Waititi does it again with flying colours doing what he does best, turning tragedy into comedy

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2020)

Taika Waititi is one of my favourite directors for a number of reasons. He is the master in taking tragedy and terrible events and turning them into comedy so brilliantly and so well. Hunt for the Wilderpeople was previously my favourite movie from him, as he takes tragedy from his characters and just pisses all over them with such style and grace that their mysterious pasts don't even matter anymore and creates some of the most refreshing and original comedy ever seen in movie history.
With Jojo Rabbit, Waititi has finally mastered his craft in taking the tragic tale of WW2 and Hitler and turning it into some of the best pisstake comedy I have seen in years. Waititi does an outstanding job at portraying the funny side of Hitler aswell as directing a movie so crisp and detailed with such likeable and sharply written characters that are memorable as well as relateable
The whole message of the movie in my opinion is just the sheer pointless nature of war and the absurdity of conflicting views based on difference of nationalism and religious beliefs. The character of Jojo was perfectly casted in my opinion aswell as the rest of the cast. Scarlett Johansen plays an incredible role as Jojo's Mom who has a lot to say of what it was like to be a woman in those times. The movie is a prime example of how evil spreads from mind to mind through spreading fear over people of difference of nationality and religion once again revealing the absurdity of it all and creating some of the most unique humor in such a long time
Once again huge kudos to the production design and direction of the movie which captures the time period aswell as the atmosphere as as the people of WW2 Germany perfectly. I'm going to spoil a scene in this movie but there is a very emotional moment in it where the movie is shot in a way where it looks like the surrounding houses are looking down on Jojo and judging him. I thought that scene was brilliantly done. Waititi has become a master at portraying the inner emotions of each main character and how they see and react to the world around them, finally taking away the mystery of each character and providing a crystal clear lens into the nature of each character. The supporting cast is great too with a very funny supporting performance from Stephen Merchant as one of the Nazi supporters.
Overall I had a great time with Jojo Rabbit and has my vote and support for winning Oscar for best casting, direction and screenplay. I will complain of this masterpiece doesn't win a single Oscar because it deserves it.