top and silly and funny, but never trivialises just how horrific everything is - it's such a fine line and shows some real talent IMO
Exactly! It’s not making light of the situation, instead it drives the point home of just how absurd blindly following a belief especially one rooted in hatred can be. But despite the absurdity it has massive consequences and this movie does an excellent job at showing all of it.
34:43 I vividly remember this moment in the theater. We *all* gasped, and I broke down crying.
And then I remembered all the framing of Rosie’s shoes in just about every scene she was in prior.
This film was so brilliant because this was literally everything. It was a funny, dramatic and heartfelt story during war. Taika Waititi really did a great job with this and I’m so happy that he won the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.
Totally agree with you on that! It hit every mark it was supposed to, and it did so with such care and respect. The Oscar truly was much deserved!
So, the fun thing about this movie is that Taika didn't do any research on Adolf because "he didn't deserve the effort". So yeah, offers cigarettes when he didn't smoke, eats meat even though he was vegetarian etc... And it also plays into this fake version of him Jojo has constructed in his mind.
“'I had no interest at all in portraying him authentically. I didn’t want him to have the satisfaction of knowing that someone studied him, studied every nuance of his physicality ... (including) how he speaks,' he says. 'I don’t think he deserves someone making that much effort.'"
There’s real audio of his normal voice, no yelling or anything and it’s just unnerving because he really does sound like any ‘normal’ Austrian man if you met him, if ww2 never happened. He doesn’t sound the type either idk it’s crazy to me . I still can’t fully understand it ☠️ . I kinda hope there’s a movie that shows a Austrian actor that is similar to his voice without shouting etc, damn
@@Vanyawwd When the allies studied the psychology of captured Nazi officers and leaders (who are supposed to be the most loyal to the cause) they discovered that they were normal people. They didn't suffer from any mental illness. They were just indoctrinated by the Nazi ideology.
A teacher did something similar in his classroom as well, dividing people into 2 groups, and by the end of the experiment, they were acting like Nazis as well. It's called "The Third Wave" and the teacher's name was Ron Jones.
This exposes how powerful propaganda and institutionalized hate can be. They can create people who talk normally and laugh with you in one moment, then go execute people in the gas chambers the very next.
@@schibleh531
I cannot fully comprehend it. I read and watch the documentary, but it’s just idk the word. I think I heard of that experiment . Does it have to do with empathy and critical thinking? I don’t get it. How can someone become one so easily. And like adult men too. Im 16 and cpuldnt hate anyone even if taught to. I’m a very empathic dude
I think about that all the time. The guards at the camps they had a wife and kids , some men used to worked as a school teacher or at the market but there they were hurting people. Then they go home as if nothing happen and kiss their wife and hug his kids
There a channel of memoirs of n-zi officers who was taken prisoners by Americans and in America camps. They had no empathy and narcissistic to it’s only about themselves like. “Why me”-“ i want better food” -“i want this” -“what about me” and this one officer wrote how upset he was cause the Americans who feed them 5star meals stopped briefly because the allies found the camps, so the meals got cold for a while.i don’t remember what he said something like “oh I gotten less food today because of the Americans and all cause they found the concentration camp. I told them I wanted my meals to be extra and hot!”
But there’s people in the comments on their side! Feeling bad for them, the n-zis, and not seeing how mean and cruel he is and how narcissistic and self centred
While it works perfectly for the movie, even if unintentionally. The mindset of bad persons not being worth studying and learning about is kinda retarded.
I think he at least knows that much about him that he would do the complete opposite of what Hitler is😂 (which he had done successfully, or maybe I wasn't aware that Hitler being a vegan, a non-smoker, Etc was common knowledge)
I still hate the fact Scarlett didn't won the Oscar for this part... she was extra amazing in this movie
it blows my mind, really....
Just to add to this, the winner for best supporting actress 2020 was Laura Dern for 'Marriage Story'
my favorite role shes done
My exposure to ScarJo before this movie was limited to her MCU appearances. I saw this and was so blown away at how good she is. She has so much more range than I ever gave her credit for
She is always amazing, but they wont ever look beyond her being hot and beautiful😢
I forget the exact quote but I remember Mel Brooks expressing the sentiment.. The man died so many years ago. But only by making the man a joke can we truly rob him of the power he craved..
Just do what you can.
We now need to 'rob the power' of the other evil Man with a mustache because millions of people also admired him (maybe out of fear of standing out as 'not admiring him')
JoJo had just said yuck when having to see what was in the town square, his mom made him look. He asked, "What'd they do?" She answered, "What they could". It was sort of a life changing moment for me. Even before those shoes. That movie....
@@nickmitsialis witch one?
@@promeneuzivotu117 Why Uncle Joe, the Man of Steel, of course; My family overseas were all virtual Commies and some of them (my parents, for one) were alive during 'The Occupation'--they all were told to love 'Big Uncle Joe'.
One of my favorites is Stephen Merchant. How he played that smiling menace when they came to search Jojo's house was so perfect. He was lowkey scary as hell. Excellent performance.
He was bossy and monstrous.
It's so crazy as well, we know him as his comic appearance; then we see him as a Gestapo, and so tall and almost skeletal, he's so scary despite being polite to a fault.
There's a reason for why he looks so scary. I watched Blind Wave's reaction and one of the reactors, Calvin, say that the reason he looks so menacing whilst being funny is because he is smiling only not with his eyes and he is 100% correct. Stephen Merchant is an increible actor.
@@luciaelizabeth9233 Thanks for the reply. Excellent point. I don't think I noticed the non-smiling eyes.
Ngl his performance in this is only constrained by his screen time, and I want more Stephen characters like it 😅
There was some brilliant foreshadowing about Rosie's fate when she tells Jojo that the people who were displayed in town square were doing what they could. Then later when Rosie was pretending to be Jojo's dad, "he" says, "Take care of my Rosie. She's doing what she can."
I didn't catch that on my first watch through, and now that line gives me chills. No disrespect to Laura Dern, but ScarJo should've won best supporting actress for this role.
I wondered if they caught that because they commented over "What they could" just a bit. I think it's the first sign we see in the movie that Rosie is resistance. What an amazing character - to be principled and part of the resistance, but having to allow your son to be indoctrinated into the cult for his own safety, and hers. Just the occasional subversive comment, trying to shift his views without coming right out and telling him the truth.
A bit overlooked (I think) is Sam Rockwell's Character: Captain K is not a Nazi, he is gay and trapped in the circumstances. There are so many small details pointing it out, such as his reaction to the book burning, Jojo's questions about Jews at the Simming Pool, and how he rushed to Jojo's home when the Gestapo paid a visit.... And his shock/defeated look when he thought the Gestapo also wanted to see Inge's ID...
This Movie is brilliant, and the Director purposely went against the usual brown/gray theme (clothing, houses) WW2 movies tend to display, as in reality things and fashion back then in Germany were quite colorful.
Btw, Steve Merchant (Gestapo guy) took his inspiration for the role from the Gestapo Character in Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost Ark. 😊
Captain k was with that other guy, right? The one in that office.
@@yoonahkang7384 He was the older guy with the fucked up eye and was always with the other guy. But I think you're thinking of the right guy
Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film drew some controversy for it's comedic portrait of Nazism upon its release.
It absolutely deserved those nominations and the win. It's odd that this drew controversy though - the satire and criticism of Nazism seemed pretty clear to us!
We’re not laughing with Nazism though we’re laughing AT them. That’s why this film is so good.
Satire & mockery is the best weapon against propaganda!
Good jokes should have no borders, if they do not cause real harm. Nazism has sshown the worst what is in some people and showing it realisticaly, like in Schindler's list or The Pianist is one option (and greatly made for those examples), but this emotional roller coaster was another one - and I would say even very inovative one. The humor here doesn't lessen the tragedy of the event even a bit, but still alows you to have fun and ridicules the whole nazi ideology. I love that movie.
The movie caught me by surprise - I never dreamed I would laugh and cry with so much sincerity within the same 2 hours. I thank Taiki for that experience. Evil can hide and seek up on you. Please try to do what you can. Simple enough, but that takes bravery.
I was so excited to see this movie on your channel because I knew that you would be able to laugh at the satire of it and appreciate what a phenomenal film this is! I've watched some other reaction channels where they can't appreciate what satire is and get "offended" by the comedy. I can always count on you two to appreciate the movies I love, and it makes me love watching you. Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much for your kindness and support, you truly brightened our day with this!
Honestly, the satire and criticism in this is quite... clear?? It's confusing what about this movie exactly drew criticisim. The humor was indeed dark but still tactful, we felt!
Ironically, those other reactors are afraid to laugh due to...indoctrination. It's hard to recognize that you're being controlled, WHILE you're being controlled.
@@OfficialMediaKnights A lot of people judged it on the trailer that showed mostly funny bits....
Taika found that link between tragedy and comedy by simply looking at the Nazi war from the eyes of children! PURE GENUIS
This movie had me ugly crying quite a lot. Something that is often glossed over, is how the movie showed how Germany indeed had bright fashion at the time and that there was a small underground movement against the Nazis. As a German I really can appreciate how it shows Germans that aren't presented as a stereotypical villain.
I watched this with my son in 2020, his senior year abruptly ended due to Covid. We had a long discussion about it..which never would have happened if covid had not happened. Strange time indeed. I remember suggesting Captain K loves his country, he is a good German, just not a good nazi. It is a wonderful story of good Germans.
The scene that got me was when he tied his mother’s shoe laces as she hung there. He knew how to do up laces all along but loved his mother enough to let her mother him. Quite profound.
After all the controversy in the production of this film, I was extremely skeptical that it would be worth the watch, however when I watched this film in theaters it shocked me, made me laugh, cry, all the emotions. Exactly what I want from a film. I'm glad filmmakers like Taika Waititi still take risks in their projects. On paper, this script sounded tone deaf but that just illustrates that you need directors and actors and the perfect team who care about the project to come together and elevate the script.
When they made the comment about how Jojo could 'walk the clones.' Two of the 'clones' were Roman Griffin Davis's (Jojo's) actual twin brothers, Gilby and Hardy!
All of the clones were Gilby and Hardy.
@@Justin_Leone That's even funnier lol I just thought it was 2 out of a sea of similar children XD That definitely makes more sense. Like Deep Roy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory haha
This movie is such a masterpiece. Love it so much. As a German it is especially fascinating to see how all people who watch it react to the indoctrination and stuff that happened which is hit spot on if you ask me. 🥰
The slow realization on the hanged owner of the shoe. Perfect.
As a kid, I asked my german grandfather about his experience during WW2
He was conscripted age 16, around two years, before the war, in Europe ended
Because I still was quite young back then, he did not tell me a lot
But he shared the story of, what happened, when he was 15yr old and his village priest told him, he has to show up at church more frequently
His response was,
The only thing I have to do is.., then he performed the party greeting and walked away
Never will forget how ashamed and betrayed his voice sounded and how he looked at me, like.. can you believe I was that mad?
I really wished for him, that he would have,lived long enough, to see JojoRabbit
One of my favorite types of movies is when everything's light-hearted and funny, until suddenly it's not, and then it just drops you off a cliff. I find that type of storytelling has such a heavy emotional impact on an audience. This does that back and forth over and over and is an all around excellent movie!
If you want to experience more of Taika's top tier drama-comedys, check out his New Zealand films:
THE HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (the original feature film)
BOY
The guy is wasted doing studio content, his indie films hit just as hard as JOJO RABBIT.
I love Waika - saw this at the cinema. To go from laughter to sadness seamlessly, what a talent. The audible gasp at the shoe scene - that scene will never not make me cry. Sam Rockwell is fantastic as Captain K. What a great little actor, the boy, Roman is ❤❤
This is one of the few films that can take you from rolling on the floor laughing to being absolutely mortified to crying and all within five minutes. I'm glad you guys did this one- it's a gem of a film the likes of which we don't get very often.
“Let everything happen to you. Beauty and Terror , just keep going , no feeling is final“ ~ what a perfect ending quote
It's an absolutely stunning quote 😭
@@OfficialMediaKnightsit’s forever carved in my memory 😭♥️ definitely a great lesson to live by
i watched this with my 8 and 11 year old...my youngest has an unbelievable level of empathy she FEELS what people feel...we both cry in movies, certain songs....this movie was a masterpiece.
This film is a great black comedy/drama. Taika needs to go back to doing films like this. Great reaction Ari and Denise
I find the idea of Taika Waititi portraying Hitler to be so ironic yet funny because not only is Taika Jewish (as well as part Māori), but he’s playing Hitler in a very mocking way. It’s like the biggest middle finger to Hitler’s legacy and I love it!
Denise I love the new hair color! So flattering
Omg thank youuu, that's so kind!
I agree, it looks beautiful on you.
Hooray!!!!! F*cking outstanding film! I truly wish Taika hadn't been Hollywoodised because his passion projects are immpecable.
I'd love you two to react to "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" if you havent already seen it. Utterly beautiful, hilarious and heartbreaking film.❤
Yes me too and I also recommend “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”
Oh we hadn't heard of that one, we'll be sure to add it to our list! Taika Waititi has shown such impeccable skill in writing and directing in this, that we honestly will always have faith in his work now! This movie is, as you do perfectly put it f*cking outstanding!
Watch Our Flag Means Death. He has not been “Hollywoodised”.
What a ridiculous statement.
@@PDC1987 He's only an actor in that series, right?
Thor 4 is by far his worst movie.
I'm so glad to see people reviewing this, especially since the cancel brigade on Twitter and reddit were trying to get it canceled not too long ago. They didn't get that the film was actually mocking the Nazis and accused the film and its director of celebrating them.
Satire and parody are some of the best ways to help us deal with ugly realities. This movie did that brilliantly.
I think this might be some of Taika’s best work, in every way. I’ve often wondered what Mel Brooks thinks, I’d love to hear his review of it.
One of my favorite movies, thanks for reacting!
Thank you so much for joining us!!
6:16 it's great you picked up on that. This is because no matter how much Jojo fantasized, he didn't know Hitler at all. These kids were running on blind faith.
It works so well, that and the unicorn dinner with him being vegitarian too. Taika also wanted to avoid in depth research when playing him (being of Jewish descent himself) because he didnt want to give him the dignity of an authentic performance
Havent you guys seen The death of Stalin? Another great satire
I love that movie.
So good! I wish more people had seen it, very quotable.
“I’m old”-“ You’re NOT OLD”-AND YOU 🫵 you’re not even a person!”
Is my favourite part 💀
Amazing movie!
I love that this movie isn't just about defeating Nazis but also about reforming them too.
One of my favorites. A rollercoaster of emotions. It knocked my socks off in the theater. Belly laughing one minute, sobbing audibly the next. Wonderful reaction. I'm so glad you two appreciated its message, unique storytelling, the screenplay and the performances. You gained another subscriber.
I never knew that this film made allusion to great other works. The blue butterfly could represent the ending of "Nothing new on the western front" (1930) where the main protagonist follows a butterfly with his fingers and dies (here Jojo finding his mother dead). And I don't know where else it could come from, but the joke about Hitler only having one ball comes from a comedic scetch made by a German comedian some time ago, which was trending everywhere in Germany because it was so unbelievably funny.
All Quiet on the Western Front is a great film. I would love to see them react to it.
Finally someone else catches that part about the butterfly. That wasn't actually in the novel All's Quiet on the Western Front, which simply ends saying the protagonist died on a day with so little fighting that the official report read "All's quiet on the Western Front". It was added to the movie because they couldn't come up with a death scene. The director and the screenwriter were driving a car in the rain and the wipers were making a squeaky sound, and the writer started saying, "der schmetterling, der schmetterling." Then they remembered the protagonist studied butterflies in school.
Please🙏 react to Andhadhun (Blind tune or Blind melody) it's an Hindi language Indian movie ,you two going to love it and don't read synopsis of this movie for the surprise
I've been waiting for this one and I wasn't disappointed ❤ Great Reaction
Thank you so so much for your support and kindness, we appreciate you!!❤️
Everything about this film is incredible, but the costume design is something that cannot be overlooked. Rosie was always wearing bright colors, as her personal style was a form of resistance. Even in the midst of all the darkness around her: war, the absence of her husband, the death of her daughter, the indoctrination of her son, the stress of hiding the enemy in her home, the worry of being caught, and even starving herself in order to feed the girl-- she used her dress to tell the world that she refused to give up on romance, joy, play, compassion, and hope.
I really do feel bad for all mothers back then, nothing they could do to save their son/s or their husband. They had to standby as their 8 year son is indoctrinated and grow up to be sent off to the eastern from at 17 or defend Germany in 1945 at 10. There was no say a woman could have, they couldn’t refuse for their son to be taken, or tell their kid to not be like them, nothing. So many sleepless nights. So many tears. And their husband who is grown enough to know better, maybe he was a good man who didn’t want to join the military or maybe he did and agreed with ideology. What could a woman do back then? It’s all so tragic
My personal best picture of 2019. I met my mom to see this on the day of the Oscars. I'll never forget two things. The scene in the beginning with the rabbit a woman in front of us got up and walked out, and the way the whole theater gasped at the butterfly/shoes scene.
This movie was silly, serious, clever, heartbreaking and evocative all in one, which is incredibly rare. I cry every time the butterfly scene is coming. I laugh every time the heil hitler scene happens (until Elsa has to do it and then I wanna cry again). The German shepards- come on, who thinks like that. Wonderful movie, great reaction!
This one makes you feel all of the emotions, and I am SO glad I got to see you two react to it. You were right there, feeling both the humor and the pathos. And then of course that scene, showing all the feelings I felt when I first saw it. And continue to. I firmly believe JoJo Rabbit is one of the best movies of this century so far. Thanks so much.
My oma and opa are german. They lived there during the war and were lucky to escape. My great opa escaped being captured by russians cuz he heard their plan and they didn't think he spoke russian. He was a track athlete and jumped off the back of the truck and ran. He found womens clothes, dressed up and fled. These movies always hit me in my heart and i wonder how different things would have been if my great opa didnt escape, if my oma and opa didn't survive the war. I appreciate the humour in this movie because it makes the awful things easier to digest. My oma had a chocolate addiction, she and my opa would buy us chocolate a lot. I found out its cuz during the war she was a kid and was hiding, the US soldiers were doing rounds. A soldier offered her some chocolate. It was very rare to get chocolate and treats like that. Its almost like she honoured that soldiers kindness/service by eating chocolate for the rest of her life. Like now she could easily access chocolate now because of the people who fought in the war. Of course those soldiers fought for so much more, the chocolate is just a little symbol of that.
If you notice right when the gestapo officer finds the book, capt k looks defeated and starts to hand over the sister's papers. it's an early sign he was lying to protect them.
What an emotional roller coaster! This film triggers such diverse feelings it's almost impossible to keep up with them. You practically laugh and cry simultaneously. Loved your reactions and commentary (as always)! 🤗
She is the best mom. I have never seen her in such a 'being herself character' before, just wonderful. I keep this film close at hand.
Genuinely one of my favourite movies, so well done from the use of humour, colour scheme, everything
I love the reaction! - adore this film: it makes you laugh til you nearly cry one minute, then the next minute you're crying cos it just broke your heart!
The 'shoes' reveal of the mums fate hits so much harder because right before that reveal your heart was just melting watching a kid be a kid and follow a butterfly - one of the scenes that got to me most along side this was the arrival of the Gestapo: like you guys, I was laughing at all the repeated 'Heils', then when it was Elsas turn, something so funny seconds before suddenly became shocking & nerve-wracking!
Definitely Taika's finest work - & hats off to the 2 young leads of this film: I can't remember if/what this movie won, but if memory serves, there was a LOT of awards nominations for this - and several were for the 2 leads!
34:18 What a gut-punch. I did not see this scene coming at all the first time I saw it.
I liked how the German Shepherds make a cameo appearance later in the fighting scene. They're helping.
Its so cool how you guys translate things to each other.
Haha thank you so much, it definitely comes in handy sometimes!
This film was banned in my country the year it came out. At the time it seemed like some kind of stupid absurdity... Some nonsense about an inappropriate way of representing Hitler or something like that. And now I can't stop asking myself (already knowing the answer) if they were already preparing for their own indoctrination and banning art that would awaken some kind of self-awareness in the audience?... I'm Russian. I work with children. It's scary to see some of the messages of this film in real life. God, I hate propaganda as I've never hated anything before.
You sound like a sensible person. I hope everything works out for you, and every other right-minded, decent Russian.
This movie makes me laugh and cry at the same time. Not something that most films manage to achieve. The writing and acting are just superb.
A detail a lot of people don't notice is Captain K went to Jojo's house at the exact time the police were there. He knew Rosie got caught and he was trying to get to her house to get Jojo and Elsa out of there before the police arrived. Captain K was also gay. He had the marking the Germans used to mark people as gay on his fancy uniform. He was scared to stand up and when he saw Rosie there he knew he needed to stand up and help. He felt like it was his duty to help. He saw people give their lives for others and it made him realize he needed to do something. And in the end he gave his life to save Jojo and Elsa. He was a hero in the end. He was able to make a difference.
yeah this one hits differently. Such a nice cinematic journey, made so well, with such respect for story telling.
Great insight about the last scene with the fake Nathan letter. I never realized how Jojo couldn’t tell Elsa the truth, but could do it as Nathan. That’s a wonderful way to show Jojo growing up.
All three of these kids nailed it. Scarlett Johansson should have gotten best supporting in this movie. It did win an Academy Award.
Robert Eggers has some pieces of art you should really see.
The Witch
The Lighthouse
The Northman
These movies have so much atmosphere and beautifull camerawork
They found a couple of great young actors to play JoJo and Elsa.
And Yorkie!
@@cobbycaputo3332 Yorkie gives me major Nick Frost vibes.
@@Fedorchik1536 Yes he looks like Nick Frost.
Jojo Rabbit, the unexpected movie that I truly love
This is in my top 25 movies of all time. So many layers and textures for people that understand writing, directing, editing, etc. But also a great film for people who goes to movies simply for the entertainment value. This casting could not have been better. The boy who plays JoJo is perfect! (I just watched GoT for the first time. I did not know that was Theon Greyjoy!!!)
It may be a satire of Nazi Germany but it is made with a lot of love and they know how to have respect for those relatives who had to suffer during those times. Even in dark times there is room for friendship, love and dancing with your special someone. The camera work, photography, the performances and soundtrack are amazing. 🐰
Exactly! The use the satire as a vehicle for commentary and the way it’s done is quite tactful. We really enjoyed this one!
Wonderful movie. Perfect balance between humor and the sad emotional reality of WW2. It's such a roller coaster. Great reaction guys!
Truly is one of my favorites movies EVER. Emotional roller coaster and genius in so many ways.
The child actor for Jojo is amazing!
When imaginary Hitler makes the comment about Jesse Owens it's very accurate. In 1936 when Hitler presided over the Berlin Olympics he and Goebbels of course put out propaganda about the "master race" was going to dominate the games. A young black man named Jesse Owens from the USA dominated the Olympics and humiliated Hitler and Goebbels. It's been documented that neither man ever got over that humiliation. If you have seen "Inglorious Basterds" there's a scene in which Goebbels is justifying their humiliation by an American black athlete. I love these little touches!
Not even close. You have to remember that the NSDAP were putting on a show to entertain the world, Owens was part of the show.
The Germans were the host nation, they won the most medals, they put themselves on the international map. Hitler was very satisfied with the whole event, they did dominate the games.
The Jesse Owens story gets put around because Owens was the most famous black athlete present, Hitler did have a problem with with refusing to meet Cornelius Johnson because he wanted to meet othe German gold medalists not the American medallist, got told by the IOC it was meet everyone or no-one and got in a huff and said 'fair enough, nobody!' on the first day.
That story got mixed up with Owens later when the civil rights movement tried to conflate anyone who promoted segregation with the Nazis, segregationists hated Owens, Hitler was a racist therefore southern racists were just like Hitler.
Hitler quite like the entertainment Owens put on and met him privately later, shook his hand and then got on with his day. the meeting was independently witnessed by Eric Brown, hitlers photographer hoffman and Owens himself.
You have to remember that American athletes were a passing fad, here for a month then gone, they werent on the parties priority list. Importing jazz and corrupting German youth, that was a problem, turning up to run a race then going home, not a problem.
The Party was more concerned about jews and slavs, they had got all the jewish athletes banned from the American team,they didnt protest about black athletes replacing them.
TL:DR The Jesse Owens story was invented by the American press for domestic politics.
@@voiceofraisin3778 wasn’t it also said that jesse owens mentioned that the germans back then treated him well more than the americans did? i remember hearing something about this too.
@@hellbunniez3 Yeah, he was annoyed because the rest of the athletes got invited to the white house, the black athletes didnt.
You can't entirely trust what Owens said, he changed his story over the years as politics changed, he never got the financial rewards of being a top athlete so he tended to follow whatever popular story would put bread on the table. The 'snubbed by Hitler' story got him publicity and appearence fees so he gave in and used it but tended to be consistent in the story about meeting Hitler when he wasnt in the spotlight.
On the other hand Eric Brown was rock solid on facts, if he said he saw something happen, it happened.
I don’t think any moment of any movie I have ever seen has taken the breath away from my lungs like the moment Rosie’s dangling shoes entered the frame.
Always thankful when this film gets picked for reaction, never get tired of watching its effect on others like it did to me, thanks for posting, ✌️!
That shot with the mom's shoes. Its great
Great Reaction, one of the many things I like about this movie is the more friendly JoJo gets with Elsa, the nastier Hitler gets
because I know what happened, I cry every second that Scarlett Johansen is on screen. she gives such a powerful performance.
I don’t like all of Taika’s work, but my god this is by far his best. Even beyond just his own work this is up there as one of my all time favorites. Beautiful and heartbreaking. And funny.
Wasn't expecting this one! If you're looking for a few more emotional rollercoasters, let me recommend "Sling Blade" and "The Cider House Rules", two underappreciated classics!
Those shoes make me cry every time! Such a powerful image.
The Nathan letters change in context when you later find out that Nathan had passed away much earlier. Then the letters (especially the first one) are no longer an unbelievable fiction; Elsa was only imagining her fiance rescuing her but the first letter burst the bubble of her little fantasy.
When Jojo asked his mom "What did they do?" His mom said, "What they could." (About what they could do, to save Jews.)
So glad you watched this. It’s such a minor part of the film, but the scene where the fire embers are floating up in front of their tents is one of the most beautiful shots I’ve ever seen.
Stephen Merchant is so scary in this one. He is in this for like 5 minutes and it's the most tense scene but it's still laced with comedy. The scene of Captain K , Sam Rockwell's character saving Jojo always makes me cry.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Saw it twice in theater (which means you know it's good). It hits every single emotion. Brilliant writing and what a performance by the young main actor, Roman Griffin Davis.
Great reaction, as always! I am so glad you guys got around to seeing this movie. I think this is Waititi's best example of blending the silliness with the seriousness. I can't recall another movie blending those two tones so well. It's a very unique movie watching experience.
Thank you so much for that compliment, we appreciate you!
You are spot on with your comment - this film blended silliness and darker themes so seamlessly, neither of us have ever seen anything like this before!
@@OfficialMediaKnights Quck side note - when I saw this movie in theatres on opening weekend, and "the shoe scene" happened, nearly two thirds of the audience, myself included, let out an audible gasp. That's the magic and power of seeing great cinema in a theatre with strangers. The way it can bring us together to show we can all relate and understand, regardless of who we are individually.
19:40 Notice this moment. When they are in the city center where they hang people and Jojo asks his mother what they did, she says "What they could". In this scene she says acting as her husband that she is doing what she can. The same thing as the people that were hung. And we know what happens next in probably one of the most heartbreaking scenes in modern cinema.
And Jojo said it again in the mirror at the end.
I have seen this movie a dozen times or more. And I have watched as many of these videos as I can. Yours is my absolute favorite - your reactions and emotions are so relatable.
The acting in this movie is so great all around. Especially the kids.
I love this movie, and I'm so glad you watched it. This movie was so perfectly cast. Scarlett was great, but I loved Roman Griffin Davis who played JoJo. This was actually his very first acting job! He was perfect for this role. This movie makes you think, and makes you go through so many emotions.
Captain Klenzendorf is gay, this is why he protects JoJo in multiple circumstances. He is a gay man who ultimately gives up his own survival to protect a child, he sees the fall of Germany as his one only chance to express himself, which is why he dresses so "outrageously". Hiding one's ethnicity/nationality/sexuality was commonplace in Nazi Germany.
22:56 the framing of this shot is just stunning, It literally shows that Jojo has “taken his first step” away from the n4zi ideology. The previous scene was him trying to make amends with her with the letters, this is also the first time in the film we don’t see Jojo dressed in his H1tler youth uniform.
Taika is a true artist 👏
Great reaction like always! Love this movie, the film is based on Leunens' 2004 novel Caging Skies, it's fair to say that Waititi took creative liberties when developing Jojo Rabbit. For instance, an imaginary Hitler does not make an appearance in the book. Waititi who ultimately went on to play Hitler, came up with the idea himself. Waititi said that he had no interest in accurately portraying Hitler, saying "Screw This Guy"
One of my favourite scenes is when the Gestapo officers (led by Stephen Merchant) searching Jojo's home. However, the scene is also hilarious with the Gestapo doing little more than greeting one another with the "Heil Hitler" salute which is made 31 times in the scene. And in a interview Waititi told that he thought this would not only be a funny moment but also work to highlight how childish and silly the Nazi Party was. Seeing these grown men who claim to be members of a master race do their dumb greeting over and over just makes them look like a bunch of idiots.
Along with being a movie about this period in time, Waititi also had a more intimate and personal influence on the film. He explained that the film is a love letter to single parents, like his own mother, who do all they can to protect their children. Keep up the good work.