Get back, Jojo

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2020)

The idea of a funny, yet touching, take on WWII and Nazism is not entirely original, of course. It's easy to think of Chaplin's The Great Dictator, but also, more recently, of Benigni's La vita è bella (Life is beautiful).
Jojo Rabbit is more irreverent and less poetic than the two mentioned films, but it has got a unique point of view and I enjoyed it a lot.
The story is very well written, coherent and consistent in every aspect. It doesn't last three hours and it has got just one, clear ending. Thank you Mr. Waititi!
Each character is depicted with lots of humor, and sometimes silliness, but none of the main ones is ever too ridiculous as to lose its humanity or depth. No scene is too dramatic, but some are quite moving.
I liked all the actors, I loved the ending and I adored the music. The scenes at the beginning comparing Beatlemania with "Nazimania", with the German version of I want to hold your hand playing loud, are just brilliant.
A film like this is just what we all need at this strange time of history we are living right now.