Qiaoqiao, a 10-year-old child, has a blushing face with a little cuteness. Dreamy pictures, fresh colors, humorous language, exaggerated actions, children as the protagonist, may regard it as a movie for children.
Sorry, "Jojo" is not suitable for children to watch, but for adults. The director gave us a family education class in the way of returning to childhood. Oscar gave it the best adapted screenplay, and it deserves its name.
Under the appearance of harmless humans and animals, Qiaoqiao's behavior is simply a badass. A child in adolescence is a nightmare for every parent.
The story takes place in Germany during World War II. Jojo and all the children around him dream of becoming the perfect fascist. He was eager to join the Hitler Youth League. The room was covered with Hitler posters and Nazi flags. He wore Nazi youth camp uniforms every day, dreaming of killing all the Jews, and eager to stand proudly by the head of state one day.
It's a pity that this kid is stupid. At the age of 10, he didn't know how to tie his shoes, participated in the Nazi youth camp, and injured himself by throwing grenades. He became a coward for everyone to ridicule.
The kind mother commented: He is an extremist.
Hitler's cartoon image is the highlight of this movie. In 1940, Chaplin directed and acted in "The Great Dictator", which made the Jewish hairdresser Charlie a guest appearance for Hitler, which was a great success. Since then, how to deal with Hitler's image in World War II movies has become an important criterion for evaluating movies. Quentin burned Hitler to death in "Inglourious Basterds" and looked very hateful.
Hitler in "Jojo" is very interesting. Instead of commanding thousands of troops in the Führer's House, he hides next to Jojo, yelling and messing around together, and became his best friend.
This way of handling explains Jojo's war frenzy.
The war caused Jojo to lose the care of his father's love, but when he needed the guidance of an adult. Hitler, synonymous with courage, is the spiritual leader of countless children in Germany. When adoration of Hitler becomes a collective act, Jojo's behavior is not much strange. In the film, he advises Jojo and teaches Jojo to be courageous and thinking, but in the end, Jojo, who is awakened, parted ways with him.
It was the adults who gave him the correct family education that prompted Qiao Qiao to "change evil and return to righteousness." In the context of cruel war, this kind of love education can be called a "textbook".
Jojo's mother is a warrior. She didn't argue with her child about political topics that he didn't understand, but infected him with love. Although life is difficult, my mother likes to take her son around and teach him what "love" is. She tells him: one day, you will meet someone and fall in love with her. Love is the most powerful in the world. Things, when you have love in your heart, it's like a bunch of beautiful butterflies in your belly.
Mother will not prevent her children from participating in youth league activities, nor will she instill anti-war ideas into Qiao Qiao. By the gallows in the square where members of the resistance group were hanging, the mother turned her son's head over to let him face the ugliness of the world. Qiao Qiao asked: What did they do? Mother replied: They did what they could. One day, when he found that his mother was also hung on the gallows, Jojo cried bitterly while holding her mother. Qiaoqiao took the best anti-war education class.
Mom taught Jojo what love is, and how the Jewish girl Aisha told him to love.
It stands to reason that Aisha and Jojo should be on the same level. Jojo hates Jews the most and spares no effort to insult Jews, saying that they have horns and tails and should be wiped out. He also wrote a book to identify Jews.
However, 17-year-old Aisha already has the ability to think as an adult. She saw the kindness in the heart of this child who was ostensibly hostile to Jews. She told Jojo: You are not a Nazi, you are just a child who likes cross symbols and fancy clothes.
She pretended to tell Jojo about the characteristics of Jews, and gradually made him understand that Jews are just as cute as ordinary people.
This girl with full of personality captured Jojo's heart and filled him with butterflies. Jojo pretends to be the girl's fiancé and writes to her to soothe her frantic mood and said that she would take her to Paris, France.
Finally, Jojo excitedly told her second best friend, Joki, that he had a girlfriend and was a Jewish girl. He has forgotten the unshakable hatred between himself and the Jews.
Parents are the best teachers for children, and home is the first school for children. In this displaced and murderous world, Jojo is back on the right track of his life.
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