After the screening, Taika Waititi referenced how these things start and how there are groups of people identifying with Nazis all over the world today. In that context, my personal feeling is that this is a much larger issue than WWII. The ideas the Nazis represented don’t deserve to be walled off as only something insidious to be feared. By making fun of their wholly baseless and ridiculous nature, and of the idea of blindly following anyone, we can rob these ideas, and the cults around them, of their power.
“It took me on a journey to places I never thought possible, and it me that has earned it a position as an all-time great film.”
I went to the after-party for Jojo Rabbit and talked to Taika Waititi about the movie. He was thrilled at the reaction of the TIFF audience, who gave it a standing ovation, and was relieved that he “didn’t screw it up.”
Jojo Rabbit is the best movie of 2019 that I’ve seen so far. It has a wonderful script, top-notch talent, great acting, superb direction, and delivers on wild comedy and deep emotion while mocking evil and celebrating life. It took me on a journey to places I never thought possible, and it has earned it a position as an all-time great film.
Jojo Rabbit premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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