Director
Taika Waiti
Leading Actors/Actresses
Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Taika Waiti, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell
Genre
Satire/Drama-Comedy
Language
English
Awards
Nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Johansson, Best Adapted Screenplay (Won), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing.
Date of Release
October 18th, 2019
Producer
Carthew Neal, Taika Waiti, and Chelsea Winstanley
Setting and Context
Nazi Germany, towards the end of World War II
Narrator and Point of View
Told from the point of view of Jojo Rabbit, primarily
Tone and Mood
Zany, Chaotic, Violent, Dark, Solemn, Sad, Energetic, and Satirical
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Jojo Rabbit; Antagonist: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party
Major Conflict
Jojo’s struggle to get past Nazi propaganda and indoctrination and to keep Elsa Korr safe from the Gestapo.
Climax
The climax occurs when Jojo escapes the Allied Forces and invites Elsa out into the streets to celebrate the end of the war.
Foreshadowing
The death of Jojo’s mother is foreshadowed early on in the film when the camera pays particular attention to her red shoes, and when Jojo and Rosie see the people who have been executed by the Gestapo. Also, Rosie's work with the resistance is foreshadowed by her sympathy with the people executed by the Gestapo and her housing of a Jew.
Understatement
The sheer evil of Hitler and the Nazi Party is understated quite often in the film, as a joke.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Allusions
Allusions to World War II, Rilke, Houdini and other cultural figures.
Paradox
Jojo is a passionate Nazi, in spite of the fact that his mother is a member of the resistance and he has befriended a Jewish girl living in his attic.
Parallelism
Parallel between Jojo and Yorki's trajectories.
