Jojo Rabbit

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2020)

Jojo rabbit
2020
12A
director: Taika Watiti
starring: Roman griffin Davis, Scarlett johanson,Rebel Wilson,Stephan Merchant,Thomasin Mckenzie,Taika Watiti,Archie Yates, Sam Rockwell etc.
overall rating 89/100
Jojo rabbit was truly excellent. something different. And offers a perfect blend of humour and drama in a clever and thoughtful way lets talk about this deeper.
My first positives would be the films humour and blending genres and tackling sensitive topics. The film was absolutely hilarious. The fact that it was a satire on nazi germany and hitler made the film more funny as you felt like you shouldn't laugh but thats what the film wants you to do. Rebel wilson got given fantastic material here and was fantastic and hilarious, her wit and sarcasm was fantastic to watch and she made me laugh almost every time she was on screen. But it also blended the genres of drama and comedy as well, with an equal amount of humour and serious/ emotional scenes so this was handled very well, including tackling sensitive topics such as the attitudes towards jews,public hangings and the harsh brutalities of war.
Next the film's performances were great, with key standouts and great chemistry between characters. The whole cast did fantastic performance, with both the humour and the drama showing true versatility with everyone. My key standouts were definitely Roman Griffin Davis and Scarlett johansson. Who had excellent chemistry as a mother and son, who have conflicting views but a deep love for one another. Scarlet did a phenomenal job of being the voice of reason for peace for the war and making her son change her mind on the nazis and the jews, she was a very believable motherly character leading to some heartwarming scenes. And Roman did a surprisingly versatile and deep performance for such a young actor and i was very impressed, His portrayal of a young nazi being brainwashed into supporting the nazis was excellently executed.
My only negative that bought down the film slightly would be its slight tonal inconsistencies in the final act. The film slightly overused hitler as a imaginary friend for Roman's character. It worked at first but then got slightly overused and irritating towards the end. And the films occasional use of comedy when there was conflict in the war towards the end effected the impact of some scenes making the narrative slightly clunky.
My final two positives would be its excellent script and fantastic character arc for Roman Griffin Davis. The films script felt very modern and left a big impact on me. The characters saying that everyone is human and we are not all that different is very important in todays society and is a good message to spread for people. Finally Roman griffin Davies character arc throughout the film was excellent. To go from a brainwashed nazi kid to forming a connection with a jew and realising that they aren't any different to anyone else thanks to his mum was powerfully done. I respect the amount of depth to his character and his change of attitude towards what is right and wrong.
Overall Jojo rabbit is a powerfully acted thoughtful movie blending comedy and drama almost perfectly with it just losing its steam towards the end. But still a fantastic movie.