Taika Waititi's New Movie Just Revived (and Perfected) the 'Angry Hitler' Meme

The führer finds a new nemesis in the 'Polynesian Jew' behind Jojo Rabbit

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It’s been more than 13 years since video pranksters began putting their own subtitles over the intense scene from German film Downfall in which Adolf Hitler learns that his inescapable defeat is nigh. While that practically makes it a dinosaur of the digital era, the meme clearly still packs some punch.

To help promote Taika Waititi’s upcoming movie—a dark satire about a boy whose imaginary friend is a ridiculously inept version of Hitler—Fox Searchlight today tweeted

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