The Light in The Dark

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2019)

I was weary of watching this one due to articles that discussed how wrong it is to make comedic films about real life tragedies. However, this film isn't fully a comedy, nor is it entirely a drama. It has a balance of both. I'm glad I watched this film rather than go by the articles written by people who just don't get it, though they like think to they do; "it" meaning anything having to do with discrimination, sexism, etc. & that's coming from a woman of color.
I laughed, I cried, I cheered (at imaginary Hitler's fate at the end) it was a fantastic watch. The boy playing Jojo is adorable, his expressions were great, you can truly see him emotionally growing as a character as the movie progresses. Rebel Wilson was hilarious, as expected. Don't be offended by the story her nazi character tells by the pool, it's to show the absurdity of nazi mentality. I don't understand why critics bashed Scarlett Johansson's performance in this film. She was great and I loved her character. Ignore the critics that say she didn't give as much to this performance or I even came across one that said "she wasn't comedic enough", she was fantastic. She played the role as she should have and I hope she gets proper recognition for it. As for Waititi's Hitler, he takes the Charlie Chaplin route in making Hitler seem as ridiculous as possible, which when looking at that waste of space for what he was, is quite accurate. The difference is this Hitler didn't make me laugh as much as Chaplin's Hitler. He's meant to be comedic relief but didn't really do it for me. That was the one thing that didn't do it for me. It's an "I get it, it ain't making me laugh, but I get it" sort of thing.
All in all, as you can tell by now, I loved this film and it deserves all the praise it's getting. Give it a watch, you won't be disappointed. If you are, well it's okay to be wrong sometimes. Congrats to the cast and crew on making such an amazing film.