A Polynesian Jewish man writes a film about Nazis. The punchline? It's one of the most heartfelt comedies to come out this year.

Rating: 8/10 (11 November 2019)

Jojo Rabbit is a film directed, written by, and starring Taika Waititi as an imaginary version of Hitler. It's an incredibly accessible indie comedy and I'd recommend it to pretty much everyone, Especially if you like movies like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead. The story has a lot of charm and kind of pokes fun at the blind fanaticism that the Nazis had for their country with many of the people in the film including our protagonist being excited to go to war. The film does an impeccable job of comparing this fanaticism to the true horrors of war with many characters being shown having severe injuries or even dying. Aside from the satirical aspect, the story is one of two people from different worlds getting to know one another, which is a timeless concept that can be applied to many different settings.The many technical aspects are done well. The editing is good, the cinematography is good, the music ranges from generic to German versions of iconic songs, the color grading is similar to that of many more serious WWII movies and that's all I really want to say without spoiling
I think one issue that I am a bit split on is the tone of the film. For the most part it stays pretty lighthearted but then all of a sudden it gets really dark quickly. However it still works well and is tonally sound but the sudden tonal whiplash is a bit jarring. It didn't detract from my enjoyment of the movie too heavily though. Plot wise the movie was solid. It didn't really drag in too many places and it had a solid pace. All of the actors do an incredible job as well and help to bring the story to life.