The 44th Toronto Film Festival has come to an end on September 15, which also means that the horn of the awards season has sounded . This largest film festival in North America, which has always been considered an Oscar "outpost", can always bring fans the most competitive film in the award season in September each year.
The most recent one was last year's " Green Book ". "Green Book" was unknown before it was released. It was the Toronto Film Festival that made it start to be noticed. Not only was it voted by fans as the first place in the "People's Choice Award", the highest award at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and it went all the way to the end. Until the bag won the Oscar for Best Picture.
The previous examples, such as " City of Philharmonic ", " Three Billboards " and "The Room ", etc., are all winners of the "People's Choice Award", and they all have more or less weight in the Oscars. Awards.
This year's "People's Choice Award" was topped by this "Jojo Rabbit". Very similar to last year's "Green Book", "Jojo Rabbit" is still a film that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and it did not have a great reputation before it was released. In addition, there is another similarity between the two films, which is in the feedback from professional film critics and public fans . The feedback of the two is completely opposite . After the premiere of "Jojo Rabbit", it did not get good scores on professional film critic platforms such as MTC. This situation is exactly the same as last year's "Green Book"; however, After watching the movie, the audience praised it.
Take the on-site reaction at the end of the world premiere as an example. The audience collectively stood up and applauded for a long time . As a member of the media field, I also felt the love and enthusiasm of many media people at the end of the screening in the media field. It can be seen that "Jojo Rabbit" does have its charm, and it must be recognized by a large number of fans. Personally, I think this movie may be the most tear-jerking comedy on the big screen this year.
From the perspective of the defeated country in World War II, the story of "Jojo Rabbit" tells a story with the same artistic conception as " Life is Beautiful ". The director used a strong stylistic treatment with a somewhat exaggerated meaning, presenting a sense of high-level sadness and joy.
The story takes place in Germany during World War II. The 10-year-old protagonist, Jojo, lives with his beautiful and kind-hearted mother. His father expedition to the battlefield because of the war. The mother and son lived in a period of bitterness and sweetness in this shadow-shrouded period. When participating in the Boy Scout training camp organized by the German army, Jojo did not dare to kill a rabbit because of his kind nature, and was ridiculed by other children in the training camp as "Jojo Rabbit"-a title symbolizing cowardice .
After the training camp, Jojo, who was alone at home, accidentally found a darkroom in his mother's bedroom on the second floor. There was a Jewish girl hidden by his mother in the room. Jojo, who was brainwashed to think that the Jews were evil since childhood, could not choose between reporting the girl and thinking about his mother.
With the gradual contact with this Jewish girl and the meticulous love and care of the people around him, Jojo gradually defeated the demons and gained his own independent cognition. And began to welcome the new life after the war.
The story of "Jojo Rabbit" is a text that has been told by many people. The themes of war, family, race, etc., have appeared in numerous movies of the same theme; the method of unfolding the story from the perspective of children is not A new thing; but with the help of a very humorous and ironic shell, this film presents a core that is heavy enough and full of warmth .
Although the use of comedy to ridicule serious historical themes in this way will inevitably be criticized by many people (this may be the reason why film critics give bad reviews). But you can't deny its advantages: this movie has a complete story, plenty of details, three-dimensional characters, and a perfect harmony of emotions . It can be said to be an excellent comedy, because a good comedy always has a sad core ; it is also an excellent tragedy because it has the magic power to make you laugh in tears .
The protagonist of the movie "Jojo Rabbit" is a child who is only ten years old. From his perspective, World War II is cruel but full of childishness , just as the jokes in the whole movie are childlike innocence. Some of the jokes seem superficial, or even naive, but it is this childlike primitive humor that can form a sharp contrast with the cruelty of war. This contrast makes the feelings expressed in the plot stronger and reaches people’s hearts. .
The adults in the movie do their best to create an innocent and kind world for their children. Whether it is a cynical officer or an optimistic and cheerful mother; the officer will dress up as he looks like in the picture and go to the battlefield without any scruples, and the mother will not forget to take the child to dance in the darkest moment of war. On the contrary, the most "serious" in the movie is the ten-year-old protagonist Jojo . Qiaoqiao is at an age that is not well-versed in the world. He was forced to grow up quickly and had to learn to face death and parting; this kind of inversion between adults and children makes the feeling of mixed sadness and joy in the movie more advanced. The first floor has become another reason why this movie is moving .
Although "Jojo Rabbit" cannot be said to be outstanding in character creation, each character has its own characteristics, which is impressive .
The first is the movie's young star Roman Griffin Davis . His performance is natural and smooth. As one of the most contradictory characters in the movie, the young star not only retains his own innocence, but also wants to Pretending to be a "little adult" facing things that he shouldn't face at his age. In the movie, he has not yet established a worldview. He was forced to accept brainwashing during the war years. He grew up contradictory and doubtful . Like every child in Germany at that time, his brain was implanted with ears and ears. Hitler". When faced with confusion, this "Hitler" will turn into a demon, using childish words and deeds to influence the child's actions.
The movie still uses a very ridiculous and funny way of presenting this demons . It can be said that the person with the most intensive laughter in the whole film is the "Hitler" in this little boy's heart. People who are recognized as demons all over the world are presented so funny. This once again strengthens the central idea of children’s perspective that has not deviated from beginning to end . The darkest ones are actually not so terrible, but we need to overcome them in our hearts. It's nothing. When dealing with the relationship with this heart demon, the little protagonist uses a natural method of carving, which is vivid and interesting.
The adult actors in the movie are all worthy of praise. They all present the characteristics of the characters to the extreme in the limited space of their roles . Scarlett Johansson 's mother is not only curvaceous, but also gentle and kind. She can touch a handful of ashes on her face and pretend to be a father to comfort her son, and she can welcome the soldiers returning from the battlefield with an extremely bright smile. This role can be said to be the warmest sunshine in the whole movie. It is she who makes the children's life shine and brings warmth to the people around. This role also made Scarlett another surprise for the audience this year . Compared with the " Marriage Story " that was also praised at the film festival , she in "Jojo Rabbit" is in a completely different state, which makes people have to admire her. As a commercial box office star, she is serious about acting, and her strength should not be underestimated .
Sam Rockwell , like Rebel Wilson , who has not played much in the game , is responsible for the role of trickery , providing a lot of uncontrollable laughs for the whole film. Many moments make people smile and laugh. tears. Another protagonist, Thomasine Mackenzie , who plays a Jewish girl, is equally powerful. As early as in the independent masterpiece " Leave No Trace ", she proved her extraordinary performance ability. This time she played a Jewish girl. , Courageous, strong and romantic, is a core character in the movie.
The comedy master Chaplin once said, " When you smile, you will find that life is worth keeping on. " This sentence is used to describe the ending of the movie "Jojo Rabbit".
Because no matter whether the war is over, people always have to grow up, and they have to learn to grow up by themselves. Everyone will only accompany you for a while. We know nothing about the future. Instead of struggling with the suffering of life, we should smile and persist; because maybe after persisting, you will find that the sun outside the darkroom is so bright. Mom’s phrase "every time, you should dance" is so significant.
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