Jojo Rabbit is Taika Waititi's 2019 American satirical black comedy film. The movie stars Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Sam Rockwell, Alfie Allen, and Scarlett Johansson. The plot follows a Hitler Youth who finds out that his mother hides in their attic a Jewish girl. It's based on Christine Leunens ' book Caging Skies.
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The film won the People's Choice Award at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019. The theatrical release is scheduled for October 18, 2019 in the United States and New Zealand. Jojo Rabbit divided critics, praising as well as condemning his depiction of Nazis, while his performances (especially those of Waititi, Davis, McKenzie, and Johansson) were widely praised. It was compared to the 1997 movie Life Is Beautiful because of its setting and divided reception.
About The Jojo Rabbit
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Produced by: Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi
Based on: Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson
Music by: Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
Edited by: Tom Eagles
Production company: Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Defender Films and Piki Films
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date: September 8, 2019 (TIFF) and October 18, 2019 (United States)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Language: (2019) English.
Premise
Throughout World War II, depressed German boy Jojo "Rabbit" Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) turned his life upside down when he learned that a young Jewish woman (Thomasin McKenzie) was locked in their attic by his single mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson). Helped only by his imaginary friend in Adolf Hitler's (Taika Waititi's) idiotic tale, Jojo has to face his philosophy.
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Cast
- Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo "Rabbit" Betzler, Rosie's son
- Thomasin McKenzie as Elsa Korr, a Jewish girl whom Rosie hides in her home
- Taika Waititi as Adolf Hitler, Jojo's imaginary friend version of the historical figure
- Rebel Wilson as Fräulein Rahm, a brutish instructor in the Hitler Youth camp
- Stephen Merchant as Captain Deertz, a Gestapo agent
- Alfie Allen as Finkel, the second in command to Captain Klenzendorf
- Sam Rockwell as Captain Klenzendorf, a Nazi captain who runs a Hitler Youth camp
- Scarlett Johansson as Rosie Betzler, Jojo's single mother who is secretly anti-Nazi
- Archie Yates as Yorki, Jojo's best friend
Production
It was announced in March 2018 that Taika Waititi, as an imaginary Adolf Hitler, would not only direct but also co-star in the film. Speaking of the role meaning, Waititi said "It's my version of... a lonely boy's best version of his father, which is really his dad," referring to the fact that in the movie, the protagonist, a 10-year-old boy, is desperate to join Hitler's ranks during World War II. Later that month, Scarlett Johansson joined the cast to play the mother of the lead kid, who is secretly anti-Nazi. Sam Rockwell joined the cast in April 2018 to play "a Nazi leader running a camp for Hitler Youth." In May 2018, Rebel Wilson joined the cast to represent "the young man has just been recruited to attend a ruthless teacher at the Hitler Youth Camp." Soon afterward, shooting was also set to start in Prague. Newcomer Roman Griffin joined the cast as Johansson's brother later that month, while Kiwi Thomasin McKenzie was cast as Elsa Korr, the Jewish girl hidden in her home by Johansson. Alfie Allen was cast as Finkel in June 2018, the second in command of Captain Klenzendorf, while Captain Deertz, a Gestapo officer, cast Stephen Merchant.
The main production began on May 28, 2018. Reshooting was completed in February 2019.
Release
Jojo Rabbit's world premiere took place on September 8, 2019 at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. This screened on September 19, 2019 at Austin's Fantastic Fest. The film opened on October 15, 2019, the San Diego International Film Festival. It will also be shown at Boston, Philadelphia, Hawaii, New Orleans, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Middleburg, Virginia, and at the Jewish Film Festival in the United Kingdom. The movie is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 18, 2019, beginning with a limited release before spreading wide in the weeks that follow.
Reception
The film holds an approval rating of 80 percent based on 112 reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 7.46/10. The critical consensus of the website reads: "Jojo Rabbit's combination of irreverent humor and serious ideas may certainly not be to everyone's taste–but either way, this anti-hate satire is daring to a fault." Metacritic, using a weighted average, awarded to the movie a rating of 53 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."
Conclusion
A young boy in the army of Hitler finds out that his mother is hiding in their home a Jewish girl.
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