This was a film that i wasn't sure whether i wanted to watch when it was released on 1st January 2020, so i left it, until this week where all of a sudden i had an urge to see Taika Waititi's work.
So lets set the scene. This satire film is depicting the demised of the German fight in World War II in 1944. Now let me emphasise the word SATIRE. We are introduced to a boy, Johannes Betzler (Jojo for short) who is a 10 year old boy from a good German family. Jojo (played by Roman Griffin Davis) Idolises Adolf Hitler (who you see during the movie, played by Waititi himself). I believe that this was possibly common practice of a typical young German boy in those times. Whether that be through peer pressure or just the way they saw life. Jojo,s father we learn is absent and, "in Italy". So in effect Jojo is the man of the house and sees it his duty to be the man of the house, support him mom, Rosie (played by Scarlett Johansson) and support his "hero" and Fuhrer.
We see Jojo readying himself to go to a big weekend of "fun" at the Nazi Party Youth Organisation, this is similar to going off with the Scouts, or Girl Guides but with the madness of a satire look at how the Germans/Hitler would have ordered. By this i mean that the boys learn hand grenade throwing, camouflage and a whole host of other things while the girls will learn "Womanly duties, like dressing wounds, making beds and learning how to make babies". See comedy at its best! Once this is said by Captain K (played by Sam Rockwell) cut to Fraulein Rahn (played by Rebel Wilson), who for me delivers a laugh out load moment, she says "I've had 18 kids for Germany, Its such a great year to be a girl". (believe me her deliverance of this line is far better that i can just write down the words. Jojo's world gets turned upside down when he discovers that his mom has a Jew girl, Elsa (played by Thomasin McKenzie) hiding in their house. This is where the real story begins
I liked this movie and i thought that there were some good acting performances from Roman Griffin Davis and Thomasin McKenzie. I think they could have a really bright movie career ahead of them.
I have to mention one more thing before i go, as you know i do not give spoilers, please please look out for when Captain K has ordered defenses and has asked for the German Shepherds
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