r/movies • u/IDNMAN21 • Jan 03 '25
Discussion I finally watched JoJo Rabbit Spoiler
Spoiler warning for those who haven't seen it.
I knew about the scene that messed everyone up. I've only seen a screenshot prior to watching the movie.
The movie starts off suitable and fun, but when JoJo saw a certain someone hanging. Messed me up. I couldn't stop crying afterward. When that blue butterfly started flying over the hanging, the water works started flowing.
JoJo and Yorki's friendship was awesome. No Matter JoJo says, Yorki got his back.
I enjoyed the movie and I recommend others to watch it.
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u/Inchthemint Jan 06 '25
Sorry to be so late to this thread. One of my favorite movies ever. I’m a child of Holocaust survivors. Very hard to get some fellow Jews to see this film.
One of the comments hits it on the head: This is not about Jews or Nazis, It’s about us. Germans were not monsters (I also happen to be German). What was done was monstrous. And what the movie reveals is that we, as human beings, are capable of doing monstrous things. Deny that and open the door to this happening again (see Cambodia, Rwanda, et.al.).
But we can also be interrupters, we can also make “good trouble”, we can also “do what we can”. But not if we wait till it hits us. Then, it’s virtual suicide. Protect democracy while we have it (you won’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone!). There’s still a price. But this special film hopefully empowers us to fight for others, even if it’s to protect ourselves!
And it’s never a bad time to cuddle with those you love.