JOJO RABBIT (2019) *Made Us Cry Hard* MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

Unbelievable movie and story telling here. We went from laughing one second to being gut punched and crying hard the next…hope you guys enjoy JoJo Rabbit Movie reaction!!
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[@Iam_Stu]

The bit with the captain and Freddy wearing their custom uniforms really stands out to me, they've both got pink triangles on their uniforms that the Nazis used to put on gay people who were shipped to the camps. So it was definitely them being out and proud in their last moments.

[@CodeeXD]

​@Ben Franklin yeah and they established that despite losing an eye captain K was still a crack shot. So he was very intentionally missing but still "fighting for his country"

[@maiorciprian]

also notice they`re both firing their guns in the air so not actually fighting

[@B3RyL]

That was one of my favourite moments of this movie and beyond. Just a pure, unfiltered, unrestrained, giant "FUCK YOU, I'M HERE!" addressed to the entire world. What a cathartic moment.

[@engagingathena9965]

i never noticed that 🥲

[@calmbeast1329]

To be proud of being a freak...wow😂

[@quiett6191]

The constant "heil hitlers" scene went from humorous to incredibly tense. One of the greatest tone shifts I've ever seen in a movie.

[@bidishah]

Absolutely brilliant! Stephen Merchant was perfectly cast

[@Bookworm8793]

That's one of my favorite moments. The repetition is so absurd and funny, and then Elsa has to say it and suddenly it's not funny anymore.

[@danielcarter94]

It’s also how loaded the Heils were, like they were being judged by their salutes.

[@mregobuster]

I saw this film in theaters right before quarantine by literally a month. People were still cautious so It was me and 2 other people in the theater. It was a couple, and like them, I didn't really know what I was getting into. Afterwards, I turned to them and both were in the sad/happy emotional state I was and I said "Do you want to get a drink?" We went to a bar and discussed this movie for over 2 hours. Both of them are friends of mine to this day.

[@cristycoronado1279]

That is so cool

[@chamachell0]

Wow thats such a cool way to make friends.

[@willmoffett9929]

Making friends randomly in the real world is so much better than online.

[@Antz135]

W

[@engagingathena9965]

yeah i saw this film in cinemas too. a big group of friends and we weren’t expecting that. one of the best experiences

[@renzero9206]

"Why are they showing just her feet?" Oh man, when you said that, I was "Just wait." When that reveal happens, I don't blame you two. I lost it too first time I saw this. Without doubt, one of the greatest films I've seen. Masterclass of writing (sooo damn funny and next scene your eyes are like waterfalls), directing and acting by ALL the cast. ScarJo is amazing as always, Rebel Wilson is hilarious (as is Taika), the kids were awesome, and Sam Rockwell is fantastic. Glowing 10/10 film.

[@paulweston8408]

The director said that he only showed her feet because we haven't earned the right to see what JoJo saw. It was the worst moment of his young life and what he saw was just for him. ps- he didn't mean it in a rude way. It was just too personal for the audience to see.

[@miigi-p4939]

​@@paulweston8408thats fine with me It also makes it seem like the movie is trying to spare us or distance ourselves from it as if his mind doesnt want to think of it and is trying to just pay attention to the shoes

[@DerMoerpler]

@@paulweston8408 Honestly, I love that choice. Shooting it like that works better for this movie than fully showing the hanging corpse. I feel like it hits way harder this way.

[@Cadinho93]

Jojo: "What did they do?" Rosie: "What they could." Rosie (as Papa Lion): "Take care of my Rosie. She's doing what she can." Those lines and the repeated shots of Rosie's shoes foreshadow her death. It took me several watches to pick up on that. This is a very well-written, beautiful movie.

[@PetrolPatrol]

On my second time watching I noticed the focus on her shoes and the tying scenes so much! Like when she's dancing on the wall next to the bicycles and so her feet are at eye level for Jojo, the same as when he finds her in the street... So clever!

[@axlm.808]

@@PetrolPatrol That movie is a perfect example of setup/payoff on so many levels

[@Bookworm8793]

"Jojo Betzler. Ten and a half years old. Today, just do what you can."

[@NATIVESUNSETS65]

It's Papa Lein German slang for Daddy.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

​@@NATIVESUNSETS65 that's why she calls him her cub in her first scene.

[@VincentFerro]

I actually worked on this movie as a Post Production Producer!! I'm so excited you guys are watching it, I haven't watched the reaction yet but I am looking forward to see what you guys think!

[@ContrarianCorner]

I spent a dozen years doing post-production in Los Angeles. I worked on many big movies but, unfortunately, never was involved with anything this good. All those horribly long hours would have actually been worthwhile if they had resulted in a film like this. You're fortunate to have worked on such a gem! Best of luck going forward.

[@bidishah]

So cool! Absolutely love this movie

[@5calambres]

Good job Vincent! I never was a fan of war movies but this one became one of my favorite movies. And you contributed to it. Greetings from switzerland.

[@georux6783]

If true... awesome job.

[@moozstreams9680]

Well done mate, it's an amazing movie!!

[@ScooterSkillsYolo]

One of the best films ever made. That one scene absolutely broke me and everyone else who watched it. I had no idea it’d be as deeply moving as it was. Fantastic reaction!

[@kevincline3624]

One of the best pro nazi film ever made

[@Tzipiii]

@@kevincline3624 it's not pro-natzi tho? the "h*tler"character is awfully stupid.

[@austinferrell4921]

​@@kevincline3624it really makes a somewhat dark comedy type of way but I'd pick downfall as a realistic ww2 type of film since jojo rabbit makes Adolf all goofy and ridiculous in his way.

[@lamsmiley1944]

@@kevincline3624this isn’t a pro Nazi film, what are you on about?

[@sonnyrockwel1266]

The moment JoJo Finds his mothers body had just one word scripted "No"". Literally had me bawling like a babe in the woods. Very effective Storytelling, Im still bawling .Felt very personal like she was my own mother, Scarlett Johansen was amazing ❤

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

The fact that Hannah early in the reaction really noticed how much they were focusing on the shoes and she said something about it being an artistic choice. Saying this while having no clue what was coming later ... O_O

[@lilscenechick1995]

I cry every time I see it because even if you were expecting Rosie to get caught, the realization happened so unexpectedly it was a solid gut punch to the feels.

[@warrenpoultney8215]

@@lilscenechick1995 Absolutely was a 'gut punch'., For me I had never felt genuine grief in movie as I did with that one scene.

[@endless013]

Niagara Falls, then I watched it again and I Broke when I caught it. They find the hanged bodies the mother said "they did what they could", then the "father" says "she's doing what she can", they foreshadow her hanging way early, then at the end Jojo book ending the movie and completes the character arc by once again looking in the mirror and this time saying "Just do what you can".

[@Pxtwny_chill]

Taika Waititi is a legend for bringing us this movie! There was some backlash because certain people thought humorizing Adolf Hitler was a slap in the face to the millions of people who suffered under his regime... but if an ethnic man playing him in a film and absolutely mocking him doesn't sound like Hitler's nightmare to you than idk what does 😂

[@GaunteroDimmm]

I guess no one watched The Producers 😂

[@cubdumpster5422]

I also enjoy that he *actively* wanted to remain ignorant about anything accurate about how hitler would actually look/behave/etc. Hitler doesn't deserve accuracy of his character, only a mockery.

[@MBIRTIRoma]

Nobody understands satire anymore

[@MalcolmWolf]

Not only is Taika "ethnic", he is also half Jewish, further adding to that nightmare 🙂(It was his Jewish mother that first introduced him to the book this movie is based on)

[@itsginofelino]

@@MalcolmWolf everybody is ethnic. its interesting that you mean foreign by it....

[@REChronic54]

Jojo Rabbit feels like a movie that’s meant to be a classic. Something you rewatch every couple of years like Forrest Gump.

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

AGREED

[@pia91]

that's what Taika does best, making you cry, laugh and then cry for a completely different reason all within 5 minutes. His films are freaking gems!

[@GaunteroDimmm]

I guarantee every man who watched this movie who could call his mother absolutely did. I watched this with my mom and sister and immediately after the movie I turned to my mom and gave her the most love filled hug and told her I loved her. I turned back into a little boy…..I’m 26. Not ashamed to admit it.

[@coreym0]

ScarJo got a well deserved Oscar nom for this role. Taika won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay which was also deserved as the writing in this was just stunning.

[@JonCombo]

Think she needed more screen time to be a contender.

[@coreym0]

@@JonCombo Anthony Hopkins won for silence of the lambs with just 8 minutes of screen time. Judy Dench for Shakespeare in Love with 16 minutes. So it’s possible haha

[@JonCombo]

@@coreym0 I don't think she showcased enough though. This movie felt more ensemble to me.

[@glyngasson8450]

In case nobody mentioned it, the actor playing Hitler also wrote and directed the film. Loved your reaction

[@axlm.808]

Who's better to play Hitler than a Jewish/maori guy? Also, he didn't do any particular research on Hitler to impersonate him because, in his won words "f*ck this guy"

[@leesloan8216]

he wrote the screenplay, it's derived from a book, caging skies.

[@ismailchettfour2721]

This is hands down one of the best movies I have ever seen. The way it brings out so many emotions and tells the story through the cinematography is just incredible

[@Rocketwm]

Captain Kelnzendorf definitely knew about inga being dead, the line “get a new picture you look like a ghost in this one” ( or something along those lines) really hits me hard. Underneath that harsh exterior he really was just trying to help their family the best he could.

[@lordskysixss]

Can you believe this was this kids first movie as a actor? He was amazing.

[@bidishah]

The German Shepherds joke is one of the funniest things ever 😂😂😂

[@Shoota5269]

That was HILARIOUS 😆

[@Twoswordsdrizzt]

The timing of you saying "This movie makes you almost cry, and then is like, no, no, I'm gonna make you laugh... aaaand NOW you can cry" being IMMEDIATELY followed by what I can only describe as one of the saddest scenes in recent memory, was serendipitous 😂

[@lilscenechick1995]

That reveal with Rosie's shoes dangling into frame has to be the most powerful, ingenious uses of visual storytelling I've seen in film. We (as the audience) didn't need anything explained to us. We knew immediately what happened to her and why. It was such a gut-punch, too. I love this film so much, it deserved all the awards.

[@Fakeaorta]

I remember the whole theater with a noticeable gasp, followed by a "No" then tears from almost everyone.

[@polina_pr]

one of my favorite movies ever! I think it’s so incredibly clever, touching and hilarious at the same time! and the acting is amazing (especially the kid who plays Jojo). loved your reaction, guys, how emotional and invested you get with films like that is why I follow you ♥️

[@justtrustash]

Thank you so much for the love mate, we appreciate you 🫡

[@shamekjames4218]

@@justtrustash Can you guys react to the Boy in the striped pajamas

[@pazvega5895]

"Especially the kid who plays Jojo"

[@pazvega5895]

"Especially the kid who plays Jojo"

[@polina_pr]

@@pazvega5895 yes! that’s impressive, hopefully he’ll have a good career

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

This movie has so much heart and somehow manages to balance the comedy and seriousness of what was going on during this time in history. Really brilliant movie... There was a fine line they couldn't cross when making fun of certain things, but they never did. Saw this last year and it's one of my favorite movies out there. Also, Jojo's mom said she never looked a tiger in the eye? That's not true, she looked the Nazi regime (tiger) in the eye trying to help people. The guy that covered for Jojo and the Jewish girl knew something happened to the mother, so he rushed over there after he found her bike without her. When he comes in the door, you can see it with him. He came to cover for them and to protect her kid not knowing about the Jewish girl. You could see the surprise on his face seeing her for the first time. Edit: I was like you both as well at the start of the movie! I had no idea what the movie was truly about and when I saw swastikas and AH, I was in absolute shock. But the storytelling was perfect and this was written by the actor that played AH (Taika Waititi). He wanted to see a movie from a kid's perspective, because he had never seen a film like that.

[@marcharley6465]

I didn't watch this film for many months because I didn't think that Nazism in Germany was a subject for humour. How wrong I was. It's an excellent film and the balance of humour, drama and morality is perfect.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Just goes to show to not let prejudices get the better of you.

[@johngorman8055]

7:02 the mutual jaw drop was incredible!😂

[@kateanderson8551]

This was so devastating, I’m crying watching you guys crying

[@skribe]

Scarlet def showed her acting chops here, watch marriage story to see her doing it again.

[@willmoffett9929]

It's definitely her best acting work IMO

[@thegirlinquestion]

and Under the skin

[@pobstrel]

@@thegirlinquestion Absolutely. Such an underrated film.

[@warcrafterhd]

Another movie with a child perspective through war is “The Book Thief”. A favorite of mine and a real tearjerker. Loved the reaction as always❤

[@JoePlett]

I still can't believe Hollywood gave Taika the green light to make this film, but I'm SO glad they did. The moment you see it, you realize you're watching a classic. Thanks for posting this. The next best thing to seeing this for the first time, is 'riding along' with someone on THEIR first watch.

[@chrisgorman1652]

I think he got a pass with Thor Ragnorock, so they took the gamble. They didn’t release it under their main label though.

[@bioniccorndog]

Fuckin hell y’all, hearing you refer to the shoes and shoelaces throughout knowing what was to come gave this reaction an incredible sense of anticipation. I’ve been subbed for a few months now, rewatching some of my favorite movies with you. This is definitely one of my favorite movies and might be my favorite reaction from y’all! You two are really great reactors, keep up the awesome work!

[@WickedMo13]

This movie had fun, pain, laughs, trauma, love, horror, and hope, all wrapped into one... rare

[@joshuawebb6694]

This was the last movie I saw in theaters before the pandemic really hit. My wife and I were wrecked by it. Such amazing filmmaking and acting all around.

[@saraann3281]

I got full body chills when you guys got to the part where he finds his mom. Great reaction. Love you two

[@eckce]

One of my favorite movies I've ever seen, it literally has every emotion and does each one of them so well. The cinematography, direction, everything is flawless. So glad you guys reacted to it!

[@lifeincarnate7304]

This is probably one of my all time favorite movies! The History, Drama, Comedy all amazing and perfectly executed. Great reaction!!!

[@bidishah]

To me, this movie is absolutely perfect.

[@RamanaS25]

same, my favorite movie, love it.

[@lonelylionsingle7582]

This film was The first movie-role that Jojo played He was in his schools drama class than was asked if he wanted to play the leading role...Roman Griffin Davis, remember that name such shiny Star-talent

[@axlm.808]

Don't forget Archie Yates who plays hi best buddy Yorki I love how they almost have a Nick Frost /Simon Pegg dynamic

[@joeldawson8456]

Taika is the master of "happy sad" cinema. I know I'm not a patreon, but would highly recommend some of his other movies in this same context (both diving into a child's perspective as well). "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and "Boy." He also has an absolutely hilarious mockumentary called "What we do in the Shadows" about the daily going ons of vampires flatting together in New Zealand. As always, love your work guys

[@cosmo588]

Yes!! Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Boy are amazing. God I hope they react to them one day.

[@joeldawson8456]

Completely forgot that you’ve already reacted to “what we do in the shadows” 😂

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Films that make you cry > films that make you gag

[@maninform3523]

Ok soy boy

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

@@maninform3523 says the guy who’d rather be gagging? 😝

[@DeRockMedia]

even watching your reaction brings me back tears, i watched this movie over 10 times when it came out, big Taika fan and loved this movie so much. I hope Taika can do more stuff like this, i feel hes veering away a bit.

[@shademoriq]

One of the best films I have ever seen. We saw it in the cinema and the scene where you see Rosies shoes everyone just went quiet, everyone was stunned. There are so many details in this film, for example the propaganda you see was based on real stuff that was used at the time. Also the final scene where you see Captain Klenzendorf the cloak he is holding was the one that Finkel had been wearing earlier. They were a couple although it was illegal at that time. There are so many little details in this film that make it brilliant, Taika is a genius and all the cast were amazing.

[@danielg6566]

I went to see this movie in the theater and it totally surprised me. I love how the movie starts with the perspective of JoJo and sheds the childish perspective as Jojo sheds his own childish perspective. And when the guy saves Jojo at the end.. such a selfless act. Loved the movie and your reaction as well! Take care!

[@yulimoonshine]

I would like to also state, as a former Jewish refugee who came to the US out of political asylum and has this history...my favorite aspect of this film was the character Elsa. In Holocaust related cinema and storytelling, it is not often that Jewish people are highlighted as fully fleshed out characters. Rather, it is mainly focused from the perspective of the "righteaous gentile" narrative. And when doing this, especially with such traumatic generational trauma as the Shoah for us, what gets lost are the Jewish characters. We get often put into the backseat of our own stories. We are at worse, window dressing and are just seen as these souls of perpetual suffering without showcasing anything deeper than a characature. Why I love Shoah films like Jojo Rabbit, 1945, Iti Smotri or Come and See (an amazing foreign film I highly reccomend), The Book Thief, Defiance, and The Grey Zone (and Hunters TV series) are that you see Jewish characters as complex, messy, and outwardly human. These are other works I highly reccomend. Elsa is one of my favorite Jewish characters in Shoah films because she subverts EVERYTHING Jojo is taught Jewish people to be. She is a strong, stubborn, intelligent, cunning, beautiful 17 year old girl who is artistic and doesn't allow him to put her in a box of what antisemitic rhetoric tells him to believe. She has obviously had severe trauma losing all her family and her fiance but at the same time has such a strong ability to hope. She doesn't let Jojo's bigoted and limited views throughout the film take away her humanity. And in doing so teaches him all the rhetoric were lies. I truly love this film so much and I really enoyed your reaction! I hope you consider some of the above reccomendations I shared. Thank you for the beautiful video and have a beautiful day!

[@KiwiGirlnCo]

❤

[@addiekaen4185]

You two are incredible - I love your channel. Empathy with humor. A winning combination in you both. Keep doing what you do, you bring joy. (And Please consider doing It Chapter Two in the future.) 🥰

[@justtrustash]

What a beautiful comment mate, appreciate the love and support Addie you legend ❤️

[@PetrMelechin]

The movie was filmed in Czechia. We have these really beautiful little towns here.

[@deiwi]

Tvl Czechia 😂

[@ShawNshawN]

and very close to German architecture, so the fit was amazing.

[@LordManus]

You guys should watch The Pianist, not only because it is one of the greatest and important movie ever, but it shows how beautiful and well made this one is.

[@alternateuniverse422]

So glad you guys did this one. I also went into this one totally blind and was blown away. I think this is the most real reaction I've ever seen from Ash.

[@pia91]

I mean....THAT famous scene right after you've had the conversation about the film having you on the verge of tears and then making you laugh again and then bringing you all the way back again? Perfection! I still cry everytime. The whole thing is UTTER perfection!Q and kudos for being so perceptive and noticing the little nuances, that the "gay nazi" was, in fact, gay, and told him to "stay home and take care of his family" because he already knew FYI: unlike the SS or SA or other....installments, where you actively applied and went in voluntarily, the Hitler Youth wasn't an option. Neither was the "Volkssturm" ("people storm") at the end of the war, where they literally forced octogenerians and young kids to fight a losing fight at gun point, especially in the big cities like Berlin, Russians and Americans already bombing and shooting their way through. My grandfather was 15 when the war ended and they made him dig trenches at the western front when he was 14 for the soldiers there, so...yeah. just a little background info for you there. Thanks for the amazing reaction you guys and have a great weekend xo

[@reddherod7677]

You guys have the exact sort of energy I always hope people when have when watching movies I love. You're both observant, energetic, sincere and very funny. Cheers to you both, your videos are awesome.

[@Raphaelx88]

Y'all are some of my favorite people on youtube. Love the banter between you two as always. You guys manage to make my boring, shitty day into a good one. Thanks for sharing, always~

[@louhillen8254]

Saw at the cinema - a masterpiece. Seen the shoe scene many times, never fails to absolutely ruin me. Lad that plays JoJo Rabbit - his FIRST film!

[@cbc8716]

The hanging, shoe scene… 😢 every time.

[@paull4048]

This has easily become one of my favorite movies ever! I always try to get people to watch it. Thanks for the reaction! Love and peace!

[@ItingaNicholas]

Seriously two of my favourite reactors. You did not disappoint! This film was to me, everything you felt and expressed in this video. Roller coaster of emotions. I’ve been binging your videos for days 😅

[@KevDaly]

They used to sing to the tune of Colonel Bogey "Hitler had only one big ball, Goering had two but very small, Himmler had something sim'lar, and poor old Goebbels had no balls at all".

[@zethher7452]

Really great reaction video. The way you showed emotions and even were great in interpreting the scenes was really fantastic. And that comes from someone who watches each and every Jojo Rabbit reaction video on youtube :)

[@OneTrueScotsman]

It's one of my favourite movies ever. I'm glad you two enjoyed it too. Jojo needs to be experienced.

[@JODA2023]

Well done! I loved your reactions and review. I'm really proud of how you guys toughed it out, from being jerked back and forth between the laughter, tears, and shocks this movie delivered. I'm glad you liked it.

[@MsCCarolinee]

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is heart-wrenching too!

[@thseed7]

This is one of the best films ever. Sad, Funny, Tragic and Beautiful.

[@soulscyther666]

That was a serious gut punch when the mom's feet was shown hanging. And another punch when Jojo cannot untie her shoes to remember her by. Anyway, if you want another emotional war effects on the perspective of children, try watching Grave of the Fireflies. It's an anime and it's good.

[@grahamgreenlee9874]

Hi guys. Just discovered the channel through a recommendation from a friend. Absolutely loved this video. Your appreciation and enthusiasm for the filmmaking and storytelling on display is infectious. You're both really great to watch together and I can not wait to explore the older videos in your channel. Just subscribed to your Patreon. Keep up the great work!

[@ILDomer17]

One of my favorite films of the last 20 years. Great reaction. Love watching you both.

[@Roman-tu3vh]

I mean there are a lot of movies that was both funny and tear jerkers. But this one as a comedy is one of the funnies things in years, as a gut puncher, i didn't cry that much since Life is Beautiful.

[@cheekyboomboom8973]

Yeah this is one of my fave movies too. I just love the writing, and the beautiful mix of emotion and humor.

[@tileux]

I love the bit where captain K says to Elsa "get that photo changed. You look like a ghost" - which is a clear reference to her not looking like the dead Inge and him showing he knows. Pow. I love seeing people react to the shoe scene after the blue butterfly scene - but your reaction was particularly moving. If you want to see another movie about german kids at the end of ww2, then try Lore - great film but not comedy. Weirdly, Lore is directed by an Australian. So both this film and Lore are from Down Under.

[@choomah]

First time watchers: "Why's it showing her feet/shoes so often." People who have seen it before: "Oh, no reason. 😢"

[@shawn7257]

When the camera pans up to reveal his mom's shoes, it both breaks my heart & shatters my soul. It's a fantastic movie though...great in every way.

[@delfordchaffin5617]

I've seen this movie multiple times and watched so many reactions to it and I cry and laugh every single time. One of my absolute favorite films.

[@timhilton7254]

Absolutely, 100% worth the wait. Ash, you were right, this film is story telling at the absolute highest level. This film is as close to perfect as I've ever seen.

[@lisamars86]

Omg I clicked so fast!!!! I love this movie! Can't wait to see yalls reaction

[@justtrustash]

Hope you enjoyed it Mate ☺️

[@clarkbarrett6274]

You're the first reactors to really recognize that this is the war through Jo Jo's eyes. My mother was born and raised in Nazi Germany, and she was Jo Jo's age at the end. My Grandfather was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and never came home. To this day my mother says that the happiest day of her life was when the American tanks rolled into town - just as we see at the end of the movie. I'm proud of my German heritage - in part because they were among those who didn't want to be Nazis. But also so very sad at what they wrought against the world and all of the people. But I am American too, and I fell in love with an American girl who I met in Germany - when I was a soldier there myself. But she just so happens to be of Jewish heritage! Funny how things work out...

[@billthomas478]

The camp the boys went to were real. My Opa and uncles were sent there. At meals, there was a clipboard with a piece of paper on it. An officer would walk up and down watching to see who put their names on it and who didn't. This is how my uncle's "volunteered". They thought they were signing an attendance sheet. My Opa refused to sign. At the end of the camp, the boys who signed went home, while the boys who didn't were sent to another camp, for reeducation to be good Germans. People forget that the first country the Nazis invaded was Germany.

[@ShawNshawN]

the sad thing is Putin has similar youth camps in Russia to fight a perpetual war in his name.

[@GregorioGrasselli1972]

Hannah you can't wipe your tears like that over those scenes... It's so comical... If you don't have a tissue at the moment, let the makeup melt, let the true emotion leave its trace.

[@brettpeacock9116]

I seem to recall that Scarlet Johansson was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for this movie and the Adapted Screenplay (From a novel) won an Oscar. Believe it or not the Boy who plays Jojo had never acted in the movies or on TV, before this.

[@MarkusWande]

You two are my new favourite reactors guys! Great stuff! I enjoy every moment. Glad you chose this, one of the best WW2-movies to react to!

[@juneeverett2218]

Your channel is so good to watch. You have very insightful comments on the movies. Love your reactions.

[@MeShell138]

Alfie Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy in “Game Of Thrones” is in this! He plays Sam Rockwell’s friend… ❤️

[@ChrisFetch-lv6yp]

You guys really love each other and it makes me so happy to hear your reaction

[@Steelburgh]

This is a top 5 movie for me. I'm so glad you guys reacted to it. It was great taking this journey with you.

[@willmendoza8498]

The combination of humor and heartbreak in this film is absolutely incredible

[@owbln82]

one of the best movies ever! this one got me crying my eyes out! thanks for reactin, babes! x from berlin

[@bradbowen]

Great reaction! Love your channel. The screenplay for this movie was written by Taika Waititi who also played Hi_t_1er. Taika also wrote a lot of "Flight of the Conchords." If you haven't seen that series, please do yourself a favor and watch it. It's one of the funniest shows ever written.

[@BryGoose]

This movie is crazy and crazy good. Made me think hard while both laughing and crying. I love it and thank you for sharing your first time watching.

[@anthonyhebisen]

What can I say? Watching you both cry just made me cry, even though I’ve seen this masterpiece a few times . One really feels immersed with both of your reactions. Y’all are my one of my favorite couples , and I look forward to each video y’all put out . Cheers from Texas -

[@lkf8799]

This is an amazing movie. So glad you watched it. I was a wreck when the shoes scene happened 😭 It has the perfect balance of tragedy and humor. It's one of a kind ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great reaction.

[@travis62985]

This perfect combo of one of my favorite movies and reactors will for sure make this a great day.

[@DMSF2008]

This is just a beautiful film!!! But you have to see " Life is beautiful" of Roberto Benigni. It's an italian film about a father and his son in a prison camp. Roberto Benigni is a comedian too and his film is just perfect.

[@justtrustash]

Yes we will defo check our next month mate 👌🏾

[@Judas3rd]

​@@justtrustash This will mess you up. Schindlers List has same result. No easy watching. But must see.

[@jonathansilver5350]

First movie I have ever seen you both speechless in (23 minutes in) ... fantastic movie and fantastic review, as always, thanks friends!

[@izzonj]

Another movie about war through a kid's perspective is "Hope and Glory". It's director John Boorman's memories of living in London during the blitz, about the same age as Jojo.

[@candigram8588]

Also there's Empire of the Sun. Another banger xxx

[@izzonj]

@@candigram8588 with a very young Christian Bale. I didn't really care for that one, though. Too much Spielbergian drawn-out moments. It's been forever since I watched it, though

[@candigram8588]

@@izzonj Yeah, I think the boy in Empire is not so sympathetic as in Jojo or Hope ... but he does a good job of showing his innocence being washed away xxx

[@frufruJ]

To answer your question, it was filmed in the Czech Republic. The main square with the baroque Trinity column, where you asked the question, is Žatec (famed for, besides architecture, its hops production).

[@glassofbrandy79]

Y’all are the cutest couple! And I really enjoyed this reaction! Genuine and heartfelt. ❤❤

[@dajnova1148]

And that’s why this movie was nominated in 6 categories for Oscar, including the best movie, in probably the strongest movie year of this century. Taika won adapted screenplay because the writing here is genius.

[@1dudecrush]

22:25 that’s when the movie went “now you have my permission to cry .”

[@Knightowl1980]

The turn the movie takes with the butterfly 🦋 is just devastating. Fantastic reveal, dying off camera, was so impactful

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Great reaction! That scene with the butterfly followed by Jojo's Mom's shoes was heartbreaking 😔😔😔

[@ThatBlackPiano]

I'm SO glad you guys finally got to react to this! I love the amazing writing in this movie. I hope you guys can also react to similar stories like: "The Boy In the Striped Pajamas", " The Pianist", "Valkyrie", "Fury", and "Schindler's List". In regards to Jojo being in the training group...this was common at the time because after WWI Germany had signed a bill preventing them from building a proper military so Hitler made up "training/exercise camps" instead. By having camps for kids he made himself seem like more of a savior to the German people because he made sure the kids had at least one meal a day at a time when Germans were starving, nationwide. Jojo kept saying that he was ugly because Hitler had brainwashed the Germans to discriminate against the the deformed, the homosexual, and the disabled. He was afraid that his "hero" would not like him because of his scars.

[@jesses5463]

These ideas were not unique to Germans (or nazis) though. Allies: UK, US, and Russia all discriminated against homosexuals. Margaret Sanger, who is a considered a visionary and hero to many modern day American politicians believed in discrimination against deformed and disabled, and it's not like her views are without validity.

[@matiasa1714]

Ive been waiting for this one Definitely one of my favorite movies

[@applejax1017]

Such an amazing movie! So glad you two are watching it!

[@brianwilson9206]

Everyone delivered stellar performances, especially the three kids.

[@koppsal]

Love this movie. One sec you're laughing and the next youre crying.

[@DomR1997]

One of the best movies, a true all time classic. I'm glad you guys watched this. Everyone should, at least once.