Analyzing The Film 'Jojo Rabbit'

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Jojo Rabbit | Film Review 636 words A mix of comedy and regret. This film will put you on a roller coaster of emotions. Supporter of Hitler since young, but after some occurrences, he is stuck between the thought of whether the man he’s supporting is someone he should believe in or not. As curiosity builds, will he find the answer to his questions? Edited by Jettie Huynh | Mar. 8. ‘Jojo Rabbit’, a well-written film directed by Taika Watiti. ‘Roman Griffin Davis’ portrays a ten-year old boy named ‘Jojo’ who attends ‘Hitler Youth training camp’ and has a wild imagination, which shows with his imaginary ‘friend’ Hitler (Taika Watiti). Jojo was all about the Nazi ideals, but throughout the film, he had started to doubt his beliefs. As curiosity …show more content…

‘Hitler’ appears at times when Jojo encounters problems, he attempts to give him advice, which rarely ever works out, he also tends to boost his confidence whenever Jojo feels timid. As the story progresses, Jojo’s view of Hitler begins to change, questioning the beliefs and ideals that he has been taught. Rosie Betzler (Scarlett Johansson), a strong, resilient woman, who is also Jojo’s loving and protective mother. Their relationship was complicated, due to certain times where Jojo was rude and stuck-up towards his mother because of how she tries to push back on his Nazism. There were other times where Rosie showed her motherly side, supporting his decisions even though she might think otherwise. As the story unfolds, their connection loosened because of how Jojo found out they weren’t the only ones living in their house, which is what caused Jojo to start questioning his beliefs. The ‘Hitler Youth Training Camp’ was an intense environment. In the camp there was a small party of young determined boys who were taught Nazi ideology, partook in physical training and had strict discipline. The intention of training the young Hitler supporters was to train them into future

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