Jojo Rabbit - Innocence in the Time of War
There are a lot of things that you lose along the way of your life. People, important objects and memories too. But Jojo Rabbit is something that will be etched in my mind forever. It deserves every single strand of brand value that accompanies the Oscar that it received.
Through the medium of an innocence that not only survived, but blossomed into something beautiful during the times of war; the fragility and gullibility of a child's mind has been depicted beautifully in this masterpiece. In the times of rising intolerance for differences, maybe what we really need is to regress back into a child-like state of mind, and decide for ourselves who deserves what, rather than believing what the like-minded people around us have to say.
When Elsa is introduced in the narrative, and Jojo asks her whether she is a ghost, she replies, "no, you wish. I am something much worse. And you already know it.". With time, the exploration of the so-called mind controlling 'Jews' progresses through the eyes of a child who wants to be a part of the 'Patriots' just because he was told to. This is probably the most simple and yet witty humour that you can witness during the movie, along with the sarcastic and fairy-tale-like undertone of the movie. At every single step, the child deals with the realisations that what he was told by the fascists was wrong. And I believe that the openness to new concepts and ideas, is exactly what this child represents and this movie promotes.
I believe that stories have unparalleled power in inducing prominent changes in societies. And as long as the stories that cross borders, stories that have the power to flow through rather than manoeuvring around the mindsets, continue to exist, there will always be people who will be willing to listen. And as long as people are willing to listen, to accept, to find a common ground; as long as the people understand and create their views, rather than copying someone else's; even the grounds of conflict would find their freedom in the peace that will ensue.
Through the medium of an innocence that not only survived, but blossomed into something beautiful during the times of war; the fragility and gullibility of a child's mind has been depicted beautifully in this masterpiece. In the times of rising intolerance for differences, maybe what we really need is to regress back into a child-like state of mind, and decide for ourselves who deserves what, rather than believing what the like-minded people around us have to say.
When Elsa is introduced in the narrative, and Jojo asks her whether she is a ghost, she replies, "no, you wish. I am something much worse. And you already know it.". With time, the exploration of the so-called mind controlling 'Jews' progresses through the eyes of a child who wants to be a part of the 'Patriots' just because he was told to. This is probably the most simple and yet witty humour that you can witness during the movie, along with the sarcastic and fairy-tale-like undertone of the movie. At every single step, the child deals with the realisations that what he was told by the fascists was wrong. And I believe that the openness to new concepts and ideas, is exactly what this child represents and this movie promotes.
I believe that stories have unparalleled power in inducing prominent changes in societies. And as long as the stories that cross borders, stories that have the power to flow through rather than manoeuvring around the mindsets, continue to exist, there will always be people who will be willing to listen. And as long as people are willing to listen, to accept, to find a common ground; as long as the people understand and create their views, rather than copying someone else's; even the grounds of conflict would find their freedom in the peace that will ensue.
"as long as the people understand and create their views, rather than copying someone else's; even the grounds of conflict would find their freedom in the peace that will ensue" - well true....after all communication is the key.....when we put out our views instead of just agreeing to other people's opinion, then only we really give them a chace to understand ourselves and also let them be open to new POVs which at last only help to broaden one's mind.
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