Jojo Rabbit is latest film from director Taika Wattiti (hunt for the wider people and Thor:Ragnarok) about a 10 year old kid enthused by Nazi culture so much that he has an imaginary friend who is Hitler (played by Taika himself) but he then finds out that his mother is hiding a Jew in the wall. Soon Jojo learns to understand the problems with Nazi culture and its corruption as he soon starts to befriend the Jew.
This movie is stunning and emotional with the progression of Jojo tacking centre stage and his emotions on Nazi culture being portrayed through the actions of Hitler as he starts turning into a corrupt person just like we view Hitler. The movie perfectly demonstrates the emotions that a 10 year old would have at the time and it truly made me feel like I was living through the 10 year old’s eyes, fully understanding his reasoning for everything he did. Calling this movie a comedy is a massive understatement as it is much more, making the story as substantial as the comedy in this movie making me feel invested in all the characters. The movie has the Nazis being silly and the butt of the joke, this makes the comedy even better by not saying Nazi culture is a good thing and instead shows the Nazis are goofy and completely incompetent.
Overall, I believe that this movie is brilliant that amazingly knows the line for when dto stop and manages to create a compelling story with hilarious jokes and while it is (personally) not as good as Hunt For The Wilder People, it is a fantastic film that deserves all the credit in the world. I give this movie a 9/10
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