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Jojo Rabbit · 2019 — 第 18 / 18 章 · 4'09" · B1

Jojo Rejects His Imaginary Hitler, Explained：for old time's sake

Elsa sees through the letter that is supposed to be from Nathan, and the plan to escape comes together as Jojo admits how he feels about her. His imaginary Hitler, sensing he is losing the boy, tries to drag him back with threats and nostalgia. The scene ends with Jojo rejecting him outright. 'Maybe you can trust a younger brother?'

あらすじ

Elsa reads a letter that claims to be from Nathan, then realizes he died last year of tuberculosis and someone else wrote it. Jojo uses the moment to confess his love, though she can only accept it as a younger brother. They plan her escape together. Then his imaginary Hitler appears, furious and desperate, trying to pull him back with threats and old memories.

Confessing feelingsThreatsConfessing loveThreateningFriendsB1mediumother-accent
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注目の表現

devise a planthe thing ispardonget your things together

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このシーンの表現

for old time's sake

out of nostalgia for the past

Softening, the imaginary Hitler begs for a salute for old time's sake, trying to revive the old loyalty.

Play that song again, just for old time's sake.

このシーンの他の表現

  • devise a plan

    work out a plan

  • the thing is

    here is the issue

  • pardon

    excuse me, what

  • get your things together

    gather your belongings

  • do what you can

    do your best within limits

このシーンのメモ一覧

67 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · A2at the moment

right now

"I know it's hard for you at the moment...
表現 · A2give up

stop trying

"and I know you feel like giving up.
表現 · B1carry on

keep going

"But you have to carry on.
表現 · A2listen to someone

pay attention to

"So, please listen to him.
表現 · A2worry about something

be anxious about

"And don't worry about Jojo.
発音thing is

Link thing is into thin-gis.

Well, the thing is, I love you.
文法 · B2which is fine

non-defining clause: Which refers back to the whole idea and adds a comment, set off by a comma.

I know you think of me as a younger brother, which is fine,
表現 · A2too old for someone

not the right age for

and, um, you're too old anyway.
発音love you

Love you links into lo-vyou.

I love you, too.
表現 · B1find a way to do something

discover a method

Look, me and fake Nathan have found a way for you to escape.
表現 · A2what's going on

what is happening

No, we're gonna stay in here and you're gonna tell me exactly what's going on
文法 · B1what's going on

noun clause: The clause what's going on is the object of tell, naming the thing to explain.

No, we're gonna stay in here and you're gonna tell me exactly what's going on
表現 · A2in the attic

up in the attic

with you and that thing in the attic.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Spoken shorthand; avoid in formal writing.

Well, it's never gonna work out.
表現 · A2leave someone

walk out on someone

You know she's gonna leave you. You know that, don't you?
文法 · B1she's gonna leave you

noun clause: The clause is the object of know, and the tag question presses the point.

You know she's gonna leave you. You know that, don't you?
スラング · C1little shit

a crude insult — Crude and aggressive; only ever half-joking between close friends.

So, here's what's gonna happen, you little shit.
表現 · A2put something on

dress in this

You're gonna put this on, okay?
表現 · A2forget about something

stop thinking about

You're gonna forget about that disgusting Jewy cow up there.
スラング · C1Jewy cow

a made-up antisemitic slur — A made-up racist slur; recognize it, never repeat it.

You're gonna forget about that disgusting Jewy cow up there.
表現 · B1where someone belongs

the place for someone

And you're gonna come back to me, where you belong.
スラング · C1Fuck off

go away rudely — A heavy swear; never use it formally or with strangers.

Fuck off, Hitler.
表現 · A2out there

outside

Is it dangerous out there?
発音out there

In out there the t runs into th with a light tongue touch.

Is it dangerous out there?

「Jojo Rejects His Imaginary Hitler」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is the break with the imaginary friend. Up to now, Adolf has been a comic voice; here he turns possessive and cruel, warning Jojo that 'it's never gonna work out' and ordering him to forget the girl upstairs and pretend nothing happened. What he cannot stand is being replaced, and his plea — 'Come on? For old time's sake?' — is the ideology reduced to begging. Jojo's refusal is the turning point of the film: he stops treating the voice in his head as a friend. Meanwhile the letter plot quietly explains itself, since the woman who wrote it is not the dead man whose name it carries, and Elsa's escape becomes real. The comedy and the cruelty sit in the same scene, which is exactly the film's method.

Theme

Coming of ageJojo finally rejects the imaginary figure that has guided him, choosing reality and Elsa over the ideology in his head.
IdentityThe scene is about who Jojo decides to be: the devoted little Nazi, or a boy who loves and helps someone he was taught to hate.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A child's love is answered with a gentle boundary.
  • The invented letter shows how far Jojo will go.
  • The imaginary Hitler turns to begging when control fails.
  • One crude refusal can end a long indoctrination.

発音のポイント

  • thing is — Link thing is into thin-gis.
  • love you — Love you links into lo-vyou.
  • out there — In out there the t runs into th with a light tongue touch.
Well, the thing is, I love you.

Jojo's awkward confession, softened by a filler phrase, admitting a love he knows will not be returned the way he wants.

Maybe you can trust a younger brother?

His appeal to Elsa to lower her guard, using the role she has assigned him as a way to earn her trust.

Today, just do what you can.

A line of encouragement for a dangerous day: nothing heroic, just get through what you are able to.

Well, it's never gonna work out.

The imaginary Hitler's cruel prediction that Jojo and Elsa have no future, meant to make him give up and come back.

And then, we're gonna pretend none of this ever happened.

The demand to erase the whole episode and return to the old order, as if the truth could be unlearned.

Is it dangerous out there?

A nervous question before the escape, answered with an unvarnished yes; the outside world is lethal.

このシーンについての質問

Who really wrote the letter from Nathan?

It was not Nathan, who died of tuberculosis the year before. The letter was written to help Elsa escape, with Jojo's plan hidden inside it, so the fake name keeps the plan going.

Why does the imaginary Hitler turn so nasty here?

Because Jojo is choosing Elsa over him. As the boy stops believing, the comic figure becomes possessive and threatening, which shows what the ideology really is underneath the jokes.

What does 'for old time's sake' mean?

It means asking someone to do something out of nostalgia, as a favor for the past you shared. Here the imaginary Hitler uses it to beg for one last salute.

Why does Jojo tell him to get lost?

Because he has decided he no longer wants the voice in his head. Rejecting the imaginary Hitler is Jojo rejecting the ideology and choosing his own feelings.

Are Jojo and Elsa a couple at the end of the scene?

No. Elsa accepts his love only as a younger brother would, and they leave it at that. The scene is about his honesty, not about a romance beginning.

ジョジョ・ラビット · 全 18 章

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第 1 章on the back footCaptain K Addresses the Jungvolk第 2 章let you in onJojo Refuses to Kill the Rabbit第 3 章pluck up your courageRosie Pushes Jojo Out the Door第 4 章in a pickleElsa Reveals Herself to Jojo第 5 章reverse psychologyAdolf Teaches Jojo Reverse Psychology第 6 章get overRosie Calms Jojo and Warns Elsa第 7 章drawn outJojo Asks How to Spot a Jew第 8 章neutral groundJojo and Elsa Strike a Stalemate第 9 章turn your back on someoneJojo Fakes a Breakup Letter第 10 章figure it outRosie Explains Why We Dance第 11 章boss aroundElsa Tells Jojo a Tall Tale第 12 章all hands on deckJojo Asks If He Gets a Medal第 13 章let aloneElsa Tells Jojo He's Not a Nazi第 14 章routine inspectionThe Gestapo Inspects Jojo's House第 15 章give someone a ringOfficers Praise Jojo's Book on Jews第 16 章a complete bustElsa Pretends to Be Inge第 17 章been meaning to tell youKlenzendorf Comforts Jojo After the War再生中 · 第 18 章for old time's sakeJojo Rejects His Imaginary Hitler
この作品の 18 章はここまでです