Taika Waititi and Stephen Merchant Break Down a Scene from 'Jojo Rabbit'

Taika Waititi and Stephen Merchant break down a scene from their new film "JoJo Rabbit." They discuss the complications with melding comedic undertones and drama while trying to present the events of World War II in a new light. The film is meant to remind people of the horrible events that occurred during this time and to make sure we never forget.

Jojo Rabbit is in theaters now.


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Taika Waititi and Stephen Merchant Break Down a Scene from 'Jojo Rabbit'

[fox_in_michigan]

Normal directors: *analyse and explain scenes they directed*
Taika and Stephen: *draws a pink moustache and polka dots on the characters*

[douglasbadger]

This feels like a school presentation which was prepared for in the break-time before class

[fanboy]

"Please pay attention, this is important for young filmmakers"
*Draws random things on screen*

[tanimations]

I think "theres a communist hiding behind my fridge" is a underrated line

[sleepdeprivedjort]

Every time i hear Taika’s voice i just think:

“my name is Korg, this is Miek, we’re about to jump on that giant space ship, wanna come?”

[jayneferguson]

taika talking about his own movie: “I’m not even talking I’m just so fascinated by this this is really good”

[tonesthetic]

taika is literally six foot but you wouldnt know that standing next to stephen merchant

[ActualLiteralKyle]

God bless Stephen Merchant for trying to gently keep Taika on target and just failing miserably

[carlosmanaog]

when i learnt that Captain K was actually carrying Rosie's bike because he had just witnessed her death i cried in this scene.

[rtpachuau]

Taika looks like he's improvising everything he does in life😆

[SuperMustache]

This video is just entirely Taika and Stephen goofing off and I’m here for it

[christinawheeler]

They didn’t even get through the whole scene 😂

[davidkonevky]

I think the reason this movie works wonders is that if Hitler had to see all of these holocaust movies, this one would probably hurt the most, because it shows people aren't scared of him anymore, he became the butt of the joke

[lanecrescent]

What's so sad about this scene, is that they've already killed his Mother, he just doesn't know.

[siohead]

The whole vibe of the film really reminded me of a monty python sketch - surreal comedy that draws attention to sociopolitical issues in quite an intelligent way. Would 100% recommend a watch.

[wildthornrose]

The thing a bully wants the most is to be feared. The thing a bully fears the most is to be laughed at.

[freyjamulhall]

"There is a danger we will forget" everyone must remember this. These things happened and we must never let them be repeated.

[aosh_]

taika & stephen: "we're here to do notes on a scene"
also taika & stephen: "what happens when i press play again? OOoohh now the dots are just on the wall"

[carolineharvey]

0:37 Stephen casually cradling Taika’s elbow 😂😂

[jesuschristpose]

The little kid with glasses was the funniest of all chacters he stole the show.