Nerdotopia

 ‘Jojo Rabbit’ directed by Taika Waititi is a World War II based satire mocking the horrors that took place at the time. The fact that this film was decidedly a comedy, states that it was willing to mock Hitler, the Nazis and everything they stood for is unambiguously inadequate. Based on the story, ‘Caging Skies’ by Christine Leunens, young Jojo Beltzer is ten year old (Roman Griffin Davis) who dreams of fighting in war and becoming Hitler’s personal assistant. This particular fantasy of his runs through his blood as he frequently talks to ‘Hitler’ (Taika Waititi), a figment of his imagination, particularly absurd in many ways, for example he had mentioned that he has bulletproof legs and while Jojo is forced to eat barely edible disposed leftovers he finds in his neighborhood’s bins, Hitler devours on a unicorn head. This satirical take on the inhuman nature of Hitler definitely took us all by surprise. Waititi took a leap of faith in himself when it came to developing this cha...