Jojo Rabbit Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
24 of the most interesting Jojo Rabbit easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Jojo Rabbit movie message.
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Genre | Comedy, Drama, War |
Director | Taika Waititi |
Stars | Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi |
IMDB score | 7.9 |
Jojo Rabbit Movie Trivia
During the opening Heil Hitler montage, the German version of the Beatles "I want to hold your hand" is playing, which has the lyrics "Komm, gib mir deine Hand". This more accurately translates to "Come, give me your hand".
When Elsa asks Rosie what being a woman is like, Rosie answers her and mentions taking up lovers in Morocco and making them suffer. This looks to be a reference to Casablanca (1942), where Ilsa had two lovers in Rick and Victor Laszlo who both suffered in different ways.
Many of the characters wear Swasitkas. This is a clever reference to the Nazi Party, a former German political party. Taika Waititi's character is a clever reference to their leader, Adolf Hitler.
Jojo Rabbit Movie Easter Eggs
the scene with Adolf Hitler in JoJo Rabbit(2019) you can see the entry and exit wounds on Adolf's temples referencing to his actual cause of death. For those who don't know, he committed suicide by taking a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head in an underground bunker in real life.
The imaginary Hitler is wearing a Native American headdress. Adolf Hitler was a fan of German writer Karl May who wrote about the American west and an Apache named Winnetou. Also, one of the Germans in Inglorious Basterds (2009) has Winnetou on his card in the Who Am I game.
Taika Waititi does a little nod to Danger 5 (2011) with Hitler's swan dive out of a plate glass window
Accuracy details in Jojo Rabbit
The partnership between Captain Klenzendorf and Finkel is a clever refrence to how homosexuals had to hide their desires in plain sight during these times of war and in the early 1900's in general. And Captain K's special uniform is a reference to the drag clothing style.
Costume details in Jojo Rabbit
Yorkie's solider uniform is made of actual cardboard, and this is referenced earlier in the movie when it is called 'paper-like'
Captain Klenzendorf is seen using an MP28/II, an older sub machine gun designed between world wars. This highlights his veteran experience, as all other soldiers are using the more modern MP 40 or STG 44.
Captain k's flamboyant uniform features a pink triangle under the eagle. This pink triangle was used by the nazies to classify homosexuals during the Holocaust.
Shortly after losing the war and committing suicide, the color of Hitler's uniform changes from mustard yellow to gray.
Captain Klenzendorf and Finkel are insinuated to have a gay romance throughout the movie. On one of the final scenes, their self designed costumes are decorated with pink triangles, which were used to mark gay men on concentration camps
There are rabbits in the wallpaper pattern in JoJo's sister's room.
Only Jojo's cap is missing a black border among the other Jungvolk.
Jojo Rabbit Movie Foreshadowing
During the gestapo search, Sam Rockwell's character, Captain K takes a close look at Jojo's real sister's photo to confirm his suspicion that Elsa is impersonating her.
For the second time. Note the position of Jojo and Rosie, this can't be a coincidence.