Jojo Rabbit

Best describes as an anti-hate satire, Jojo Rabbit is a black comedy set in a small town in Nazi Germany at the end of the Second World War. The movie focuses on a ten year old boy nicknamed Jojo who is such a huge supporter of Hitler that he sometimes imagines an imaginary and over the top version of the Fuhrer and even joins the Hitler Youth. Things change when he learns that his mother has secretly hidden a young Jewish girl named Elsa in their house and begins to question everything he's been taught as Jojo gets to learn about Jews from Elsa and her mother's activities against the Nazis. Based on a novel by Christine Leunens, director and writer Taika Waititi manages to make what could have been such a sour and depressing story and turn it into a funny but still dramatic movie that mocks Nazi Germany and the over the top eccentricities and beliefs they shared, such as constantly giving the Heil Hitler salute at any person you meet and the many things they believed about youths. Waititi, himself, plays the imaginary Hitler and the chemistry between him and Roman Griffin Davis, who plays Jojo, is perfect. It's genius just how crazy Waititi portrays him not only in the crazy things he says but also because the actor/director himself is Jewish. Even without imaginary Hitler, the film has many characters that are just as over the top but without going to overboard on how silly they can be. Many jokes land well while others don't always work, though it helps that they're very fast paced. While the shift to the more dramatic parts are a little jarring and sudden, Waititi at least takes the time to linger on them longer compared to the faster comedy so we can feel it. Jojo Rabbit is a great comedy that helps remind people just how small and weak people who hate, like the Nazis, really are thanks to a great cast, funny story, and Take Waititi's brilliant direction. Over all: 100%
2019 top list so far:

1. Jojo Rabbit

2. Judy

3. Avengers: Endgame

4. Ready or Not

5. Doctor Sleep

6. Joker

7. The Lighthouse

8. Toy Story 4

9. Hustlers

10. Shazam!

11. Spider-Man: Far From Home

12. Villains

13. Zombieland: Double Tap

14. Rocketman

15. The Current War

16. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

17. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

18. Ad Astra

19. It Chapter 2

20. Godzilla: King of the Monsters

21. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

22. Hobbs & Shaw

23. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

24. Us

25. Aladdin 2019

26. Pokemon Detective Pikachu

27. Captain Marvel

28. The Lion King 2019

29. Yesterday

30. Pet Sematary 2019

31. The Upside

32. Dark Phoenix

33. Cold Pursuit

34. Glass