Jojo Rabbit

”Jojo: How dare you, Jew? You are weak, like an eyelash. I am born of Aryan ancestry. My blood is the color of a pure red rose. And my eyes are blue.” ”Elsa: [grabs Jojo] Break free. Break free, great Aryan. There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't even grow a full moustache. A stronger race, huh?” This movie is for history nerds that can’t stand to watching gore for three hours straight. Yes, that includes me! ”Elsa: You're not a Nazi, Jojo. You're a ten-year-old kid who likes dressing up in a funny uniform and wants to be part of a club” Jojo, a ten-year-old boy growing up in nazi Germany, is torn between his duty and his morality as he finds out his own mother is hiding a jew girl in their house. Jojo wants to do everything that he can in order to serve his country, but turning the girl in would also mean greater consequences for his mother. **”Rosie: You're growing up too fast. Ten-year-olds shouldn't be celebrating war and talking politics. You should be climbing trees and then falling out of those trees.” ”Jojo : But the Führer says when we win, it is us, young boys who will rule the world.”** I was really sceptical starting this movie, how could a movie about the second world war be considered as comical and ironic? Now I see I was wrong to think that, this movie held a kind of ease in its storytelling (since it’s from a ten-year-olds perspective), but also subconsciously discussed dark themes. Perfect balance! **“Jojo: Hey, Yorki. I caught a Jew. A real one.” “Yorki: Oh a Jew? I saw some that they caught hiding in the forest last month. Personally, I didn't see what all the fuss was about. They weren't at all scary and seemed kind of normal”** This movie captured perfectly the young children being manipulated by the nazi-government to dehumanise the jews into monsters, and the children’s true confusion when actually facing one. Beautiful, no wonder I bawled at this movie in a public train (not recommended). “Yorki: I'm not sure we chose the right side.”