I can tell it is the winter months because I've been to see around three movies recently. The latest was the satire JoJo Rabbit about a hitler youth's experience living in a village during the last days of World War II.
It is both comedic and shocking, with hardly any punches pulled as the story unfolds. The boy goes to youth camp to learn about guns and bombs and is seriously injured in a grenade incident. The scenes, cuts and dialogue are whip-smart and we later learn that his mother is hiding multiple secrets in their house.
Sometimes the scenes are predictable, but there's an edginess to much of the screenwriting that leaves one wondering who will get out alive.
The ideas of history and politics contained in “Jojo Rabbit” are terrifying. Absurd incompetents creating an enormous human tragedy.
It plays out here as dark humour, in a movie with a heart that leaves a lasting impression.
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