Jason Kelly
4 min readFeb 19, 2021

Jojo Rabbit: The absurdity of hate

“Jojo Rabbit,” written and directed by Taika Waititi, was a film released in the cinema in 2019. It tells the story of Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a ten-year-old boy growing up in the Hitler Youth during World War Two. Jojo lives with his mother, who has been raising him alone since his father went to fight in the war. Throughout the movie, we see Jojo’s mother teach him to be kind, remember God, and to show gratitude. Despite his mother’s best efforts…