So, I'm about half-way thru "JoJo Rabbit"...

[Dennis Donovan]

If you haven't seen it, the best way I can describe it is "Downfall-meets-Calvin-and-Hobbes-meets-Diary-of-Anne-Frank".

So far, it's one of those movies that's hilarious at times (pretend-friend-Hitler) and deeply sobering. The last movie I watched that struck me this way was "Everything Is Illuminated".

Anyhow, so far, great movie!

[Dennis Donovan]

1. I'm halfway thru because SNL replayed an old Buck Henry ep last night at 10pm, FWIW n/t

[dhol82]

2. I thought it was an excellent movie.

The kid is great!
Totally loved Waititi.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. He totally makes the movie!

Jojo: Adolf, I don’t think I can do this.

Adolf: What? Of course you can. Sure, you’re a little bit scrawny, and a bit unpopular, and you can’t tie your shoelaces, even though you’re ten years-old. But you’re still, the bestest, most loyal little Nazi I’ve ever met. Not to mention the fact you’re really good looking. So, you’re going to get out there, and we’re going to have a great time, okay?

Jojo: Okay.

Adolf: That’s the spirit!

[C_U_L8R]

4. Where are you watching it?

Is it streaming anywhere?

[Dennis Donovan]

5. I know someone at the Academy.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Lucky you.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. I don't really

[pnwest]

8. I'm no snowflake, but something about

having Hitler dancing around and being funny offends me - I have no desire to see this movie. I will admit, tho, that the current climate has completely robbed me of any sense of humor at all. I don’t laugh at any trump memes, either. I just cringe. Things are so utterly, deadly serious right now, I can’t find any humor in poking fun at trump, and I’m having the same reaction when I see trailers for this movie - I’m just left feeling disgusted by “funny” hitler.

[lillypaddle]

9. Ditto nt

[Cuthbert Allgood]

14. It gets dark and serious by the end

And I would argue the satire in the first half is dead on.

And I would also argue that if you haven't seen the movie and haven't experienced the message Waititi is trying to make, it's pretty hard to try bust his balls for that message.

[mitch96]

10. "Hitler dancing around and being funny offends me"

Charlie Chaplin did a parody movie about Hitler back in 1940... Really stuck it to him...
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Great-Dictator

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[nolabear]

17. The Producers centers around a singing, dancing Hitler production.

The joke of course is that they were sure the audience would be offended, and they loved the “satire.”

[pressbox69]

11. It's Too Bad

We can't turn off today's Hitler's and his cult the way we can turn off an old movie or a song. Remember that come November.

"I will return, I will not burn." Elvis Costello

[Dennis Donovan]

12. I finished it.

I'm not sure what to say. Processing it.

Wow.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

15. I watched it last night and I'm still processing it.

It just keeps getting better as I think about it.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

13. I had my doubts going in

but the glowing reviews I read convinced me to give it a try. So glad I did, it is well worth a viewing.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Just got back from seeing it. It is finally playing in Hicksville.

I really think it's a thought provoking movie. The kid and 'Hitler' are very good. Thumbs up from me.

I think it's better than 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', which also dealt with a horrible real story.