Thank you, that is such a good review and perspective. I absolutely agree that DoS is a better-executed and more tonally consistent film. My objections are less to do with quality and more the inherently nihilistic conservativism of Iannucci's work. Basically, he has you laugh to endure things that shouldn't be endured. And sometimes you need that, true, but it's also a dangerous proposition.

Maybe it is just that I want there to be more to JoJo than there is? I dunno, for me at least it gave me a lot to think about. But maybe just because it's so uneven.

Her point about the obvious issue of pretending he had never met a Jewish person is well-taken, though. It's pretty irresponsible as a conceit. I think this is part of why I wanted to go back to Gorz, whose father was Jewish. The actual massive betrayal of Jewish residents like... You have an ethical obligation to deal with that, I think.