Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Figures
Characters
- The character of Imaginary Adolf Hitler as a buffoonish, childish, and insecure father figure. → The Carnivalesque
- The character of Elsa Korr, specifically her moments of defiance, storytelling, and emotional strength.
Form & technique
- The film's highly stylized, symmetrical, and colorful production design and cinematography (the "twee" aesthetic). → The Banality of Evil
Tropes
- The recurring appearance and disappearance of Imaginary Adolf Hitler.
- Jojo's initial ideological hatred of Elsa, which morphs into a possessive and naive infatuation.
- The use of "anti-fascist satire" as the film's primary comedic mode.
- The film's anachronistic soundtrack, particularly the German-language versions of songs by The Beatles and David Bowie.
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