I wasn’t sure about Taika Waititi’s new movie, “JoJo Rabbit,” when I first read the premise. It’s about a 10-year-old German boy during World War II who aspires to be a Nazi. And Hitler is his imaginary friend. But I love Taika’s work and my fave Sam Rockwell is in it, so I knew I’d go see it.
It’s PG-13, but I debated whether or not to take the kids because of the subject matter. We decided to go after talking to someone I trusted who’d already seen it, and I’m so glad we did. It was a great entry point to talk to the kids some more about dangerous ideologies and what to watch out for in their online communities.
It was also hilarious and heart-wrenching, which is not something I ever thought I’d think about a movie about Nazis.
