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Hey there, last night I watched JoJo Rabbit for the first time and honestly it's my new favourite film. Quick disclaimer: I'm not into movies all that much and don't watch them too often but I loved this film and needed to share my opinion somewhere so hopefully this sub is good for that. As a Jewish person I've always wanted more media and film to really dive into what makes Nazism and nationalism, not only evil, but utterly ridiculous ideologically. I genuinely believe that this is the best movie to ever do that, it treats the Nazis like a joke. That may sound bad but by treating fascism seriously, you also legitimise it. JoJo Rabbit seems to somehow have it's main character be a Nazi, make you empathise with him, but also shows the stupidity of Nazism while still showing the harsh reality of the horrors they did. At the end of the movie, it really made me think of how lucky I am to not have lived through that, how lucky I am to not only be alive but be also be able to live my live free. Also it made me realise how my existence, as a Jew, is a giant middle finger to Hitler. No matter what happens, no matter how many people are Nazis or how many people are racist, by me simply existing, I've already won. As long as there's a Jew somewhere, the Nazis lost.

Not only did I love the message of the film, but the drama and story are beautiful as well, I won't spoil anything here but the story on it's own left me in genuine tears. I've never cried for a movie but by the end of JoJo I was sobbing. The cinematography is beautiful and damn dude the foreshadowing is great. They really managed to capture that feeling that JoJo's just a kid, he doesn't know what or why he believes what he does, he just wants to be apart of a group. Never in my life would I think I would empathise with a Nazi, someone who tried and wanted to kill every member of my race, but somehow this film managed it. JoJo really was such a kind hearted little boy who just brainwashed by Nazism. They really made each character so loveable and every actor played their character so well.

I think this movie was the perfect blend of not taking Nazism as a serious ideology, but still showing the atrocities that they committed. I understand that the humour isn't everyone's cup of tea and there may be some Jewish people who don't enjoy the fun nature of the movie. But for me personally, this movie deserves to be on everyone's watch list. Thank you for your read and have a good day :)

Edit: i realise the creator is Jewish, I know that before I watched the movie.