It takes place in Nazi Germany. It's about a sweet 10 year old boy who thinks he's a Nazi and has Hitler as his invisible friend. And his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the attic.
It's supposed to be a comedy.
There was nothing funny nor unrealistic about it, in light of our country's events in the past four years and, especially, the terrorizing events of Wednesday, January 6th.
I could totally relate to the propaganda being fed daily to these Hitler youth. Especially the casual brutiality and the concept of repeating Hitler's name over and over and over.
I could personally relate to the young Jewish woman who spent her time isolated in the house - mostly in the attic.
In another time I would have been encouraged by the quote at the end of the film. It's about hanging in there through thick and thin.
"Let everything happen to you.
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final."
But, again, I picked the wrong weekend to watch Jojo Rabbit.
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