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'I felt annoyed and ridiculous'

Toronto: Taika Waititi's version of Adolf Hitler in satirical comedy Jojo Rabbit is nowhere close to the real-life German dictator, but the actor-director said he felt "annoyed and ridiculous" when he dressed up as the character.

The Thor: Ragnarok helmer said he never wanted to portray Hitler in an "authentic" way. "I was not prepared to go that deep. Also, because he's an imaginary friend, he's conjured by the mind of a 10-year-old boy, so he is a 10-year-old. The thing that struck me the most is that, as he's putting on that costume and looking in the mirror and realising how childish and immature a lot of how they built their world was. If you look at the details on the uniforms, there's lightning bolts on the belt buckles, a skull and crossbones on their hats. So it was like this make-believe type of thing, which is a boy's fantasy when they were creating all that stuff. (But) It annoyed me a lot catching my reflection in the mirror and seeing myself. I felt so ridiculous," Waititi said.

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