Ep 141: Jojo Rabbit

It's time to travel back to 2019 to a film lauded during awards time... Jojo Rabbit! A movie we consider to be Taika Waititi's best work, a story about the battle for a young boy's soul wrapped in satire, humor, and excellent writing. Before we analyze the film however, we break down our Top 5 Satire films of all time! Which made our list? Listen and check it out! Then, we dive into the masterful writing, characters, themes, symbols, etc. prevalent in the film and unpack it in a way no one else can while playing many scenes right from the film. So, be careful of folks hiding in your walls, be sure to tie your shoes, and for goodness sake be careful with that grenade... it's time for Jojo Rabbit on The Movie Defenders podcast! Click here to listen and connect anywhere: https://linktr.ee/moviedefenders 00:00:00 Intro and Announcements 00:08:29 Top 5 Satire Films 00:40:48 Jojo Rabbit Discussion Begins 01:14:43 Meet Adolf 01:24:34 Captain K 01:43:45 Jojo Returns to Captain K 01:52:56 Meeting Elsa 02:18:23 Where Jews Live 02:37:04 Gestapo 02:53:29 Elsa Comforts Jojo 02:58:18 Yorki 03:09:39 Kicking Adolf Out Special thanks to all of our amazing Patreon supporters! Alex Kirkby  Alexis Borchardt Barrett Young Brett Bowen Brev Tanner Daryl Ewry Emily Elliott Ena Haynes Eric Blattberg Jason Mackay Josh Evans Joshua Loy Kevin Athey Mark Nattress Mark Martin Megan Bush Michael Puckett Randal Silver Sean Masters Attack of the Killer Podcast