A case for questioning assumptions

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2020)

I was slightly skeptical about this film. Another movie about Nazis? Another comedic take on the Holocaust? (By the Thor Ragnarok guy?) We have been here and done that, after all. But I was wrong. This movie was about Nazis to a certain extent, but it was more about what it means to be born and raised within a worldview only to realize something's off. Jojo's journey starts when he meets someone who defies his expectations and causes him to question everything. I would argue that's where most journeys start. And this film managed to capture that while also making the audience laugh and think and feel tense all at once. It was a historical film that transcended its genre and time period. Sometimes revisiting the familiar allows you to find something entirely new...and worthwhile.