39. "Jojo Rabbit" (2019)
We've had some odd movies on World War II Movie Night, but tonight's "Jojo Rabbit" is odd for its unexpectedness. The modern genre of comedy that mixes humor and pathos produced a World War II movie, and there's more to it than one might think. Hitler-Youth devotee Jojo, 10, navigates life in late-war Germany after a terrible accident. Challenges include his Resistance-happy mother, his relationship with the big man himself, and a surprise houseguest who causes him to question his core beliefs. Come for the quirkiness, stay for the interesting perspectives on the War... Asides include a long-winded rant on comedy movies of the last 40 years, that 'The Beatles' is a pun, and how exactly do we describe someone who's overweight in today's climate, like, what words?