JoJo Rabbit
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm (Links to an external site.)
Reflection Questions
1. Discuss the story in terms of the history of Holocaust films. Do you think this movie would have been acceptable to Holocaust survivors such as Elie Wiesel, prior to the 21st century? Why or why not?
2. This film blends the genres of comedy and historic melodrama. How does this blend of generic conventions affect the way viewer’s receive the film’s theme? How is the film’s use of humor and fantasy similar to or different from that which we discussed in Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds?
3. Discuss the use of point-of-view in this film. How does telling the story from the perspective of a child affect the viewer’s perception of Hitler and the Nazis?
4. Discuss JoJo’s evolution as a character in the film. How does he evolve?
5. Discuss the motif of the mother’s shoes in the films. What do her shoes symbolize and how does that help to develop the film’s theme?
