Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson make up the cast Of Jojo Rabbiton air tonight at 21.20 on Rai 2. Released in 2020 and directed by Taika Waititiwas nominated for 6 Oscarsincluding a nomination at Johansson how Best Supporting Actress and winning the one for the adapted screenplay. At the center of the story is a change of tone and perspective to the Nazi theme, with the training of a child in evil who experiences exercises and school as a game in which reality forcefully enters. With the brutality that only happens with the end of childhood.
Jojo Rabbitthe plot of the movie
It’s 1945. Johannes Betzler aka Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is 10 years old and lives with mom Rosie (Scarlett Johansson). The family situation is a bit critical: the father is abroad to lead the operations of rebellion against the regime, while sister Inge died recently. He soon creates his own world fictionalpopulated by a friend Sui generis: Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi).
The choice of character comes from the way he was raised. I’m the years of the Third Reich and of indoctrination. Indeed, Jojo he has a deep admiration for the regime. Although very young, together with Yorki (Archie Yates), his best friend, he joins the Hitler Youth.
I’m driving it Captain Klenzendorf (Sam Rockwell) and Fräulein Rahm (Rebel Wilson)whose job it is to indoctrinate teenagers aboutNazi ideology and teach them techniques of warfare. The Hitler Youth quickly shows its wickedness. Jojo is asked to kill a rabbit, but the boy refuses.
Taika Waititi and Roman Griffin Davis in “Jojo Rabbit”.
The first meeting between Jojo and Elsa
A decision that cannot be tolerated and turns him into the laughing stock of the group. From here on, in fact, he is nicknamed Jojo Rabbit, Jojo Rabbit. In order not to feel the weight of humiliation, he throws a grenade, but fate is against him and he ends up wounding his face and leg.
At this point, Rosie steps in. She asks Klenzendorf that her son be included in the dynamics of the organization. Like this Jojo starts dealing with propaganda. Everything goes smoothly, until he makes a shocking discovery. At his house she hides Elsa Korr (Thomasin McKenzie), a Jewish girlas well as an old school friend of his sister Inge.
Jojo wants to hand her over to the Gestapobut she presents him with a choice. If he does, Rosie will be killed for helping her. At the same time, she reminds him that if he reveals to his mother that he is aware of his presence in the house, he will kill him. Part scared and part cornered, he opts for silence, as long as he reveals the secrets of the Jews, so that he can write a book to be delivered to Klenzendorf.
Thomasin McKenzie and Roman Griffin Davis.
The relationship with his mother Rosie and Nathan’s shadow
Elsa accepts and begins to tell of extraordinary powers, such as the ability to read minds. Of course it’s all nonsense, but Jojo is too much blinded by fanaticismto the point of not realizing it. When she has the opportunity to speak with her mother, she does not reveal that she has discovered Elsa’s presence, but she only accuses her of not being patriotic.
Not bad, because Rosie manages to appease his anger. Meanwhile, time passes and the relationship between the woman and Elsa intensifies. She is now one of the family and the two are bound by a deep affection. While waiting for the Second World War to end and for the persecution of the Jews to end, Elsa thinks about her boyfriend, Nathan.
jojo he finds out and decides to write to her a letter, posing as Nathan, in which he tells her that their story has come to an end. But when he hears her cry, he feels a strong sense of guilt and sends another letter, retracting what he previously stated.
Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis.
Jojo Rabbitthe end
Meanwhile, he experiences an important internal conflict. His imaginary friend Adolf Hitler warns him: Elsa is actually an evil monster who wants to distract him from Nazi indoctrination. In turn, the girl tells him that he is not a Nazi, but just «a 10-year-old boy who likes to wear a funny uniform and who wants to be part of a group». She no longer knows who to believe. Also, she begins to look at her mother in a new light. Not only is she not patriotic, but she is fighting for Germany to be liberated from Nazism.
One day he receives the visit of some Gestapo officers. Elsa claims to be Inge. The danger seems to have escaped, but the following day Rosie is hanged in the town squareas a political opponent. Blinded by her anger, Jojo blames Elsa for her mother’s death and decides to kill her. He tries to stab her, but bursts into desperate tears and is consoled by her potential victim.
These are hard days, but freedom is getting closer. The news of Hitler’s suicide arrives and Fräulein Rahm, before being killed, gives him the jacket of the German uniform. Russian soldiers capture him and Klenzendorf, who takes the opportunity to confess that he is sorry for Rosie’s death. The boy risks his life and it is the captain who saves him, taking off his jacket and advising him to run away. He flees home, where he finds Elsa, who announces that the war is finally over.
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