What's the significance of the rooftops scene?
In Jojo Rabbit after the Gestapo visits Jojo's house and he's wandering around,
he finds his mother hanging in the square.
While he's sitting in the square, the camera cuts a few times to focus on a few different rooftops. These rooftops look (to me) like eyes or faces, the ones at the end of this scene:
I have a hunch that there's some special meaning or symbolism behind this, as the movie focus specifically on these houses for a few seconds. What is the significance of this scene?
Best Answer
I have no citation for this, bit it feels like the houses are looking on.
I have no doubt it is intended that we see the roofs and dormers as 'eyes'.
The entire square of buildings can see this atrocity played out in front of them - one of many they have seen in the past 6 years or more - & we feel their sadness too, as they look on helplessly.
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Agree with the First part of @Tetsujin's answer but I interpret the eyes differently.
To me the eyes are that of the Gestapo and other informants, signifying that they are always being watched. The eyes saw his mother and punished her and if Jojo is not careful the eyes will see him too.
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