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𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚....𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏.
Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi; Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member who finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. He must then question his beliefs while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend (Waititi), a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler with a comedic stance on the politics of the war.
As is the case with its source material (A novel entitled 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔 written by Christine Leunens and published in 2008), 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 begins as a frantic montage of life as a certifiable Nazi youngster, though both benefit from the omission of information pertaining to its titular character’s enlistment.
In his book, 𝑴𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒇, Hitler wrote that “Whoever has the youth has the future” and prior to his
Appointment as Chancellor in 1933 Nazi leaders were finding ways to capitalize on this advice.
One way was with the creation of programs meant to recruit members starting from when they turned ten that at first were voluntary, however, by 1936 all boys and girls living in Nazi Germany were required by law to train as a Jungvolk; children found to not be compliant risked being exiled to ‘Re-education Camps’ with their parents being reprimanded in the form of fines, imprisonment, or execution.
𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔, relative to 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕, is much less concerned with the substantiation of the appeal these camps might have from an adolescent perspective: Which, as Waititi rightfully suggests even when being facetious or downright crass, utilized a format of playful indoctrination (And, not to mention, some basic life skills that might be learned as a 𝑩𝒐𝒚 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒕) so pivotal to Jojo’s sense of camaraderie, civil duty, and importance.
It goes without saying that the Holocaust is no laughing matter, and the sentiment has forced a mixed bag of reception from 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕’s audience between its offbeat humor and its juvenile portrayal of Hitler himself.
Tone related differences aside, there are no traces of “imaginary Hitler” in 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔, and the implementation of this narrative device might fair as inconsiderate indulgence on an interpersonal level.
Whether it changes viewers’ opinions is neither here nor there, but important to note here is that Waititi is Jewish (A Polynesian one, at that), and as such is entitled (In my opinion) to the exploration of the mindset of a child who has sense enough to appoint Hitler as his personal hero:
This being really absolutely zero sense, as evidenced and emphasized by the mockish, divisive, and inaccurate depiction of him.
Interestingly enough, this casting of Hitler was not the original plan, however potential producers made their support conditional in that their financial backing became dependent on Waititi agreeing to take up this role.
Having no interest in an authentic performances - so as to almost deny a deceased Hitler the satisfaction of Waititi dedicating the time to the research this would require - Jojo’s imaginary companion becomes an immersive point of contact; as he makes his maniacal and borderline cringy rounds the headspace is never mistakable as that of a preadolescent boy, and this reinforces the use of Jojo as a vessel in which Nazi propaganda can take-up residency in rent free while bypassing the influence of adults that might introduce their own reservations and objections.
For people who have read 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔, the obvious observation made is that 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 doesn't account for approximately half of Leunens ‘s novel, And that's without giving much thought to other differences that are dispositional critical.
In the spirit of not spoiling the material, Jojo's desperate grasp for influence over the proximity in which Elsa remains with him in the form of deception towards the conclusion of 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 was not Waititi’s idea, but for your the sake of consideration:
A) This lie is originally told when Jojo is nineteen and not nine; subsequently, readers spend more time exploring the dynamic between him and Elsa (And, not to mention, other characters) because he is nine at the beginning of 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔.
B) This deception precedes a much more sinister outcome for Elsa as this ruse goes on for far much longer, and the lengths gone to in order to keep it up reflects a bit of narcissism and obsession on Jojo’s behalf
These details certainly don’t demean the effectiveness of Waititi’s direction or take away from the seriousness that inevitably froths below, though 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔 does more to illustrate the long-term effects of these camps on a concentrated scale with little interest in entertaining self-deprecating fits or crude absurdity. This does beg the question as to why this point of manipulation is included as a “last hoorah” for cinematic Jojo (Which, otherwise seems kind of random), though this may be a way of consolidating the behavior his mother would have modeled for him (Which, if we think of this in terms of how much Hitler Youth were trained to be suspicious of their caretaker in real life, is applicable as thoughtful content) in the overarching context.
Optimistic as it is ridiculous, 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 is most guilty of ending on a bridge of inclusivity and love, and is a far cry from the brutality that is 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔. A fitting battle cry when taking Waititi’s lineage into consideration, in both pieces of work is its preoccupation with a loss of innocence though the former retains this in stocked breaths that come off as an excess of crass and tasteless marvel.
Nonetheless, 𝑱𝒐𝒋𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 strength as a stubborn fraternal twin is in reaching for light where its predecessor is shrouded by darkness, and its power is in empathizing with the impressionability of nefarious authority while confidently defying it at the same time.
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