Old stories, new routines

Adonis 2022-04-22 07:01:04

  • The plot is simple, but the feelings are complex.
  • Every person and thing in the movie has a strong orientation, or facialization, which may be a disadvantage in other movies, but because the protagonist is a child, it is particularly reasonable and real. Children view the world in the form of labels. And the most wonderful thing is not the setting of "Childhood Fantasy Playmate Hitler", Hitler not only likes to eat unicorn feast, but at the same time, he constantly branded the name of fanaticism in the growth process of Xiao Qiaoqiao. A black humor with a sense of absurdity, and of course, this is also reflected in the book written by the little fat man who joined the army and Jojo. This silent, symbolic accusation, in my opinion, has an aesthetic that is at the peak of the whole art point, childhood fantasy playmate + Hitler, and vividly expresses the pervasiveness and quietness of the Nazi brainwashing policy.
  • Another interesting point is that mother's dancing shoes have become a symbol of mother in constant emphasis. And when Jojo saw the dancing shoes on the execution ground, my first reaction was disbelief, "Jojo didn't see the face of the dead, maybe it was just a coincidence!" After crying for a while, I glanced up and continued to cry. The coincidence was broken, and the grief that was yet to come finally came to the fore. The interesting thing here is to mobilize the audience's emotions, hold their breath, accumulate but not release, and then strike when they are full of emotions. Movies are the art of telling stories to people. The basic task is to make the audience feel what the author wants to express, that is, to convey emotions. And this I think is a more advanced topic, how to better mobilize the audience's emotions and better convey emotions.

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Extended Reading
  • Haylee 2022-03-22 09:01:20

    D+/ The film seems to have a powerful perspective to shape different ages, races and political stances. It is also a benign approach to construct differences and then in-depth analysis. But why are the emotional transitions of the characters so smooth? Why are Tongyan's children more self-consistent and more righteous than adults? Why does the so-called "humanity" turning point always come appropriately? In the final analysis, because behind the different positive characters are the same set of the most natural and understandable logic (and the negative characters do not need to be deeply portrayed and understood). But how does this set of "as expected" logic confront the Nazis' set of "facts" that were equally as expected at the time? It is not easy to say that "Nazis are also human", but it is even more necessary to try to answer how they became Nazis? In addition to a fairy tale view, the creator has almost no way to touch. Perhaps more focused on children's perspective can capture more things.

  • Israel 2021-10-20 19:01:47

    I don't know what to say except Taika is awesome. Also hilarious and sad, hope and light in the meaningless war. The roles of Scarlett and that instructor are fantastic. Tears burst in the second half.

Jojo Rabbit quotes

  • Rosie: [exasperated] Where are all the goddamned knives?

  • Rosie: [Jojo has told her that he hears the ghost of his dead sister upstairs] You've lost your mind. It's sadder for me though, because I have to live with a crazy person.