EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER, tears again! Watching Jojo Rabbit for the first time! Movie reaction 

I was wondering how the sequence of events happened. If they had already captured and killed his mother and he rushed back to protect him

I never realized that...

​@@deadpool981 I kinda wish Jojo would call Klenzendorff Onkel K. In a way, Klenzendorff is like a loving and goofy uncle to him, he cares for Johannes and Rosie that he's willing to protect Jojo and Elsa, even when he never said anything that would indicate he really cares about him except in the end.

@@sombra_thecoffeeaddict8402 why 'except in the end'?

@@bokigaab7064 i meant except because there were a few times he throw vague signs that he cares about jojo because K is friends with Rosie. And at the end, he made the most obvious.sign he cares by calling Rosie a really goo person and tells Jojo to take care of Elsa.

Officially no, but on the low down many early Nazi Brownshirt leaders were gay as a peacock. Ernst Röhm comes to mind. There were frequent complaints from the more staid supporters, but at the time Hitler needed them, and he made it clear he didn't care. It wasn't until the Brownshirts started taking the word "Socialist" seriously that lost favor. Their preferences came out after the Night of the Long Knives, when so many leaders were slaughtered. Painting them as "perverts" made their deaths more palatable.

Yeah they used to put the pink triangles on homosexuals similar to the stars of David they would pin on Jewish people. I loved that for once, Captain K and Finkel got to be open about their true selves, when they put pink triangles on their own uniforms at the end.

@@Caseytify Believe it or not Rohm was not killed for being gay. He was killed for being too extreme and being more aligned with Marxism and overthrowing Hitler. He demanded the Brownshirts replace the military and Hitler knew that would lead to a National Socialist civil war.

Don't ever rejected student from art school again

Thank you. If only there were more people like you who recognize that yes, people are imperfect and capable of change (Looking at you Twitter).

I never really thought about it until seeing this movie, but, as a ten year old in 1945, JoJo wouldn't have known or experienced anything but the Nazi era for his entire life. When the war ended there was a whole generation of young teens who had known nothing else. It must have been difficult to adapt.

@@andrewcharles459 definitely. Interestingly he was actually born out of wedlock in England to German parents who were brought over to England after WW1 to be nannies and farm labour. He was sent to Germany at 2 years old because they couldn't afford to look after him, and only saw his mother once before the war as they were stuck in Norfolk and disallowed communication. From all accounts he could speak no English and had no contact with them between 1938 and 1945. So he was indoctrinated, but had a connection with England which explains why he came over to serve in 1947. I we loads of letters and documents. Including the letter signed by the Prime Minister allowing him to come over to the UK

My mother was born and raised in Nazi Germany. She was about JoJos age at the end of the war. And she had Jewish friends and a Jewish name mother, which means she basically has a Jewish name herself. She too, was part of the female equivalent of Hitler Youth, you didn't have options otherwise. My grandfather was conscripted and never came home - indeed we found the first picture we have ever seen of him just last week. Her family members were no fans of the Nazi regime. Anyway, because her life mirrored JoJos so closely I must say that this movie hits like a wrecking ball. The final scene when the Americans arrive, in particular. My mother has always said that "the day the American tanks rolled into town was the happiest day of my life." I've heard it said before "the first country the Nazis invaded was Germany." Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

Ha, yeah I was lke.. wait for it.....

That scene was 3 quarters bitter and a quarter happy

I think I gasped audibly when he stood up.

it's Mary's reactions like this that make this channel so worth it ..... I think her shock was in two stages .... and was pure raw emotion.

Butterflies are used to symbolize change, which was certainly appropriate in that scene.

gets me every time as well.

Missing father is a recurrent thematic of Waititi's cinema as he never really knew his either (his parents broke up when he was around 5 and his father never took care of him) Also, his mother being jew, he though he was the best to play as Hitler (and he made no work to go into the character because "f*ck that guy")

my "father" left home i was 2, my mom was my world, my and half sister

And what's sadder is that he can't untie her shoes, so he just hold onto her longer.

i did not realise it was his mothers bicycle.. man i should have spotted that... now I know I'm going to have to watch it multiple times more.

No kidding? Looks like i need to rewatch this again. I caught the ghost bit on the second viewing but i haven't noticed the bike. That's super sad. Sam Rockwell plays great characters, even if they're weirdos or Nazis.

And that’s why Taika’s screenplay won the Oscar.

It was never confirmed that it was her bike.

Indeed. He's trying to tell her "You're OK, I know but i'm on your side" (which of course he literally was since gay people were also persecuted by the Nazis) but Elsa doesn't quite get it in the terror of the moment. Great detail.

Same.

Yeah. Love and Thunder, what a masterpiece 🌚

@@deptusmechanikus7362 Taika is what crack smokes, me thinks he went a little too far on that one

What other films are in Your top?

This became one of my top 3 favorites the day I watched it

I’m more amazed that woke Hollywood even allowed this film to be made in the first place

Because you can be a victim and an asshole at the same time. It works both ways.

@@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565 Have you thought about ending your own life? It would lift a burden off your family and friends.

Admonishing her to do his duty for Germany WHILE giving her important survival advice: update this photo with one of your own, and you’re less likely to be caught.

listen to "Betrayer" by the german metal band Kreator... many people think it's a song aimed against an ex-partner or a failed relationship, but it's actually a hate poem for Hitler

@@luciferrea4855 Thank You for the heads up.

Curiously, the movie trailer uses a German version of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer", which is just as ironic, but using the Beatles against the backdrop of screaming Nazis takes it to the next level, equating Fuhrer Frenzy with Beatlemania. Cinematic gold.

A tie between that and "walking the clones"...

I first saw The Pianist on a bus between Germany and Czech Republic

I wanted to pet it so bad! LOL

I double that.

I would add Reservation Dogs to that list. It is hilarious and has an entire cast with Native American actors.

Salute to ur grandfather anyone who chooses to save lives is a hero

Taika actually cast himself as Hitler on purpose. Because what better way to disrespect the ideals Hitler held than letting a flamboyant Polynesian Jew. He also never intended to portray anything but a dumb version of a kids imaginary perception of Hitler. The cast may have been shocked, but I don't think they found it awkward.

I think he had a blast. Apart from that, why would you feel awkward to play that role? Why do you become an actor in the first place?

@@j.m.w.5064 Not so much as an actor, but as a director it probably felt a bit weird. Because he has to march around on set barking serious orders while dressed as Hitler... and the cast/crew has to take him seriously while he does it. There's definitely an additional challenge there.

@@trequor Whatever you think a film set works

Did you hear about the boy in Colorado that was born without eyelids? The doctors took his foreskin and fabricated him eyelids. The doctors said the surgery was successful except that the boy will be a little cockeyed

yes, for example many bells from churches were used for metal

In Germany it was more important, as they lacked resources. They also confiscated virtually all civilian cars and trucks, and forbade using petrol except military needs.

Sometimes Comedy and humor is required to talk about a difficult/controversial topics. Taika Waititi, I think, Did an insanely great job with this movie.

Try getting a useless night for him to watch. Then tell him "Oh it's not necessarily all fun, there's some bleak stuff too." Useless night and unspoilerly spoilers are proven to drive a person to watch a movie. Unfortunately that's the society we live in

I was really wary about showing the trailer to my German friend.... and sort of warned thme it might be a bit tricky.... her reaction was...' omfg i have to watch this film... its time'. It deals with a difficult topic brilliantly. In no way do i feel that this film belittles the horrors and suffering of this period of history... ifanything the comedy just somehow makes it hit harder... and when it needs to get real... it does... hard. The gestapo scene is both hilarious and terrifying at the same time.... not an easy trick to pull off. Magnificent film.

@@LI-vt2kf yeah, my German friend loved it. It’s so well done.

All of their acting was amazing, the younger actors were great.

She’s pretty good in Last Night in Soho too :)

this is a geat idea in my opinion! on the other hand i think something similar is said through Jojo repeating his mother's line in the exchange with Elsa: "Is it dengarous out there?" "Extremly." (and with the dancing kinda)

That’s a really brilliant perspective from Waititi and it fits for this movie, but as a counterpoint, I think the best portrayal of Hitler ever done was by Oliver Masucci in “Look Who’s Back”, where Hitler is transported to the future instead of killing himself in his bunker, and charms modern Germany with his charisma against the backdrop of fears about immigration and the economy. It’s amazing because he portrays Hitler so accurately that it’s totally believable that many would follow him if he were here today. They get a lot of super racist reactions from the public, a la Borat, which help drive that home. The actor clearly researched and practiced Hitler perfectly and it is kind of genius how horrifying his portrayal of Hitler is because of that, and it even kind of serves as self-criticism, of the makers and of the audience for enjoying the whole spectacle of Hitler’s personality. JoJo Rabbit and Look Who’s Back are probably the most poignant movies ever made about the Nazis, and it’s interesting to me that Waititi’s philosophy of portraying Hitler was seemingly opposite to that of Oliver Masucci’s, but the two films make amazing and, I think complimentary points about Nazism. I also agree with your love for Captain Klenzendorf. Just googling the character before, I’ve seen probably a dozen by now, these articles slamming Waititi and this character because he’s a “Nice Nazi” and this portrays the Nazis as sympathetic, but I think someone would have to be a complete moron to come to that conclusion. He’s in the German army, with no indication he’s an actual member of the party as far as I recall. He’s helping hide a Jewish girl. So he’s not a “Nice Nazi” character, because he’s not a Nazi character at all, duh!

I think in Schindler's List (1993) reaction or in this Jojo Rabbit reaction, she mention she has already watch La vita è bella a.k.a Life is Beautiful (1997).

Europa Europa is a must before this film. Then, in my opinion, the Tin Drum, and Life is Beautiful.