Jojo Rabbit (2019) Movie REACTION!!

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Pinned Comment = lots of information so please read... Jojo Rabbit full watch-a-long REACTION: bit.ly/3ccRNr0 A little schedule update on July... we are taking our family time off next week so it's going to be BCS and the new show, which we will be starting soon. If you like knowing about the schedule and being up-to-date on things, join the discord... it's free and the best place to hang: discord.gg/stikkerfam We live steam on KZbin kzbin.info Steven has a Star Wars channel... check it out: kzbin.info If you made it this far into the pinned comment, leave an 🐰 in the chat!!

[@TheMick7823]

Hell ya guys🔥🔥🔥🔥 this movie is amazing!! Thank you🍻

[@dilaylad1903]

Now you gotta react to Taika Waititi's mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows!!! It's hilarious, you're gona love it

[@barbararommy]

@@dilaylad1903 yaaaas!!

[@ed.cudric28]

Can you guys react to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Ms. Marvel Disney+ series? Thank you.

[@ai97Nord]

Guys please react to Incantation

[@davidstanton4716]

The offering of cigarettes and Hitler eating meat was an indication of how little Jo Jo knew of Hitler as he was a non smoking vegetarian. The little details in the film are what make it a masterpiece

[@musicmad67]

.. and that Taika Waititi is Jewish

[@davidstanton4716]

@@musicmad67 I don't see his being Jewish as a reason for the film being amazing. Mel Gibson made passion of the christ and that's just violent for the sake of it.

[@StudlyFudd13]

@@musicmad67 Well he wasn't going to be the actor for Hitler to begin with, that only happened because the producer/people backing the film (not sure what they are called) wouldn't allow him to make the film unless he was the one to play Hitler. So that was not part of the original vision.

[@erikjohnson3859]

Taika said that, as a Polynesian Jew, it made sense for him not to do any research and play this character of Hitler as ridiculous as possible. There were coincidences as well, such as Hitler's affinity for horses. People say that it also makes sense considering hes a kid, Jojo would only have propaganda to go by and I cant imagine too much was truthful.

[@tehdipstick]

It's kind of weird, considering how he didn't do any research, that he basically got Hitler's mannerisms and gesticulations, as well as his fiery rhetoric when giving speeches down pat.

[@Remnicore]

Hitler smokes and eats meat in the movie, which Taika intentionally did to show that Jojo is an ignorant little boy who doesn’t actually know anything about the man he idolizes and sees as an imaginary friend

[@gryndyl]

@C Summers I think 'Life is Beautiful' is still the best holocaust comedy, if that's going to be a genre.

[@natsinthebelfry]

@Ryan Fowler why are you here?

[@Kevc00]

Yeah you can even see that with him constantly offering Jojo cigarettes even though Hitler didn't smoke. He didn't smoke, drink, or eat meat, just did tonnes of amphetamines. But you can see it as his perception of Hitler rather than what he was actually like because a ten year old would have no idea of Hitler outside of propaganda. So well done.

[@LordLOC]

Captain K is the best character in this movie, and that's saying a lot considering how great the other characters are. If you couldn't tell from the hints in the movie, Captain K (and his friend) were gay lovers, and K knew what JoJo's mother was doing the entire time. You can see how he really hates the nazi ideology when the kids are burning books and he's just standing behind them drinking basically. He saw JoJo's mother already hanging dead, and biked over as fast as he could with his friend to try to save JoJo (and by extension the girl, since he knew that the mother was part of the resistance) and at the end when he's "fighting" in the costumes he described earlier in the film he and his friend are "out". They also had pink triangles on right before he sacrificed himself to save JoJo one last time, the nazi's made homosexuals wear pink triangles. K was literally the most complex character in the movie and just done to perfection by Sam Rockwell.

[@happy2405]

I was just going to comment about Captain K. His character and the subtle hints about his background in the movie were really well thought out. Glad Taika created a character like him.

[@LordLOC]

@@happy2405 Literally one of my favorite characters in any (fairly) recent movie. Rockwell nailed it.

[@BlackfiguresSAD]

And all his medals were the highest for bravery in the field. He was a German soldier that fought for his country; not a Nazi.

[@LordLOC]

@@BlackfiguresSAD Yes, which is another nice touch most people miss.

[@obi-wanjabronii]

Suddenly all the times pink has been related to being gay in the modern day feels very dark

[@arwyss]

When JoJo sees the hanged people and asks what they did, Rosie says “What they could”. Later, Rosie (as JoJo’s dad) tells him “Take care of my Rosie… she’s doing what she can”.

[@melodymuse24xo]

Good observation!

[@3DJapan]

@@melodymuse24xo There are a number of details that you may not catch right away. Like when Captain K heard that the Gestapo was going to the house he ran over to make sure he was there so he was the one to see Inga's papers.

[@StMargorach]

@@3DJapan Not completely true, he knew Jojo's mom was killed and raced over to help Jojo on his mothers bike ( it's Jojo's moms bike that captain K is using when he came over)

[@NanaLunaTik]

🖤

[@clinton8421]

And towards the end when Jojo was looking in the mirror before debrained Hitler shows up, he says, "Jojo Betzler... do what you can."

[@otomeauthor]

The mood shifts when Jojo finally saw reality. The movie really shows the point of view of a ten-year-old boy going from living in his imagination to growing up and understanding reality during this time period. It's amazing storytelling.

[@tasiaa2711]

No ever points this out there are so many things in this movie that are not emphasized and really subtle but no one really notices them until you look back and analyze

[@chanelo4918]

Great movie. The Hitler youth was definitely real and German women were encouraged to have as many kids as possible.

[@mjinba07]

Also real were things like resistance to Nazism and faking acquiescence by many in both the German public and the armed forces, heavy military use of methamphetamine, persecution of homosexuals, desperate use of younger and younger kids in actual combat as the war went on, and huge numbers of orphans by the war's end.

[@EazyDuzIt187]

Indeed, they even gave out "Cross of Honour of the German Mother" to any mother who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised four or more children in the role of a parent! (I almost bought one for my militaria collection)

[@clarkbarrett6274]

@@EazyDuzIt187 My great grandmother earned a Deutsches Mutter Kreuz. My mother and grandmother survived the war. My grandfather was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and never came home. Just this year we found the first picture we had ever seen of my grandfather. This whole movie hits hard because my mother and her family were among the unwilling participants in the war. As some say "the first country the Nazis invaded was Germany." She was JoJos age and to this day she says the happiest day of her life was when the American tanks rolled into town...just like the end of this movie.

[@zahgurim7838]

Women had their own "club" back those days, called "BDM" (Bund Deutscher Mädel); it was the equivalent to Hitlerjugend.

[@zahgurim7838]

@@EazyDuzIt187 Ja, my great great grandmother earned one in gold (erste Stufe) for having 8 children "für das Reich". My great grandfather and four of his brethren died in the war. It used to be the only medal from that time which our family kept until 2019.

[@robhall9346]

The scene with the gestapo where everyone was "Heil Hitler"-ing was actually how a meeting like that would have gone down if everyone was observing proper protocol, so really served to show how ridiculous the etiquette was under this regime.

[@sirpurrsalot6588]

The pink triangles on "Theons" and K's fantasy uniform were actually the symbol that was used by the Nazis to mark gay people within the German camp system.

[@Spaghatee]

In the scene when Captain K enters Jojos home, you can see him bring Rosie’s bike inside with him and leave it in the background before starting the heil greetings. He already knew that Rosie had been hung.

[@Braincleaner]

yeah, he rushed to the house to check on Jojo..

[@sarah.the.clumsy]

And said to stay in the house, hoping he wouldn't go out and see his mom like he did.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

I've watched this ten times and had never caught that.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

I watched it like 3 times before I noticed that detail. He was rushing to protect JoJo from the SS.

[@arwyss]

When JoJo sees the hanged people and asks what they did, Rosie says “What they could”. Later, Rosie (as JoJo’s dad) tells him “Take care of my Rosie… she’s doing what she can”.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

I’m surprised that you guys didn’t know about the Hitler Youth, but it just shows why films like this are important, because it teaches us about aspects of history that we may be unfamiliar with but nonetheless is crucial to know so that the same things don’t happen again. Many of the things Jojo believes that you might think is random is the same kind of propaganda that real people believed about Jewish people and it’s the basis of the stereotypes that are often still perpetuated about Jewish people.

[@gordowg1wg145]

If you weren't aware, Putin has continued to follow the Hitler and NAZI path with the introduction of military indoctrination in schools, with lies and deception being the basic teachings.

[@abelsjourney7089]

I agree. I've seen numerous yt reactors totally out of touch with the true, historical references in this movie. It's scary when I see so many ppl uninformed about the ugly realities of the Nazi 3rd Reich (as well as the 2nd Reich). It makes me think that history could easily repeat itself- that ppl will support another vile, delusional, power-hungry guy to lead a country. Like someone who will scheme to abort a democratic election, resist a peaceful transfer of power and 'greenlight' his own vice president to be lynched. "Those that fail to learn from History are doomed to repeat it." -Winston Churchill (1948)

[@Kriae]

it shows that education in the US is a fucking joke

[@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo]

They are clueless 😂

[@Warlock_UK]

"A Jew" (Achoo) "Gesundheit" (Bless you) This joke got a laugh from me. Whole film was gold.

[@nem447]

War movies don't always need an R rating to get their point across. Being able to reach a wider and younger audience, this film shows kids how to think for themselves, and to not just assume that what you're told and what is going on around you is true or right.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

the opening scene in Inglorious Bastards could totally be considered PG13, it has zero violence, zero adult language, and it's more terrifying than all the slasher movies of the time. anyone can write violence and gore... not many people can write a real murderer.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

"It became very uncomfortable", as it should. Not all 'comedy's' have to be 'wacky' all the way through, especially with subject matter as dark as this was. Life is more complex then that imo. Oh and FYI Tikka describes himself as a " Polynesian Jew" as his Mother was Jewish.

[@MonumentToSin]

There is power in fear, and that is how the Nazis ruled. Taika took that power away with satire, but he is always quick to remind the audience of the gravity of the situation. This movie points out the hypocrisy of the Nazis but never lets them have the spotlight for too long, always focusing and empowering the victims of the regime.

[@JBrehaut11]

“Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”

[@cluster_f1575]

I loved this movie. The reveal of the loss of JoJo's mom was an absolute gut punch. Another great movie from Taika is "What We do in the Shadows", a vampire mockumentary.

[@suzanh2813]

You have just cause another human to watch that movie…. I had no clue WWDITS was a Tauka thing! Knowing that now I am currently going over to Hulu to watch it now

[@0912sooli]

@@suzanh2813 there is a movie which was made by Taika and tv show but it is run by other ppl

[@anacarolmsc]

And the series Our Flag Means Death, great stuff!

[@robynandrews4384]

@@suzanh2813 "Boy" is another great movie by Taika. And "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" All his movies are funny but with a poignant message.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

When the camera panned up to reveal her feet, everyone in the theater I was in audibly gasped….. it was incredible. And then it made sense, why she had been in the frame so many times before as just her feet….. brilliant filmmaking

[@soulscyther666]

And they also made Jojo's character unable to tie his shoes, then later cannot untie his dead mom's shoes, so he has no choice but to hold onto her longer as much as he can. That made the scene more heartbreaking than it already is. 😢💔

[@hjalnelson9579]

The Hitler Youth was in fact a very real thing.

[@catherineflores1435]

Yeah, I was a little surprised they didn't seem to know that. Kept asking if it was summer camp 🤷

[@brettpeacock9116]

Oddly, at the end when asks Jojo "Who won?", he isn't really lying when he replies "We did." Because the only winners in any war are those who survive it. And they both survived....

[@webx135]

Not to mention, they were in West Germany. Given all that would happen later, that was a win as well.

[@zulawoo]

It's about indoctrination. The hitler jugend, kids being indoctrinated. Gays and jews being targeted. His mom beind a resistance leader. And all that, through the eyes of a kid in the middle of ww2. It's such a good take

[@UhOhHereWeGo]

I love the subtext where the relationship between Rosie and Captain K is basically that they both know of each other’s exploits that would make them targets to the nazi party and they cover for each other. That’s how people survived that time. Also when Jojo says “we won” when she asks who won the war, he’s not lying. He’s realizing in that moment that the side he’s really on is her side. That’s how I see it.

[@unicyclist97]

No, he was lying when he said "we won". In the book he kept her in the wall for another 2 years after the war ended.

[@smeva26]

I cried so hard at the end of this movie cause I thought of all the kids that were caught up in all that shit and then was universally hated by the world for things they didn't understand after and they wouldn't understand why and having their whole world changed like that. It was so unfair for them.

[@tehdipstick]

I love how imaginary Hitler starts out as this cool, fun, goofy guy, but as the movie progresses and Jojo becomes increasingly aware of what the Nazi ideology actually entails, he starts resembling the real Hitler more and more, turning into an irrational, paranoid, angry little man. If you've ever seen clips of Hitler in historic documentaries he delivers his speeches much in the same fashion as imaginary Hitler in this movie, with fiery rhetoric and lots of animated gesticulations. The 'Nazi summer camp' at the beginning of the movie is meant to be a Hitler Youth gathering, more akin to a Nazi boy scout jamboree. At the surface level the Hitler Youth worked much like a scouting organization, but it was really about indoctrinating young boys into being completely loyal to the Nazi cause, as well as training them in the basics of war. They also had the League of German Girls for girls.

[@aagold76]

Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johannson were Oscar nominated- and well deserved... but the Academy needs to recognize children more often- the young actor who played JoJo deserved a Best Actor Nomination!

[@Mirrori]

Hitler Jugend was real thing in Nazi Germany. All children's in certain age had to go Hitler Jugend. It was little bit like boy scouts, but kids were also trained to be soldiers.

[@connorbosley4431]

To quote horrible histories "like the scouts, only evil"

[@nitsugazemag]

Taika wrote/directed JoJo Rabbit. He uses humor to disarm the audience to be receptive to the message. Not only was JoJo Rabbit nominated for several Academy Awards, it won Taika Waititi his first Oscar for adapted screenplay.

[@maggieshevelew7579]

Such a great movie. It had to walk a very fine line, and Taika did it brilliantly. I’ve seen it numerous times, and it only gets better and better. Thank you for the heart felt reactions.

[@maxcooper9803]

"where is his mom we haven't seen her for a minute", couldn't have had better/worse timing

[@Omne118]

Another great Taika film to consider is What We Do In the Shadows. Hilarious mockumentary about vampire flatmates living in modern New Zealand

[@marquis911]

And then consider the two series that follows: What We Do In The Shadows and Wellington Paranormal. And then Our Flag Means Death.

[@crankfastle8138]

Yes please

[@MalcolmWolf]

@@marquis911 If you like them, you might also like Flight of the Conchords, as Taika was involved in its creation and helped behind the scenes

[@marquis911]

@@MalcolmWolf Definitely a classic.

[@shawngipson5403]

Also Hunt for the Wilderpeople!

[@NetanelWorthy]

What breaks my heart about this movie is when the Gestapo comes to his house, it’s because they’re searching for evidence after they had already killed his mother. His instructor knew, and that’s why he was bringing her bike back home. So he had a reason to check up on JoJo. To make sure he was OK 😫

[@Saxayone]

Taiko has even stated that it's not her bike, also the fact that it's a completely different bike than Rosie's. It's standard straight frame bike instead of Rosie's which had a downward frame and a basket.

[@JasonZakrajsek]

Thumbs down because it’s pretty obviously not her bike

[@intense79nick]

​@@JasonZakrajsekyou're right but it feels like a superfluous line and action to show him carrying it in. Wonder if there's a cut scene that gives it more meaning but they couldn't edit the scene of him arriving so now there's this attention drawn to the bike for no reason. I like the head canon that it's her bike tho.

[@izukumidoriya8600]

@@intense79nick could just be explaining how he got there ngl

[@zacharywilbur3459]

The book burning scene is such an incredible scene. It encapsulates the naivety of young people and how mob phycology can make things worth questioning seem completely natural and not necessary to question.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

We aren’t immune from it in this day and age either. A “PTA mom” was posting quotes from anti semitic propaganda book on her FB. Then protested and got a bunch of books banned because she thought they had “hidden hate messages” including Langston Hughes. Her response? “I love Jews” and “They have to read for me because I’m not an expert,” Salinas said. “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person. I’m a mom involved in my children’s education.” …. People banning books while bragging they don’t read 🤦‍♀️

[@SorchaSublime]

The way captain k visibly hates it is some incredible early foreshadowing

[@choosecarefully408]

Yes. If mere politicians even so much as questioned any human's status we'd speak up & defend that human. We definitely wouldn't Blindly Support those politicians in restricting people's rights or flinging group blame on them. It's so much *_FUN_* to point out these faults in others, ain't it?

[@CodeeXD]

I liked how after losing his mother and deciding to help he echoes what his mother says when they see the first Jewish sympathizers hanging. Jojo asks Rosie "what did they do?" And she answers with "What they could" then when he comes up the with the "plan" to smuggler her out he looks in the mirror and says "just do what you can Jojo". I think it shows how much he's grown and how much his ideology has changed.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Helluva hard to have a resistance organisation in Germany then. Amazing that thay managed to do what they did.

[@jeeusinthebug2]

9:26 OMg my jaw dropped when you said theon, glad I wasnt the only one who noticed

[@simonbar-el4094]

I am an Israeli Jew and watched this movie in the theatre. I think that the subject is important and adding comedy to the movie allows you to take a few moments to escape from the elephant in the room. Just that you understands: These summer camps were real German girls with Arian genes were taken and submitted to the SS as women to carry the German officers children at the age of 17. The project was called the Lebensborn (The fount of life). Take a few minutes to read and see how disturbing and cruel it was

[@camelrug]

I hope you empathize the same way with Palestinians

[@sgt.yarpyarp144]

Glad to see you guys checking this one out such a unique kind of movie

[@mikegandalf]

I don't think that it did 'take a hard turn'. This was satire and was a perfect example of this most ancient form of 'serious comedy' Jojo's whole family dynamic is laced with tragedy from the beginning. The hints of what happened to his sister for example. And that scene where his mother 'becomes' his dead father to teach and comfort him (a kind of gender fluidic comedy moment that has echoes in Shakespeare and All the way back to the ancient greek plays) is IMHO one of the most brilliant written scenes in all modern Western cinema. We see the whole film through the boys POV but through that we're given just enough of each of the other characters to understand that there's so much than what the protagonist knows of them And that's just genius level storytelling. I think this script is arguably better than most Tarantino..and I love QT's films.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

The kid playing Jojo, it was his first acting gig! It's bonkers how good he is in the role.

[@connorbosley4431]

It wasnt actually his first performance, he had previously also starred as a tree in his school play

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

@@connorbosley4431 😁

[@Soul.14159]

Jojo rabbit was one of those rare movies where I wasn't sure if I could laugh because of the subject but it instantly ripped my heart to shreds as I was reminded of the truth of the time.

[@CraigMurraysVids]

Taika's Mum (who is Jewish) gave him the book as she thought he should make it. After Thor he got the money. He tried a lot to get someone else to play Hitler and nobody wanted to do it, so he decided he'd have to do it himself.

[@endless013]

There is a great piece of foreshadowing that happens in this movie, it first happens when we see the hung people and scarjo says "they did what they could" and then later on when the "father" is reprimanding jojo he says "she's doing what she can", that later shot with the mother hung was being foreshadowed in a masterful way.

[@dansegelov305]

There was plenty of indication that Rosie was a member of the resistance. When Jojo asked what the hanged people did, she said "what they could." When Jojo was collecting metal, she was distributing resistance leaflets. She was against the war. And most of all, she was sheltering a Jewish girl in the wall! She also did what she could. Captain K almost certainly knew. When the Gestapo came to the house, and Cpt K arrived, he was carrying Rosie's bicycle. He must have known Rosie was executed otherwise he'd just stolen her bike for no reason!

[@douggetchess4732]

There were other hints that Captain K was not a committed Nazi, e.g. the look of disgust on his face during the book burning.

[@marianne5055]

Probably because it’s hinted that’s he’s gay. Hitler wasn’t too kind to the gays either

[@jijitters]

​@@douggetchess4732 Are you very young, by chance? 11 years old or so? Quite obviously Captain K was not a Nazi considering he was a gay man enduring the threat of being murdered outright if he were to be found out. He drank heavily to cope with that extreme fear and was deliberately incompetent as a soldier because he didn't believe in the doctrine and did not want the children to be effective soldiers either. Of course he was disgusted during the book burning, but that is such a strange way for you to come to that conclusion. It's like you saying "you can tell Elsa didn't support Nazis because she looks sad around Jojo" like no babe you know she doesn't support Nazis because she's Jewish 😭 I worry about y'all.

[@TheOffkilter]

Also just so you know Adolf's speech in the kitchen where he gesticulates and everything is actually one of Hitlers speeches. He also gesticulated like that when speaking publicly as well.

[@indiecab9593]

She’s not on a liquid diet she’s saving the food for the girl that she’s hiding in the wall.

[@NikkiStevenReact]

Yes

[@Elnuwanda]

This movie is amazing, wonderful. The turn of the mother is done with exquisite elegance, showing some simple shoes, which have been subtly shown to us every time Scarlett appeared.

[@BRWednesday]

I think Taika did such a fantastic job handling such a heavy topic with his comedy, while ALSO not letting the humor distract from the very REAL of the story. The shoe scene absolutely ruined me, I had a really hard time coming back from it, especially since it came out of NOWEHERE....but I love that Taika made the decision. Phenomenal film imo. I love it. Theon + Rockwell were SO good

[@zulawoo]

Everything about this movie is indeed outrageous and crazy. But in every way perfect. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Definite 10/10

[@marianne5055]

Scarlett was double nominated at the Oscar’s that year. One for this performance and also for Marriage Story which id love a reaction to as well.

[@kbaylor123]

Laura Dern and Florence Pugh nominated along with her as well, so many of my favorites that year!

[@ephin3242]

2019 was such a fantastic year for movies

[@iwillcry]

I love movies that have a story that clicks after you think back to the scenes, like making the connections with the captain's homosexuality, which had hints throughout and was finally made clear with the pink triangle. Same with the mother's death, if you rewatch the scene where the captain comes over with the bike.

[@craigchalloner153]

This film soared due to the performances across the board, but special applause must go to the two child leads. Superb stuff

[@davidcopple8071]

Believe it or not. This was the very first professional acting role for Roman Griffith Davis, Jojo. Definitely a young talent to keep an eye on! Adorable!

[@pabloc8808]

Man that hanging scene, the way he hugged her, had me crying like I was there, this kid is going places

[@MrAaronWomball]

As a brit, man it's sad to see how bad education is in America. Yes, the Hitler Youth was a very real thing. Everything in this film is true, just heightened for satirical comedy.

[@XC11301991]

Avg school education of world history courses won't cover the details. Only AP classes go in depth on the details.

[@MrAaronWomball]

@@XC11301991 Yupp...gathered that thank you. As I said, it's sad.

[@choosecarefully408]

Wear this blue ribbon because it gives you Individual Protection from tiger attacks. Then allow politicians to restrict the rights of everyone who refuses to wear it. Why? Because if they don't wear it, _YOUR_ Individual Protection won't work. How tf is this an _American_ thing? It's not. It's what cowards tell themselves to justify doing nothing about anything. It's "their" problem. Everyone here has no problems. & so all the people coerced into getting their ribbons who suffered strokes, lethal blood clots & paralysis are not our problem if we imply it's someone else's problem & therefore "we" have no responsibility to try & stop it, eh? How bloody convenient. But hey,... do what you can.

[@shadowdemon2272]

As an American, it always surprises me that Americans get the "they're so self-centered and self-absorbed" label, when Europeans also seem to constantly insist that a country almost the same land-size as the EU, and an entire ocean away, somehow HAS to be knowledgeable about every minor factoid of European history...🤔🤔🤔

[@mysocksarewet]

@@shadowdemon2272 ok weirdo

[@folkblues4u]

I find it amazing how difficult a time you had dealing with a story that provokes more than one emotion. Sometimes the best way we can really approach disturbing subjects/events is through comedy.

[@MrHartApart]

The tonal pacing is superb - it's WWII seen through the eyes of a child and at times, that child will experience life altering trauma.

[@pugums3433]

i find it interesting to notice that captain k rode to his home on his moms bike. The reason the gestapo was there was because they hung his mother and where investigating the home. Captain k on finding this out got the bike and went there as fast as he could to protect them. I love this movie and the little details.

[@user-fo9ep4lp5x]

I saw this in the theater and gasped when he stood up and his mom’s shoes are hanging there then burst into tears. And due to the sensitivity of the content and hearing it had comedic elements, I NEVER would have given this a chance if it wasn’t for knowing Taika Watiti did it because he’s so masterful. So powerful showing Jojo’s arc that way. Soooo good. Liked watching your reaction. P.S. - But no neighbor or anyone checked in on him when they knew his mom died? Even in the circumstances and them not wanting to appear to have supported what she did…but my god really?

[@lakotagrywlf]

Remeber the windows on the houses that look like eyes after the hanging reveal? That’s there to signify how judgmental and paranoid the populace was, they absolutely would not want to be seen helping a disfigured disgraced boy of a Jew-loving traitor.

[@jonathanrangel7036]

I think any chance of that happening went away when the SS officials pulled up

[@ladymondegreen]

A popular theory (which I agree with too) is that Captain K noticed Rosie’s execution and brought her bike over to the house and presumably was going to tell Jojo then but the officers were already at the house so he couldn’t because he didn’t want to reveal himself as being sympathetic. It’s also why he lies and says that Elsa says the correct date of birth (even though she messes it up later).

[@JasonZakrajsek]

@@ladymondegreenit’s not his mom’s bike.

[@intense79nick]

As captain k said, "paranoid times".

[@soflyedits322]

love this movie and that you guys are watching it! it really captures the innocence of childhood and how easily that can be destroyed by adults and war. this movie's funnier than most WW2 movies but that moment when jojo finds his mother's body hanging in the town square...it brings you right back to the fact that this is Nazi Germany nearing the end of it's rule and that these characters are living through one of the world's cruelest/bloodiest conflicts in modern history. taika did an amazing job with this film and he deserved that oscar. the child actors were also superb. and scar jo was perfect. literally everything about this film is great. i especially enjoyed Sam Rockwell and Alfie's "work relationship" and every moment Rebel was on screen xD

[@sophiecooper5678]

It's amazing Simon Pegg and nick Frost lost 38 years to play the roles of JoJo and Yorkie.

[@henriklarsen8193]

Sweet, sweet, caring Nikki, what you try to describe is empathy. Not just feeling sad for someone, but literally feeling their pain to some extend. Let nobody ever take that ability away from you.

[@jwhittington78]

This movie is a classic. 2019 was a great year for movies with Parasite, Joker, 1917, etc but I think this was my favorite movie of that year.

[@Robalogot]

Hitler comes in the frame: "OMG I LOVE THAT GUY!" had me rolling on the floor.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

The keen eye would notice that Rockwell's character brought JoJo's mother's bike in the house with him. He was trying to get there before the Gestapo. Looking out for JoJo.

[@morganhayes-reeves2135]

I love that yall did this movie reaction. The timing couldn't have been better, the past 2 days I've been watching different react channels react to this movie lol

[@michaelvincent8208]

This is the most excellent movie that hardly nobody has seen. It starts off as one thing then grows into something unexpected and thoughtful. And now you love it.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

This truly is suuuch a brilliant movie. It really will stand as one of the most unique movies of all time. I remember when the film was first being advertised people could tell straight away that it was going to be special and when it finally came to the world it didn't disappoint. We need films like this in the world, now so more than ever. Thank you so much for checking it out.

[@thegorn68]

I love this movie! Perhaps the most perfect use of satire I've ever witnessed. In a time where we desperately need it.

[@adamgrunther1367]

I love this movie so much. Easily my favorite film from 2019.

[@NatashaSalgado]

Totally agree. This was the last movie I was able to watch in cinema before the lockdown was set in my country.

[@jonevan580]

One of my top ten films of all time. The idea of exploring how war time propaganda influences a child is genius. I feel like you missed quite a bit in the first half as there are lots of elements that are being set up to foreshadow what happens to Jojo’s mum. You also seem to have missed the importance of the gay storyline of Captain K and ‘Theon’. It’s the fact that he is gay that shapes his story arch. Great reaction though guys.

[@tuxdude1]

This is one of my favorite all time movies. I'm excited to get your take. Thanks for the continued energy you put into this channel!

[@mjinba07]

Jojo Rabbit is one of my all time favorite movies. Waititi's use of humor to access and convey truths about that deadly serious situation is absolutely masterful.

[@TheBoondocksaint117]

I love everything Taika does that isn't Thor. What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Our Flag Means Death are all amazing and he's great.

[@thunderatigervideo]

I think the best tragedies are comedies. The contrast between laughter and heartbreak makes sorrow hurt more. You feel the distance between those emotions.

[@direnova6284]

That kid carried that film when he had a brilliant cast all at their best. One of my favourite acting performances ever.

[@leonbrooks2107]

Typical Taika. Has you in stitches for 90% of the film only to completely rip your heart out for the other 10%.

[@ivancores2574]

If only he made the same thing with the Thor movies

[@joscar062]

@@ivancores2574 Especially the sequel Because at least with Ragnarok it didn’t had no annoying 🐐 Plus with Ragnarok he wasn’t in full control at least with writing the film

[@kellifranklin9872]

I adore this film and I’m so glad that Taika is having such a moment right now! He’s just brilliant and I hope y’all watch his pirate series on HBO Max. It’s brilliant!

[@Miroslava_Ivanova]

This movie just breaks you apart and puts you back together, every time I see a blue butterfly now I get traumatized all over again, I'm not a fan of war movies in general and I don't really like tragic stories (enough tragedy in the real world), but this movie is one of my favourites of all time, it lures you in with the comedy and then rips your heart out!

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Reminds of "All quiet on the western front" with butterfly at the end.

[@jennifergawne3002]

It was the first movie role for both Jojo and Yorki. I think they were brilliant

[@timothyhedrick5295]

Everybody has the exact same "cringe" reaction approaching the idea of a comedic movie about a boy with an imaginary "Hitler" as his friend. And in the end they all find it bittersweet and endearing. So good. I love watching people discover it.

[@bentomlin7404]

I love watching these two miss the point of so many amazing movies. The movie has the same tone as his life! LOL He lived in a fantasy like the german people at the beginning and then the reality of things came crashing down on them. He was a 10 year old and slowly the realization of life came to him culminating with his mother's death. This is purposeful and it is using the war as a metaphor about growing up.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Plenty of Taika's work demonstrates why I believe what I believe...but this movie in particular epitomizes why I'm adamant that he is our generation's Mel Brooks. I can't think of anyone better to carry on Mel's satirical legacy with full dignity and humor.

[@leahrasche690]

As a german myself, I can only say, watching this movie was quite the experience. In german schools you are taught all about how the nazis came to power and what a great role the propaganda at the time played and how harmful it was. You learn all about the horrors of the concentration camps and you even visit them with your schoolmates. You are taught about all the deceptive methods of the nazis, so that history may not repeat itself. And you will start to feel the shame, every generation after the war felt because of the horrendous crimes the nazis commited. And you probably will always take it with you. The first time i watched this movie, i watched it alone and at first i was reeeally uncomfortabe - before i realized what the movie was actually going for. The second time i watched it with my parents. And from the first scene on the room was filled to the brimm with absolute silence. My brother even left the room. Whenever someone said the h- word, you could feel how unvomfortable everyone in the room was. We even turned down the loudspeakers, so that the neighbours wouldn‘t hear it. This movie is one of my favorites so far, BECAUSE it deceives you through its humour and it only maked you realise later on, what the real message is. It was definetely one of the best movies i have ever seen.

[@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.

[@kevinmatthew1050]

This movie is beyond incredible. Amazing acting and a ton of emotions.

[@StMargorach]

Captain K was amazing though. You didnt realise it at the time, but when he came to Jojo when teh Gestapo was already there. He arrived there out of breath on Jojo's mothers bike. He found out she died and raced over on her bike to help Jojo. Captain K knew about Jojos mom the whole time, you can even see him being depressed about what was happening at the camp ( drinking his thoughts away). Him being gay too and having to hide it from his own country and helping Jojo when he can. Captain K was the best

[@xrentonx]

Movie was brilliant and probably among the top 5 best released in its year imo. The emotional hard turn was needed to bring us back to earth.

[@clarkbarrett6274]

Taika not only wrote the movie, he also won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. I would have given JoJo Rabbit Best Picture that year. Parasite is a very good movie but JoJo Rabbit is far more real - even while being a fantasy.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

I'm glad the kids survived in this film because reality was so much worse, it's horrible to even think about it. I loved the way Jojo Rabbit shows the moral of children and how much we as adults can learn from their ability to judge people by their honest character.

[@satriadicky3732]

Uhhh... Isn't there is a kid who became suicide bombers near the end?

[@TheHcjfctc]

This movie wrecked me for several days, but I loved it. I love when movies show how it could happen. How people were fooled. Even with the satire, there was a lot of truth in it. But seeing his mom’s feet completely made my stomach drop and I was not ok. It was hard to get through the rest of the movie.

[@BMarie774]

I made my mom watch this and I dropped a hint to focus on the shoe thing..but I made it seem like it was gonna be a funny joke. When the reveal happened she slowly turned to me and went “you’re an ass! I thought this was a comedy! I didn’t prepare to cry today!” 😂😂

[@micheletrainor1601]

I love the seemless moment with captain K where he pulls his hat off and then his coat. Such a beautiful moment with him in his out and proud uniform with eyeshadow on his partner by his side right up until death. Rosie most definitely knew about their relationship. True friendship and love never dies. It was captain k's one last honourable to make sure rosies memory lived on.

[@browniewin4121]

Such a good movie, most moving line, "What they could."

[@TheArrowedKnee]

Yes, the camps for the youth were an actual thing. The movie really did take in elements of things that actually happend but turned them up to 11 to show how absurd it actually really was.

[@ulricaandrae4381]

This is such a good film. The laughs gets stuck somewhere on the way and to see the story from Jojo’s perspective is genious. Great reaction! Hope you react to What we do in the Shadows some day and also check out one of his earlier films BOY.

[@r.h.6249]

I saw this movie in theatres and he moment Gestapo came to Jojo's house was fucking scary..my whole theatre was on edge's seat and it was ridiculous to see that reaction from Stephen Merchant who is so funny and the moment when Rosie's death was revealed everyone was so shocked and i cried in a moment...and it was teary eyes in the theatres even after that

[@louhillen8254]

It’s a wonderful film. Funny, heartwarming & rips your heart out. Taika is a genius.

[@Ohmbricks]

Every time when i hear "hero" ....i must cry, thanks this movie - Dancing is for people who are free !

[@MrPaulcm1]

Such a great film, some absolutely laugh out loud moments. I felt that stomach punch too when he sees his Mums shoes hanging behind him. It was a brutal reality change and it worked well.

[@InnerFury]

I watched this a few weeks ago, I was unsure about it, but I was so surprised how it handled the humour so well, while also being touching and heartbreaking, a very good movie.

[@sirf4ce]

I love this movie so much. I would argue there is not a tone shift. From the beginning of the movie, there are very serious things happening with serious consequences. Jojo is just detached from the meaning because of his youth and divorced from the consequences until they start happening to him. Children are burning books, they kill an innocent rabbit, a child is blown up by a grenade, dead people are hanging in the town square, the scarred boys returning from war, Rosie is sneaking around, the tension of the Gestapo scene and all the while, there is a girl hiding in the walls, scared for her life. Much of it is handled with levity because that's what the mind of a child does. It protects itself with humor or anger or whatever it needs to use to distance itself from the jagged edges of reality. Note: The Gestapo showed up at the house because they'd already caught and killed Rosie and they were looking for more evidence. It wasn't a shift tonally because there's a lot of silliness after Rosie's death, as well. Rebel's character sends one of the clones to give someone a hug...with a grenade in his belt. It's literally like that the whole movie. The seriousness is just under a surface of silly. The stakes, like in most movies, just keep rising and the consequences that once seemed distant are now on Jojo's doorstep. I can see why people might think the tone shifts but... agree to disagree.

[@kfb141]

I'm sure several people told you this but they did actually have those types of 'Camps' called "Hitler Youth" and that's exactly what they would learn even the girls..and a lot of the younger tee age girls *would* come home pregnant thinking it was their duty to have "assay Aryan kids as possible for Germany" and towards the very end of the war, like what happened to Yorki being promoter to "Soldier" Those young kids were sent to the front and mostly to their deaths.