"What did they do?" - "What they could". Best line ever. Hits hard with vigour. A brilliant comedy that often gets the laughter stuck in your throat. Great script and direction with a fantastic cast.
Taika Waititi won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for this movie. He was the first Indigenous person to do so. He said he got sick pleasure as both an Indigenous and Jewish man for not only playing Hitler, but writing him into the movie as a buffoon when Hitler wasn't even in the book.
Those camps were real. My Opa and Uncles were forced to go. The boys were trained like a mini version of boot camp. There were also ones for the girls, where they learned how to be good wives and mothers. I suggest watching Valkyrie and Sophie Scholl.
Gestapo raids usually happened around 3-4 am. Usually they didn't knock or act so polite. They raided my opas place several times. The time that he was arrested they came for him @ 4 am. It's a long story but basically it was because he associated with Jews. The old lady down the street who made cookies for the kids in the neighborhood turned him in.
The quote at the end? That is what I will put on a note to each of our girls before they start high school…and again before they leave home. Rilke, what a thinker! We watched this movie as a family…I watched it first and then shared it. We have a 14 and 10 year old. They both loved it, and we also cried. Our 10 year old chose to watch it again when it was her turn to pick a movie.
It's extremely dated and dangerous. I learned at Columbia University that while Nazi's were naturally evil due to their white privilege, they were the least evil of all privileged whites because they took on the most evil of privileged whites, the Jews. Look at the atrocities in Palestine today. What the Jews do and always have done is 100x anything Hitler did.
The gay Nazi soldier was bringing his mother's cycle home, and wasn't expecting the SS to get there first. He wanted to break the news to JoJo. He represents the Germans that didn't believe in cause but still had to serve their country.
It was amazing watching how this story slowly changed to a reality instead of all the junk the people were being fed. So many today still have no idea that this was for real. Johanson was the mom of the year. Best thing I have watched her do. The kids were amazing. One of my most favorite movies. Thanks.
Very sweet reaction by you two. A lot of Germans hid Jews in their homes back then. Taika Waititi (the guy who played Hitler) wrote, directed and produced this masterpiece and deserved to win Oscars. He got nominated in all three categories but lost. Your last segment is correct. The world is still a mess due to the stupidity of humanity.
One thing that hits me that almost no one mentions: the look of mixed horror and sadness Elsa gives Jojo when he tells her, "Jews love ugliness. That's another thing we learned *at school*." AT SCHOOL ffs.
Jojo Rabbit was loosely based on the book Caging Skies. In the book Johannes was not likeable like the movie. In the book he treats Elsa like property, tells her Germany won, and imprisons her for 4 YEARS after the war is over! This movie is much nicer.
Hitler didn't have any "mind powers" and what he did was only an extreme example of a behavior that has been replicated throughout human history, especially in the post-Industrial Age. After WWII, the U.S. government killed *millions upon millions* of Asians in Korea and Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia (where the U.S. helped Pol Pot come to power, resulting in yet another genocide). Dating to a time before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Trump's three immediate predecessors (Clinton, Bush Jr., and Obama) killed around *six million* Middle Eastern Muslims, the majority of whom were women and children. The sad reality is that holocausts and genocides happen all too frequently (including right now, as I type these words). It dishonors the victims of "The" Holocaust to pretend otherwise. Victims are victims, even when they're Asians or Middle Eastern Muslims. And the more we pretend what the Nazis did was some kind of aberration or anomaly, the more likely it is to keep on happening. Also, when you make the comments about Hitler's "followers" and "mind power," what you're seeing on the screen aren't his fanatics, but ordinary Germans -- like Captain K. and his lover, like the German shepherds -- simply defending their country (because that's what people tend to do when their nation is attacked, even when their nation is in the wrong). By protecting JoJo and "Inga," Captain K. subverted the Nazis, but he still felt it was his duty to defend his country.
You are both beautiful company to have during gems like this. I'm glad you're around. I hope... I can see you both doing 1982's Gandhi one day. If there ever was a time for peace and tolerance, this crazy time is as good as any.
Ironically with the rabbit scene, Nazis were the first in Europe to make major environmental and animal cruelty laws. Hitler and many of the other top Nazi leaders were vegetarian and animal rights EXTREMISTS to say the least (animal rights, not so much human rights). Hitler listed Jewish "kosher slaughter" methods as one of his anti-Semitic motivations. Other top guy, Himmler even tried to ban hunting. They were so strict that some people found guilty of animal cruelty were sent right off to the concentration camps too. Another movie, "Look Who's Back", had a time-traveling Hitler shoot a puppy, just to remind the audience that he was the bad guy (duh). Kind of lazy writing / lack of research. Though in real life, Hitler DID poison his dogs right before he and Eva Braun killed themselves, afraid the Soviets would torture them or they'd get killed painfully by fire or whatever in the fighting to take over his bunker.
Yep, the gestapo came to their house because they already caught & hung his mom. That's also why Captain K (whoo!) rushed over there, to help Jojo, and why he told him to stay home, so that Jojo wouldn't find & see her... The pink triangle on Captain K's (whoo!) uniform was symbolic because that's what the Nazis used as a badge to identify & shame LGBT people, similar to the yellow star for Jews.
The Nazis are awful the entire movie but seeing it filtered through the innocence of youth we’re able to laugh through the first half. The more Jojo learns the awful truth for himself, the more reality starts to come in to focus. Kinda like when Neo takes the red pill and awakens from The Matrix. As always, you both are wonderful! Great reaction.
Children in Nazi Germany were indoctrinated at school to narc on their parents. Even children being less than enthusiastic about the propaganda was suspicious. So it makes sense that Jojo's mom wouldn't have told him anything. Even if Jojo didn't intentionally turn his mom in, he's 10 and could've easily slipped up.
Dear Ladies,many thanks for your first - class channel and your perfect,brilliant reactions! This movie (film) is amazing and marvellous. It is anti-war film and a humanistic message for everyone (my humble opinion).Warm greetings from the Central Europe (the Czech Republic).Have a nice,pleasant,enjoyable time and take care.
In the source material (Caging Skies), Inga suffered a diabetic coma and died. The book is in no way a comedy. While it is a good quality book, it is, in fact, a difficult read. Taika's mom had read it, and in trying to describe the story, she gave him a kernel of inspiration that became this masterpiece.
Taika Waititi is a very cool director n such, his movies are different, this one had been a long time project that he had wanted to make until he finally did it n we're better humans for it. The first half is where most of the comedic moments are then it turns a bit sad. When Jojo discovered his mom, that was a shock. At the same time Taika showed, in a way, how it must've been for kids during that time. Adolf really had a youth army n his propaganda against Jews must've been fierce, at school n everywhere. Captain K n the other guy were lovers but at that time it was forbidden, that's why he understood n protected Jojo when the Gestapo showed up, he must've found out about Jojo's mom so he rushed to his house. Great reaction
There are still people today who believe in HitIer’s ideologies & they’re working their way into positions of power. One, Judd Blevins, was recently removed from his seat on a city council after it was revealed he was a knot-sea & was in Charlottesville VA in 2017. That’s pretty disturbing. The writer has said that Jojo’s sister Inge passed away from the flu. Yes, Captian K & Freddie Finkle were a couple. The knot-sea’s were just as brutal to non straights as they were to non Christians. Captain K & Freddie Finkle were basically hiding in plain sight. When they realized they were they were probably not going to survive the final battle they decided to don the uniforms they designed, put on their make up & go out loud & proud. Captain K was holding Freddie’s cape when Jojo saw him with the rest of the prisoners. He had lost his love & was prepared to join him but still managed to save Jojo. He was a true hero just like Rosie. They both gave their lives to save their country & the children in their care.
Depends how you define Hitler's ideologies. Obviously, we know that true evil in this world is all born of white privilege. However, what I learned at Columbia University is that some of his ideology was actually correct, such as his treatment of privileged white Jews. Of course, it's easy for us to not want to acknowledge this when you consider his heinous views towards black folk and other good people in this world.
To give you some context on the things he believed about Jews and other groups. The Jugenvolk (the mandatory youth group he was in) they had classes were they were taught all sorts of ridiculous things about them, including that they have magical powers that were responsible for anything negative that happened
He was right about the Jews though. I learned this studying history at Columbia University and at graduate school at Cal Berkeley. It's so sad that it takes the privileged white Jews slaughtering millions of Palestinians before the world realizes their true nature.
@@ostentatioussavant8215 You did not, in fact, learn that at Columbia University. You are a troll. I'm assuming your trolling has something to do with the controversy around Columbia U right now and wanting to make shit up to add fuel to the fire.
Virtual hug! Love your channel, you both do a great job. Like you, I also don't understand how men like Hitler can become so powerful and control so many people through fear and tyranny. But it happens, even today. What is happening to the North Korean people is much the same. Their "beloved leader" Kim Jung Un is starving his nation to death and killing people for the most trivial of reasons. How the Kim family got into power I don't know but the impact they've had on N. Korea is horrifying.
27:16 brilliant split-second hint at Captain K's feelings as he turns to hide the papers as Merchant walks to the Yoohoo Jew book Great reaction, picks up on a lot of things other people seem to miss somehow 👍 Also yes, Captain K is the best.
Basically they caught the mom being up to something, so they came to check out her house looking for clues or if she was hiding Jews. The captain most likely saw her bike without the mom by/on it and knew something was up, so he rushed to her house immediately (you see him bring the bike in the door). Just like her, he was a homosexual and would be most likely killed if they found out, so he was in the same boat going against the regime's mindset. He was unaware of the Jewish girl, you can tell when she introduces herself. I find it funny that the mom said she had never looked a tiger in the eye, but I disagree, she stood against the Nazi regime a metaphorical tiger.
No, no, dear god no, Full Metal Jacket is not a comedy. This is a brilliant movie though, but still not really a comedy. The original film M*A*S*H is a comedy. Dr. Strangelove is a comedy. They both have serious moments. You have to go back to Abbott & Costello and the 3 Stooges to get a war comedy.
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First time seeing you ladies. This movie is an amazing feat. I do not think I would call it a comedy, but an amazing blend of genres. The Youth camps were real, the suicide of (s)Hitler was real. The director playing Hitler was an amazing touch, he was just the type of thing an imaginary hero would be. Thanks for doing this.
Captain K showed up at the house because he realized Jojos Mom was killed and the house was next. By saying he works for us he’s providing protection. Then he told him to stay home because he didn’t want JoJo to see his mother’s body.
You two are always so perceptive and intelligent, picking up on small details and putting them together in context, it’s why I love your reactions but also for the sense of humor as well. So glad you did this one, it’s a great film. I have a suggestion for a film to react to, it’s from 1996 called Fly Away Home, one of my favorite movies as a kid. Thanks for the uploads and the work that goes into them!
When JoJo admitted he loved her and then said, "It's quite hot in here," Jyn cracked up, and that was a genuine reaction. In the midst of misery and meanness, starvation and cruelty, to have that brief second of levity, it held up love over hate. Jyn's laugh made the whole reaction worth it. It cast out craziness and replaced it with sanity. Well done.
The Treaty of Versailles Germany was forced to sign after WW1 created so much hardship for the German people. They became more willing to do things they normally would never consider just to survive. They would look the other way rather than get involved. The anti Jew rhetoric of Hitler gave a lot of the lower class a reason to join in and blame the Jews for the hardships they were enduring. That being said there were still a lot of people that resisted and lost their lives trying to do the right thing.
The great depression and inflation after WW1 added to that hardship. A lot of people were unemployed and Hitler made sure there was work. -Also the Nazi buildthere idology on centuries old antisemitism.
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lol dude your aware that there was a problem for months where comments were not actually going through sometimes for everyone? it usually happened when using the notification window thing. they didnt erase shit your just fucking dumb lol
