Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson on "Jojo Rabbit"
New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi's rollicking World War II satire centers on a German boy, an aspiring young Nazi, who fantasizes about his best buddy Adolf Hitler while discovering his mother is harboring a Jewish girl in their house. Audacious and touching, the film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Tracy Smith talks with Waititi and with Oscar-nominee Scarlett Johansson.
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„If everyone would have liked it, I know I’d have made a terrible safe mediocre film“ Taika Waititi One of the greatest statements I’ve ever heard
with al these diseases you better be safe
But I don't know one person who doesn't like the film tho.
he just copied a wes anderson movie
@@Ionisus When did Wes Anderson play Hitler as an imaginery friend?.
@@Andy_M986 in your dreams
I like that Scarlet redirected that question about her ancestors dying during the Holocaust.
Yes. She saw the haughty journalist trap a mile away.
@George Martin What is wrong about "admitting you are Jewish"?
@@everpuremusic nothing. She asked whether she felt anything playing a character of Germany . Especially when her family were from Poland and thus would've survived Holocaust
Everyone is talking about people being uncomfortable with the film... Who are all these people? I haven't seen one bad review about this film yet.
i think it was the initial reaction to the trailers...when I first saw the trailers I was worried that it might be insensitive. Then I watched the film and I loved it, and found that they managed to do it very tastefully and respectfully :)
The neo-Nazis don't like the film
There are bad reviews, go read them. But won't make you feel any better about it or worse because who cares? Taika got the Oscar!! Ahhh Wooo!
Right? There's really nothing polarizing about it IMO unless you're in a country where there is extreme censorship like modern Germany and showing a swastika is banned. I mean it's a funny movie, there's nothing overtly political about it, I don't get it. It's my favorite film from last year, maybe in the last few years.
Grace Randolph hated it but she missed the point of it
The interviewer is just terrible; every question is like she’s judging them and their choice to making this film
Yes! I thought the same.
There is something about Tracy that puts people off! There are constant complaints about her in the comments section of the CBS Sunday Morning uploads.
It’s because she represents everything we hate about the media. She is ignoring the truth of this movie and what it means (she doesn’t care probably) and is just hyping up the controversy side of it because she just cares about views.
You don’t get journalism. They are not personal questions they are questions to provoke answers from what most people think about certain subjects.
Kilt Xan nah fam, I’m a writer. She sounds like Joan Calamezo from parks and rec with “gotcha” questions
10% of comments : We love JOJO RABBIT 90% of comments : What is wrong with this interviewer!?
Interviewer: You think it’s funny to joke about war and Nazis? Taika: *I do, and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.*
Honestly did the interviewer even see the movie?? Jojo rabbit was so full of heart and hope and truly inspired me. Her questions just seemed like obvious virtue signaling smh
She is always like that, she is awful at her job.
I was expecting for a comedy like What We Do In The Shadows and I ended up crying
True. I mean for me personally it's was so heart wrenching
Did you even see the video? She even agrees at 5:11 that satire is the best way to take power away from these kinds of people.
Stupid journalists trying to be contrarians.
This film is historically significant - highly recommended.
She couldn’t even hide her disdain when she asked about his first film being nominated for an Oscar, 6:55. And he humbly answered with a simple, “Yeah.” Makes me love him even more. Congrats on your Oscar and BAFTA, Taika!
I thought it was more meant like "wow the first film you did was nominated for an oscar!??"
@@mynameis123456ish It's really impressive
hi Taika, if you're reading this.. You are a legend.
That interviewer really wanted to get some dirt on them and make a negative headline you can tell
That's some weird projection, if that's your takeaway. This segment is basically a fluff piece.
"well I don't know how to do a drama" that is brilliant
Good God, could CBS reporters be more judgemental and narrow-minded? So annoying when people don’t understand satire.
" One way to take power from those people, is to laugh at them... And make a mockery of them" Very very smart statement there. Great director.. And surprisingly a great actor as well. Has no idea he was Korg in Ragnarok too. Can't wait to see Jojo
He's really charismatic. Scarjo should win an Oscar for the accent alone.
Rosie is one of those rare truly well-written female characters that art (and society in general) desperately needs more of, it must have been a true joy for Scarlett to play her.
Could she not learn to say his name properly? Thank you Scarlett for making the respectful effort.
I loved him in What we Do in the Shadows!! One of the best comedy films.. New Zealand has a lot of talent👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm from New Zealand, that's nice of you to say but Taika Waititi is an exceptional individual, don't expect all of us to be good at things like that.
dahalofreeek No of course everyone cant have the same talents! But there is a lot of talented people in New Zealand.
@@bbygrlpt2 awweee. wholesome.
bbygrlpt2 Agreed.
This lady should not have been the one conducting the interview when it's clear how she feels about the subject matter with her constant eyebrow raising and judgmental tone. It's funny how obvious she is about it too....
I agree, and I'm sure she never watched the film
“If you’ve been wondering about his accent…” honestly it’s like Americans have never heard another accent in their life XD
god i hate the presenter's self righteousness in this interview
of course, she's a white western female
White Americans are the new Nazis.
Is it just me or does she sound reallyyyyyyy condescending ??!!!
My wife and I watched the film today with our 11 year old daughter and after it was over we had an incredible conversation about WW2, the Nazis, the atrocities they committed and what was at stake for the world as a whole. I think that’s only a positive.
I discovered as a boy the scope of what can be laughed at. Our family went to visit my grandfather in Cleveland. It was when my grandfather tried to console me after I was told he was dying of cancer. He put his hand on my shoulder, smiled and said, "Mike, I've had a great life and besides, I will no longer be tormented by the Indians."
I really like him. I hope he wins an Oscar.
He should hopefully get it for adapted screenplay.
He did :)
@@ArmandoBloom3005 called it
And the oscar goes toooo 😎
* throws a mustache on * "And that is Waititi under ALL THAT makeup!"
The reporter is overacting..., seriously to many faces...
It's not a comedy. Ugh. It's funny-sad. Something Taika is known for. Ya'll crazy.
When you really think about all the Monty Python films, they're sad too, but they're still comedies
Dramedy
It was the funniest movie I saw all year. It was also the saddest movie I saw all year. That's incredible for a movie to be able to pull that off!
Covered every emotional spectrum. When a certain unmentioned scene happened an audible gasp was heard from the entire audience when I saw it.
Yeah, a lot of European comedies are like that, too. In fact, I believe the original Greek definition of comedy was a lot broader than what we tend to think of as comedy today.
Taika is a genius for creating this and I thought Scarlett was phenomenal in her role.
I’m yet to see Parasite, but definitely the best film of the season so far. Had me literally crying and laughing at the same time. Stunning film. Hope it gets some Oscar glory.
Alex Daniel Dude. You’ll love parasite too. It’s pretty brilliant
My favorites are 1917, endgame and parasite. But jojo was so great as well (as a jew)
jojo rabbit reminds me of parasite, it has comedic values and has suspense and tons of different genres in the film. They also tackle about society
Parasite was good but JoJo was better in my view.
I love Parasite the best movie to come out in the last decade. Totally unique in every way.
This is why celebrities hate press junkets.
oh lord.... what an awkward interview with awkward questions... of course nazis are horrifying!! the one who asks the questions havent seen the film...
I haven't even seen the film (yet) but at that point I just thought "why are you even asking this, people were making fun of the Nazis _at the time,_ why shouldn't they now?" I'm Czech. Boy did Czechs ever make fun of the Nazis and the occupation and the war. K.H. Frank called Czechs "laughing beasts" because of that; we took it as a compliment and a badge of honour and ran away with it. So my immediate reaction, beside the above, was also exactly what Taika said about mocking the scary and powerful, before he said it, and like, what kind of sad existence do you lead (or assume your viewers lead) that you even need to have that pointed out to you in the first place? OF COURSE that's how you deal with scary things, _duh._
It's funny that Mel Brooks is one of his heroes because Brooks was also asked why he would make a movie about Nazis and he said almost verbatim the same thing as Taika. "One way of taking power away from those people is to laugh at them. To make a mockery of them" - Taika Waititi.
these old ladies so clearly did not watch the film
I love how they point out “that is waititi under all that makeup” like we can’t recognise him 😂
You can tell the person interviewing did not see this movie.
I really dig NZ comedy. NZ Today, Flight of the Conchords, Anti Drink-Drive Legend Ad. The country just seems to create introspective, satirical, fun-loving people.
dontbugmeatthistime nec-minute... is also a classic. My brother in law is kiwi and as a dry swede I was puzzled by his humor, but I’ve grown to love the wacky kiwi humor...
😂 yeah most people from other countries don’t get our humour hahaha
This and Knives Out were my favorites this year.
The interviewer needs a uppercut🙄🤦♀️
'Jojo Rabbit' is brilliant. In a time when nationalistic xenophobia is rearing its ugly head again, this film is just what's needed.
Nationalistic xenophobia is always present Movies aren't going to change that
@@fabiancalderon6729 No one thinks it's the only answer. But satire can also be a revolutionary act - when art speaks truth to power. Some people will always want to blame and punish others. But this is a good reminder that children often mimic the adult world, and it's up to good people to teach their children otherwise.
@@curiousworld7912 wrong
@@fabiancalderon6729 'Wrong' what?
@@curiousworld7912 u
Someone introduce this interviewer to the works of Mel Brooks and Monty Python.
"one way to take power away from them is to laugh at them" so true dictators cant abide laughter.
This really was a great movie! And loved "Hunt for the Wilder People" and "We Who Live in the Shadows."
Agreed.
What We Do in the Shadows *
That’s not the name
Taika and Scarlett !!!
I want Taika Waititi and Scarlett Johansson needs to win at the Oscars
Now an official Oscar winner! So happy for Taika, so well deserved! 👍
1 of my favourite directors
It deserved to win. such a powerful movie with a beautiful message and great acting and writing!
Scarlett was great, should do more mommy roles.😂
Scarlett is so special. Natural healthy looking female actress, rare in Hollywood.
feels like Waititi will go down as one of the legendary directors of our age.
I watched Jojo Rabbit on my history class and at that time I had no idea who Taika or Scarlett were, and then some time after I started watching the marvel movies. After I watched Avengers I was like I’ve seen her before, I had no idea!!😂
Congratulations on his success. Flight of the Conchords was one of my favorite shows and it took me a couple of months after the release of Thor: Ragnarok to find out that Taika directed a few episodes from the show.
The lost grenade scene of Chaplain is excellent.
Def a modern classic. Really heartfelt and well done.
Amazing, brilliant film and the satire is biting. Makes me cry every time I watch it. Largely because my mother was JoJos age at the end of the war and suffered greatly. To this day she says the happiest day of her life was when the American tanks rolled into town.
I hate when ppl refer this movie as a Film about make joke about Nazi's! Its much more then that, it has heart, and meaning wich is more important.
Damn, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him stay this serious for this long before
Really rare movies out there that made me cry little in the end, this one of them💯
I loved the film so much and went and saw it again and I haven’t done that for many many years.
Scarlet & Taika I’m sorry that you had to suffer through this interview for my entertainment...
One of the best Films the last few years i have seened. Greetings from Germany. ( sorry for my english 😙)
Taika will always be remembered to me as boys father
Fantastic film! It’s one you can watch many times over.
It’s a brilliant film I first watched with a friend on a slow day at work.
Film is brilliant. Poignant. Profound. Authentic. And extremely relevant. Especially during a time of social discord .
"only losers get awards" this guy is so effortlessly funny
The Mell brooks part made me cry hard enough I had to get up and do something
Every next viewing of this movie makes me more loves this movie and taika waititi..
My favorite movie of the year. Perfectly done.
the hostess is so melodramatic lol
The interviewer seemed so condescending.
What a great film 🙏
6:55 legend
Am I the only one who thinks that there is a Robert Downey Jr. resemblance?
I saw JoJo on the plane coming back from the Netherlands. It was fantastic.
Absolutely brilliant film.
Fue una gran película una joya del cine gracias taka eres un genio y contó con un gran elenco
I loved Scarlett in this movie. Ive never really liked anything else shes done except marvel and this is by far the best performance shes done in my opinion.
You are right but I love Lucy and nanny dairys too.
The thing with “insensitivity” is that intent is the most important thing. Yeah, this movie would’ve been quite horrifying if they were truly trying to make fun of people dying and getting injured etc. They weren’t doing that. People still lived lives in ww2, despite all the death. It’s easy to forget that. And this is a comedic depiction of those lives
3:41 lmao he’s so funny! 😂
I think taika can win for best adapted screenplay
Interviewer didn't see the movie. JoJo Rabbit is the best movie of the year.
This man is sooo brilliant!
The film ended up making me more sad than happy, great film however theres two scenes i wont spoil it for those who dont know that really surprised me and left me feeling down.
The more I see if this guy, the more I like him. I live his films like eagle vs shark etc, but didn’t know he was such a great person
Masterpiece of a movie.
I love Taika Waititi! What a beautiful person!
I LOVE TAIKA. U SHOULD SEEK OUT AND WATCH ALL OF HIS MOVIES
Watched the movie a couple weeks ago, and it was hilarious!
Well,if you manage to ignore the sad parts yeah, yeah it really is My favorite one is "And where the qeen jew lays the eggs" 🤣 Laughed so hard
That's what he does he makes movies with that comedy he puts himself in it he did it with what we do I the shadows I'm from New Zealand and were proud
JO JO Rabbit is AMAZING! It deserves a WIN!!!
This is one of the best movie I've seen, and I watched it like 10 times and still makes me laugh and smile. One thing bothers me is, what Jojo is gonna do after that, he's just 10 years old and live all alone in a mess of a just ended war...poor little guy...the interviewer sucks by the way, she's obviously a political reporter
5:43 WAS THIS EDITED IN MOVIE MAKER???? WTFFF
The film is fabulous
The fact that Mel Brooks gave approval said it all and as Taika said { as a someone who is 50% jewish } that is all all the approval he needed !
Exactly !!!!
After watching this movie I can say I know brilliance!!
Taika waititi is a brilliant man
Two cars one night is perfect! This guy is dynamite. 🙂👍
Been up since Feb 2nd and still no closed captions.. Sad...