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mayathekittie hunterw petersterne jojorabbitmovie TaikaWaititi As a jew I had similar concerns, but I found them well addressed. I think we are badly in need of films like this, or like The Producers, that are specifically there to puncture the mythology of the Nazis that is held up as some sort of cool or style by modern fascists.On twitter.com
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mayathekittie hunterw petersterne jojorabbitmovie TaikaWaititi I think generally we underestimate how much even critical media that includes depictions of Nazis adds to a false aura of their competence and, for lack of a better term, 'coolness'. Even in minor depictions as villains they often come of powerful (see: Hellboy, Marvel's Hydra)Permalink On twitter.com
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mayathekittie hunterw petersterne jojorabbitmovie TaikaWaititi That's why the most powerful countermedia imo is something like JoJo, which both takes their evil seriously while also fully puncturing their self-made mythology that is still impacting us today. A great video essay on this topic: youtu.be/62cPPSyoQkEPermalink On twitter.com
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