“Jojo Rabbit” has the best intentions and a very confused way of showing them.
Taika Waititi’s sunny fairytale focuses on ostracized Hitler Youth Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) and the buffoonish Fuhrer (Waititi in an off-kilter mustache) who serves as the boy’s imaginary friend.
There’s a lot to appreciate about the unusual connotations this scenario invites.
As a welcome contrast to the resurgence of hate groups around the world, the studio production might be the sweetest provocation in film history, and it’s certainly an ambitious juggling act worthy of admiration.But the filmmaker’s light touch never matches the nature of his setting.
Waititi’s ability to veer in such an audacious direction after his “Thor: Ragnarok” success catapulted him to Hollywood A-list stature should further cement his modern folk hero status.
However, .Stuffing WWII horrors into the traditional beats of a coming-of-age tale, Waititi merges the
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