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This is such an intense movie, that is one of the few that I don't want to watch ever again :C It's excellent, but Isao Takahata's style is too painful for someone like me. I've read and seen some things about WWII as how the civilians felt it and it just breaks my heart... so, to put them an actual face, the call them by a name, to know what they went through until they died... I just can't. D-':>
shigeru5 rated 9.75:Directed by Isao Takahata. Grave of the Fireflies is a masterpiece not just among anime but also among films in general. The setting is during the final part of WWII and about two young children who lose their mother to a firebombing. It is a tale of loss during war, emotions during war, and the sorrow of war in general. There are so many rememberable scenes in the movie that it is hard to even mention one because I would have to mentioning them all. Seita and his sister Setsuko have such a great bond that makes the end of the movie even harder to watch and accept. The art in the movie is well done. Every scene has effort put into it. The story is a based on Isao Takahata’s life experience during the war. The movie has a powerful anti-war message that is pretty straightforward. It shows how it affects all people on all sides of the war. Foreigners, like the Korean in the film, under privileged people like Seita’s family, and military men. Although it is a very sad movie I still watch it. I like to show it to my friends who like Japan or Anime. I would recommend this movie to anyone that loves films about war, specifically ones against it
SolemnSerpent rated 10.00:
If this movie doesn't make you cry, you either lack a soul, or tear ducts.
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This is one of those animes, that if I ever confronted a person who despised anime because they believe it lacks
substance, I would show them this movie. At some point while watching this, it completely forget that I'm watching an
anime; the characters are amazingly human, the symbolism is heartbreaking, and the animation, the details, even the
character's movements are a complete work of art.
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If you've never seen this film, do yourself a favor and take the time to watch it. My appreciation for the art of
animation instantly multiplied after watching Grave of Fireflies.
I don't usually watch anime movies since I don't have the patience to sit throught an hour and a half watching the same thing but my friend told me this movie was lovely and I decided to give it a shot...and to be honest, it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen
I guess "Grave of the Fireflies" is a very popular movie, despite being an "oldie" but if you have not seen it, please, save some time to enjoy this masterpiece, it is simple stunning, it is one of the few shows to make me cry so much as it did, at the end (Which I will not spoil, it is up to you to see it with your own eyes)
There's alot of stories about war and it might seem common to see them but unlike those shows, this movie is focused on the "survival" of the main characters, the hard-ships they go through just to try and live another day, striving for something better than what is given in their current Present
One of the things that made this movie so emotional was the fact that the main character had a sister and had to take care of her all alone, with no money, he had to steal and often endure beatings just to give his sister a bit of food to eat, another thing was how cruel some people could be even when others are suffering (For example, their aunt)...
It is a very sad movie, it seems cruel but you really, REALLY, have to watch it, it was simply stunning and it will always leave a little piece of it in you, you can't help but love it
This was just perfect in my point of view and it is a shame if people have never layed eyes on "Grave of the Fireflies"
{ This Show Reminds Me Of }
• "Ima, Soko Ni Iru Boku" / "Here and There, Now and Then" (Concept seems the same)
• "Hadashi no Gen" (Same concept, about war and tragedies)
One of the best stories ever! It is I think the most touching story I've watched. I also watched the 60th anniversary movie special of this and it was just as beautifully done. If you haven't watched this I think you are missing out on a masterpiece :)