JOJO RABBIT — FRIED REVIEWS
DISCLAIMER: All opinions are my own. I do not make these reviews to please anyone I simply do them for my own enjoyment. If you have problems with my opinion of the movie and wish to voice them with me: don’t.
Intro
YEOOOOOOOOO THIS TIME WE’RE WATCHING JOJO RABBIT BECAUSE I’M RUNNING OUT OF INTERESTING FILMS TO WRITE ABOUT EVEN THOUGH THAT’S A COMPLETE LIE I’M JUST STUBBORN. I’M EXCITED. I HOPE IT’S NOT PROBLEMATIC LET’S GO.
TO START IT’S KINDA FUNNY THAT TAIKA IS PLAYING HITLER MAKING THE LITTLE BOY HEIL HIM AND THEY’RE JUST YELLING BACK AND FORTH PLS RELAX THIS IS STILL ABOUT NAZIS.
THIS SHIT HIGHKEY RIDICULOUS THOUGH THEY’RE SHOWING THAT THE NAZIS ARE IDIOTS LIKE YOU KNOW THEY’RE IDIOTS BECAUSE THEY’RE BURNING BOOKS WHO DOES THAT.
BUT DAMN THIS HAS BIG MOONRISE KINGDOM ENERGY IDK HOW I FEEL BUT I’M STILL WATCHING CAUSE I’M WAITING TO SEE IF THIS ISN’T A FILM ABOUT A KID TRYING TO CATCH A JEWISH PERSON.
MOTHERFUCKER JUST SNAPPED A RABBIT’S NECK AND FLINGED IT LIKE A BASEBALL WHAT.
OHHHH TAIKA HITLER IS JUST THE PASTY BOY’S IMAGINARY FRIEND???
SO MUCH IS HAPPENING NOW PASTY BOY ACCIDENTALLY HAD A GRENADE LAND IN HIS FACE LIKE C’MON MAN LMAO.
HE LIVED THOUGH.
ALSO SCARLET JOHANNSOOSNSOSNSONS GERMAN ACCENT IS HOT GARBAGE.
OH WHAT THE FUCK JOJO FOUND A LIL JEWISH GIRL HIDING IN HIS HOUSE SOME PARASITE SHIT BITCH 2019 JUST LOVED HAVING PEOPLE HIDING. OH BITCH!!! SCARJO WAS HIDING THE GIRL! I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M ROOTING FOR SCARJO IN A FILM.
“I love killing” 10:20
30 MINUTES IN. JOJO HATES HIS MOM KNOW CAUSE HE KNOWS HER SECRET. THIS JEWISH GIRL RUINING JOJO’S LIFE I LOVE TO SEE IT.
HE’S SO CONFLICTED CAUSE THEN SHE CAN’T SNITCH HIS MOM OUT BECAUSE THAT’LL MEAN SHE DIES TO SO HAHA JOJO U AN IDIOT.
NOW HE’S BLACKMAILING THE LIL JEWISH GIRL TO LEARN ABOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BUT SHE’S JUST CLOWNING JOJO.
ALSO SCARJO PRETENDING TO BE JOJO’S FATHER BY PUTTING ON A NAZI COAT AND RUBBING HER FACE IN SOOT??? HONESTLY SHE A GOOD MOM IN THIS MOVIE AND I CAN’T HATE BUT JOJO RUNNING ACTING CIRCLES AROUND HER.
JOJO IS A FUCKING IDIOT I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MALLEABLE CHILDREN ARE TO ANY FORM OF PROPAGANDA FURTHER PROOF THAT RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA IS TAUGHT BY PARENTS TO THEIR CHILDREN THANK YOU FOR COMING.
IT’S GREAT THAT THIS IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE FALL OF THE REICH CAUSE JOJO IS STRESSED THAT THE WAR IS ENDING AND THAT SCARJO IS JUST RUBBING IT IN.
“dumb cheese-snail-baguette land” 45:50
ONE HOUR IN JOJO IS STARTING TO LIKE THE LIL JEWISH GIRL AND NOW HE’S CONFLICTED AND NOW HE GOT FAKE HITLER HOUNDING HIM CAUSE HITLER THINKS THEY WON’T BE FRIENDS ANYMORE. OH BOO HOO.
I CAN’T BELIEVE I TYPED THOSE SERIES OF WORDS TOGETHER.
OH MY GOD THE SCENE WHERE ONE OF THE SOLDIERS BRINGS ACTUAL GERMAN SHEPARDS INTO THE ROOM INSTEAD OF THE BREED OF DOG.
ALL THE NAZIS ARE SO FUCKING STUPID BUT I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE I’M WATCHING A MOVIE ABOUT A NAZI BOY IT’S HARD TO BE INVESTED THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AW THE LIL FAT BOY CAME BACK AS A SOLDIER. THIS BOY IS 11. ELEVEN. BUT DAMN EVEN HE AGREES THAT JEWISH PEOPLE ARE NORMAL (OBVIOUSLY) SO I GUESS THAT’S NICE.
NOW JOJO IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE JEWISH GIRL. A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC AGE DIFFERENCE BUT LET’S SEE WHERE THIS GOES BC NOW SOME PEOPLE DRESSED IN BLACK PULLED UP TO INSPECT THE HOUSE. THAT SCENE WAS ROUGHHHH I CAN’T BELIEVE THE JEWISH GIRL REALLY SAVED THE DAY ON THAT ONE.
OH NEVERMIND SHE GOT THE BIRTHDAY WRONG DAMNNNNN.
OH FUCK HIS MOMMA DEAD HOLY SHIT. YOOOOOOOOO THAT SHOT WAS INSANE BUT DAMN THAT’S SAD MAN HOLY HELL.
OH WHAT THE FUCK NOW JOJO TRIED TO STAB THE JEWISH GIRL WHAT IS THIS SPIRAL MY MAN LET’S TAKE IT EASY.
DAMN POST-MOM JOJO IS SAD AS HELL MAN HE EATING SCRAPS NOW WHILE FAKE HITLER EATS A UNICORN.
DID NOT THINK I WOULD ALSO TYPE THAT.
I’M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN CAUSE HOW DO YOU BOUNCE BACK FROM LOSING YOUR MOM AT 10 AND NOW HE FOUND OUT HITLER’S DEAD THIS MAN IS 0–2 SUCKS TO SUCK MY MAN.
AW THE LIL FAT BOY IS DEAD THIS MOVIE WENT TOO FAR NOW HE WAS ALSO A GREAT ACTOR. BUT LMAOOO NOT THE GERMAN SHEPARDS LEADING THE RESISTANCE.
OH NEVERMIND LIL FAT BOY ALIVE WE GOOOOOD.
“ Now, now, there is no need to make fun of his ugly deformity” 1:10:09
90 MINUTES IN. EVERYTHING IS DESTROYED TO SHIT AND AMERICA PULLED UP YEAH THAT’S MY COUNTRY I THINK ABOUT MOVING OUT OF EVERY DAY. BUT SHOUT OUT THAT BAD-EYED NAZI GUY FOR SAVING JOJO AND THE GIRL HE WAS LOWKEY NICE.
I LOVE THAT THE FAT KID’S RUNNING JOKE IS THAT HE CAN NEVER DIE. BUT NOW JOJO GONNA FIND OUT WHERE HIS LITTLE GIRLFRIEND IS.
SHE’S ALIVE. BUT FUCK THIS GUY JOJO FOR SAYING GERMANY WON THE WAR HELL NO HELL NOOOOOOOO. HE BETTER CHANGE HIS DAMN MIND RIGHT THIS INSTANT. BUT LMAO SHE KNEW JOJO WAS LYING ABOUT THE NATHAN LETTERS THE WHOLE TIME BUT SHE ENJOYED THEM.
OH FUCK FAKE HITLER PULLED UP BACK IN JOJO’S MIND BUT HE HAS A BULLET WOUND IN HIS HEAD WHAT A NICE TOUCH AND GOT KICKED OUT OF THE WINDOW! OKAY!!
AND NOW HIM AND THE GIRL ARE FREE AND THEN THE MOVIE ENDS I GUESS BUT THEY START DANCING AS THEY FACE EACH OTHER BUT THAT’S A WHOLE OTHER THING.
THIS MOVIE WAS OKAY. LIKE A GOOD OKAY. I EXPECTED MORE BUT THEN AGAIN I CAN’T EXPECT A LOT FROM A MOVIE ABOUT A NAZI BOY. IT’S LIKE I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE I COULD’VE GONE MY WHOLE LIFE WITHOUT WATCHING THIS MOVIE LIKE IT DIDN’T REALLY DO ANYTHING EXCEPT GIVE ME A PERSPECTIVE I DON’T REALLY WANT.
2.5/5
Sober Summary
When a film is being made or written, we often ask ourselves “What message are we trying to send with this film?” Or simply “Why do we need this story now?” With satire, it becomes more or less “what’s the fine line between trying to send a message and trying to make fun of something?”
Satire is often too complex to be interpreted the way it was meant to be, but that doesn’t stop Taika from wanting to push the boundaries with this “anti-hate satire.” Unfortunately, trying to push said boundaries, especially with a subject such as this one (yes, I know Taika is Jewish), becomes a balancing act resulting in a confusing mess of a message.
Jojo Rabbit is a mess of a film that never knows what it wants to be. Scenes that are meant to be understood as meaningful are bogged down by the underlying notion that these Nazi’s are being humanized in front of a viewer’s own eyes. Nazi’s are portrayed as stupid and misinformed yes, but the idea that some of these characters, particularly Sam Rockwell’s, undergo a complete 180 of their views towards the very thing they have been against the whole film in a matter of seconds is fucking insane. This move, as well as others in the film, is a cop-out that doesn’t make you say “wow, some Nazi’s ARE good” but rather “why would he suddenly want to help Jojo?” These changes are done for the sake of structure and the sake of trying to hit an emotional chord with the audience but does not land the way it’s supposed to because again, it’s satire, and not a good one.
2/5
