Jojo Rabbit (Quotes) Flashcards
Key themes in Jojo Rabbit
- satire
- hegemonic masculinity
- propaganda
- anti-semitism
- nationalism
- nazism
- fascism
- romance / comedy
Director
Taika Waititi
“My face looks like a ________
goddamn street map, woman.
I don’t expect you to understand.
If my father were here, he’d get it.”
“There is no time for ________
romance. We are at war.”
“Today, you will become ___
a man.”
“The boys will be involved in activities such as war games, grenade throwing, and blowing stuff up. The girls will practice _________
important womanly duties such as learning how to get pregnant.”
hegemonic masculinity
“F*ck _______
off Hitler”
symbolism
[rejection of Nazism]
“Are you a teardrop ________
specialist?”
hegemonic masculinity
“Dancing is for people ______
without a job.”
Reply:
“Dancing is for people who are free. It is an escape from all of this.”
“What will you do when you are free?”
Reply: _____________
Reply: Dance.”
What are the three types of hegemonic masculinity?
Precarious
Policed
Performed
What are examples of film techniques used in Jojo Rabbit?
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Lighting
Sound (digetic, non-digetic)
Performance (acting, gestures)
Camera angles, shots
Camera movement
“Jojo Betzler, what is your mind _____________
“Snake mind.”
[what is your body?]
“Wolf body.”
[what is your courage?]
“Panther courage.”
[And Jojo Betzler, what is your soul?]
“A German soul.”
“How dare you, Jew? You are weak, like an eyelash ________
I am born of Aryan ancestry. My blood is the colour of a pure red rose. And my eyes are blue.”
[comment on influence of propaganda, blue eyes, etc]
Jojo: “What did they do?”
“What they could.”
“Is it dangerous out there? ____
extremely.”
“I don’t want to go out there. I look stupid. People will stare.”
Rosie:
Rosie: “Now you’re going to pluck up your courage, walk out that door and have an incredible adventure”
= shows Jojo being insecure, not being hegemonically masculine, displaying emotions is not for men, etc.
Jojo: “Imagine catching one [a Jew] and giving it to Hitler. That’d be a sure-fire way to _________
get into his personal guard.”
Elsa: “You’re not a Nazi, Jojo. You’re a ten-year-old kid who likes dressing up in a funny uniform and________
wants to be a part of a club.”
“There is no room in Hitler’s army for those who lack strength. We want ______________
hardened warriors who are prepared to kill at will. Can you do that?”
“I wish more of our young boys had your blind ________
fanaticism.”
- Captain Deertz.
Rosie: “Surprise, surprise! Your shoe laces are undone again. Come on, _____________
Come on, Shitler, let’s get a move on.”
Rosie making a mockery of Jojo’s Nazi beliefs. (satire)
Rosie: “Don’t you ever talk to your mother like that.”
[acting as father]
“what happened?”
Rosie: “I yelled at the kid…”
Dinner table scene
vulnerability- Jojo accepts invite to dance with his parents, shows emotion, joy, etc
