Film review: For all its charm, ’Jojo Rabbit’ is unmoving
4 years, 11 months ago

Film review: For all its charm, ’Jojo Rabbit’ is unmoving

Live Mint  

Set in the last year of World War II in a quaint little town in either Austria or Germany, 10-year-old Johannes is pumped for a weekend with a Hitler Youth training camp. In order to prove he’s not a timid rabbit but a cunning survivor, Jojo inadvisably grabs a grenade and flings it. Jojo and Rosie stand at opposite ends of the political spectrum – he’s a rabid Nazi loyalist who gets stupid advice from his imaginary friend Adolf. If it wasn’t for the cute little kids dressed in child-size Nazi uniforms, a delightful performance by Davis and the loving art direction, this Life is Beautiful meets Anne Frank’s Diary would have at best been a one-trick pony that exhausts the satire early on and delivers this top joke: Elsa: You know what I am?

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Jojo Rabbit and Life Is Beautiful use the same contrasting narrative tools — Nazi Germany and a child's perspective – Firstpost
4 years, 11 months ago

Jojo Rabbit and Life Is Beautiful use the same contrasting narrative tools — Nazi Germany and a child's perspective – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Jojo Rabbit and Life Is Beautiful use the similar setting and point of view but are starkly different since they narrate stories from different sides of the fence. Roberto Benigni’s 1997 Italian film Life Is Beautiful narrates the story of the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany during World War II, though from the other side of the fence. In …

Jojo Rabbit movie review: Taika Waititi’s Hitler film is a delightful and heartfelt surprise, filled with raucous energy
4 years, 11 months ago

Jojo Rabbit movie review: Taika Waititi’s Hitler film is a delightful and heartfelt surprise, filled with raucous energy

Firstpost  

Language: English I’d be curious to sit down with whoever at Disney was in charge of marketing Jojo Rabbit. Johannes “Jojo” Betzler is all of ten years old, but he’s excited to put on his Hitler Youth uniform and serve his country. Waititi shoots this discovery like a self-aware horror film, but the harsh conditions in which Elsa finds herself, …

‘Jojo Rabbit’ movie review: Taika Waititi's Oscar contender is one of the best films of the year
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Jojo Rabbit’ movie review: Taika Waititi's Oscar contender is one of the best films of the year

The Hindu  

Apparently, Rabbis use the results of a circumcision as earplugs; Jews are scaly because a man of the race mated with a fish. With his new film, New Zealand darling director Taika Waititi definitively proves that comedy is a powerful tool that can elucidate and satirise a complex issue like intolerance. Jojo Rabbit Director: Taika Waititi Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, …

Jojo Rabbit movie review: Taika Waititi humanises Hitler in the most well-made bad movie of 2019
4 years, 11 months ago

Jojo Rabbit movie review: Taika Waititi humanises Hitler in the most well-made bad movie of 2019

Hindustan Times  

Jojo Rabbit Director - Taika Waititi Cast - Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi Jojo Rabbit movie review: Taika Waititi as Adolf Hitler in a still from his new film. This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows, from left, Roman Griffin Davis and Taika Waititi in a scene from the WWII satirical film Jojo …

Jojo Rabbit review: Taika Waititi’s Nazi-era comedy is daring, tender and sharp
5 years ago

Jojo Rabbit review: Taika Waititi’s Nazi-era comedy is daring, tender and sharp

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet Taika Waititi’s film is tender, daring, and sharp – precisely …

Nazi comedy Jojo Rabbit misplaces Taika Waititi's abundant reserves of charm and humanity
5 years ago

Nazi comedy Jojo Rabbit misplaces Taika Waititi's abundant reserves of charm and humanity

ABC  

Oh, those wacky Nazis. Billed as an "anti-hate satire" — with history's notorious goose-steppers presumably standing in for the neo-conservative ogres of the present — Jojo Rabbit is set in the final year of World War II, when the Germans were on the backfoot and disarray, to put it mildly, was beginning to set in. He's also visited on the …

Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi on making a satire about Nazi Germany
5 years, 1 month ago

Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi on making a satire about Nazi Germany

ABC  

How do you make a comical version of Hitler that not only avoids outcry but wins over film fans? He's the creative force behind the new Wold War II satire, Jojo Rabbit, which tells the story of a 10-year-old boy in Nazi Germany who discovers his mum is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. The Indie Wire called it …

'Jojo Rabbit,' Your Reich Is Calling
5 years, 2 months ago

'Jojo Rabbit,' Your Reich Is Calling

NPR  

'Jojo Rabbit,' Your Reich Is Calling Enlarge this image toggle caption Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Kimberley French/Twentieth Century Fox Taika Waititi may be best known for directing the Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, but what got him that job was smaller movies like Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople — films best described as "quirky." Consider: When the film begins, a …

Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ seeks humor in the darkest of places
5 years, 2 months ago

Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ seeks humor in the darkest of places

Associated Press  

“Oh good, another Hitler comedy! But of course, absurd as the idea may seem, some attempts to wring humor from the horrors of Nazi Germany have stood the test of time: Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator,” Ernst Lubitsch’s “To Be or Not To Be,” Mel Brooks’ “The Producers,” and Roberto Benigni’s “Life Is Beautiful,” to name a few. That’s exactly …

Review: Taika Waititi’s uneven satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is at its best making Nazis, and Hitler, the joke
5 years, 2 months ago

Review: Taika Waititi’s uneven satire ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is at its best making Nazis, and Hitler, the joke

LA Times  

Unlikely though it sounds, we have a need to laugh at Adolf Hitler, on the movie screen if nowhere else. Writer-director Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit,” the latest example of this resilient trend, shows both the pleasures and the limits of a seriously off-the-wall idea. Though “Jojo” is inspired by “Caging Skies,” a novel by Christine Leunens, the spirit of the …

In ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ Waititi attempts his boldest balancing act
5 years, 2 months ago

In ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ Waititi attempts his boldest balancing act

Associated Press  

TORONTO — It’s just a few hours before “Jojo Rabbit” will make its world premiere and writer-director Taika Waititi is still figuring out how to talk about it. “You can’t really put your finger on it.” Perhaps inevitably, the daringly offbeat quality of “Jojo Rabbit” has led to some hand-wringing among executives backing the movie. It’s uplifting and it’s a …

Jojo Rabbit: A crash course on Hitler satire, from Charlie Chaplin to Yertle the Turtle, ahead of the new Nazi comedy.
5 years, 2 months ago

Jojo Rabbit: A crash course on Hitler satire, from Charlie Chaplin to Yertle the Turtle, ahead of the new Nazi comedy.

Slate  

Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit, a comedy about a 10-year-old member of the Hitler Youth who must decide what to do when he discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in his attic, will be released on Friday. The writer-director, who is the child of a Jewish mother and a Maori father, plays Adolf Hitler himself, as the boy’s …

Film review: Four stars for Jojo Rabbit
5 years, 3 months ago

Film review: Four stars for Jojo Rabbit

BBC  

Film review: Four stars for Jojo Rabbit ‘The balance between light and darkness is remarkable,’ in Taika Waititi’s new film set in Nazi Germany. Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit is a sweet-natured, cheerful, brightly-coloured family comedy, that is also a howl of rage at the cruelty of war, Nazism, and the way adults impose grotesque dogmas on naive children. More The …

Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi says it 'annoyed' him to play Adolf Hitler in upcoming WWII satire
5 years, 4 months ago

Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi says it 'annoyed' him to play Adolf Hitler in upcoming WWII satire

Firstpost  

Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi, is set during the WWII and revolves around a young German boy, who has an imaginary friend based on Adolf Hitler. Taika Waititi’s version of Adolf Hitler in satirical comedy Jojo Rabbit is nowhere close to the real-life German dictator, but the actor-director said he felt “annoyed and ridiculous” when he dressed up as …

Jojo Rabbit dubbed a ‘self-congratulatory’ ‘hipster Nazi comedy’ in mixed first reviews
5 years, 4 months ago

Jojo Rabbit dubbed a ‘self-congratulatory’ ‘hipster Nazi comedy’ in mixed first reviews

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit has been dubbed “crass”, “disingenuous” …

Jojo Rabbit early reactions: Taika Waititi's WWII satire lauded for its 'funny, bittersweet and unapologetically unique' story
5 years, 4 months ago

Jojo Rabbit early reactions: Taika Waititi's WWII satire lauded for its 'funny, bittersweet and unapologetically unique' story

Firstpost  

Taika Waititi’s black comedy Jojo Rabbit had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 on 8 September. Funny, bittersweet and unapologetically unique, Taika Waititi continues to prove he is among the most exciting and original voices telling stories right now #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/Ml1e43wHK7 — Erik Davis September 9, 2019 JOJO RABBIT is the second film I’ve seen in 24 …

The Hitler comedy ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is actually a love letter to single mothers, including Taika Waititi’s
5 years, 4 months ago

The Hitler comedy ‘Jojo Rabbit’ is actually a love letter to single mothers, including Taika Waititi’s

LA Times  

Taika Waititi’s new movie pays tribute to single mothers like his: “I didn’t realize until I had my own children that she would’ve done anything for me, and she did.” “Thor: Ragnarok” director Taika Waititi’s latest movie “Jojo Rabbit” is a World War II-set satire in which he cast himself as Adolf Hitler. But the film is also “a love …

Jojo Rabbit trailer: Marvel director Taika Waititi portrays Hitler in controversial satire
5 years, 4 months ago

Jojo Rabbit trailer: Marvel director Taika Waititi portrays Hitler in controversial satire

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first trailer for Taika Waititi’s Hitler …

Jojo Rabbit trailer: German boy and imaginary Adolf Hitler confront Nazi ideologies in Taika Waititi's WWII satire
5 years, 4 months ago

Jojo Rabbit trailer: German boy and imaginary Adolf Hitler confront Nazi ideologies in Taika Waititi's WWII satire

Firstpost  

The trailer for Taika Waititi’s upcoming black comedy Jojo Rabbit has been unveiled. The story revolves around Jojo Betzler, a young boy who longs to be part of the Hitler Youth, and whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. When the imaginary Fuhrer confronts Jojo about this, he admits that “she doesn’t seem like a bad person.” Taika Waititi shared the …

Taika Waititi didn’t want ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to be a sad Holocaust film. So he added Adolf Hitler
5 years, 4 months ago

Taika Waititi didn’t want ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to be a sad Holocaust film. So he added Adolf Hitler

LA Times  

Several years ago, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi was writing an adaptation of “Caging Skies,” an obsessive love story between a Hitler Youth boy and the Jewish girl his family is hiding. Waititi’s decision to use one of history’s most infamous figures as a comic foil puts his movie, “Jojo Rabbit,” in a delicate place at a time when neo-Nazi …

Jojo Rabbit teaser: Taika Waititi plays an imaginary Adolf Hitler in WWII satire set to premiere at TIFF 2019
5 years, 5 months ago

Jojo Rabbit teaser: Taika Waititi plays an imaginary Adolf Hitler in WWII satire set to premiere at TIFF 2019

Firstpost  

Jojo Rabbit will have its premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. The story revolves around Jojo Betzler, a young boy who longs to be part of the Hitler Youth and whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler. He’s gonna get us all killed.’” Waititi shared Jojo Rabbit’s teaser trailer via his official Twitter account. Jojo Rabbit, which also stars …

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