Where to begin with this movie...
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka) is an animated war film set in Kobe, Japan, also known as one of, if not the largest place in Japan. This isn't your average general rated movie with colours and rainbows spreading all over the screen, no. This is a very sad (like, you will totally cry) and graphic film.
The film focuses on Seita, a young boy determined to become a soldier in the war, and Setsuko, a toddler who wants to survive the war.
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What's so sad about this film is that the two struggle to survive this hell of a world and get so close to survival, just to die of malnutrition.
When I saw Setsuko lying on her mattress saying "Seita, I made you these riceballs", and their only rocks, I burst into tears. She was so hungry that when Seita finally sold everything just for some watermelon for her, she eats it, says "Thank you Seita" and dies, and that didn't help my sadness at all.
This is a brilliant film, worth the watch for anyone. Even the viewers more likely to cry will like this film, because everybody cried when they saw this film. Truly worth your time, and this is my favourite animated film of all time.
The film focuses on Seita, a young boy determined to become a soldier in the war, and Setsuko, a toddler who wants to survive the war.
SPOILERS BELOW:
What's so sad about this film is that the two struggle to survive this hell of a world and get so close to survival, just to die of malnutrition.
When I saw Setsuko lying on her mattress saying "Seita, I made you these riceballs", and their only rocks, I burst into tears. She was so hungry that when Seita finally sold everything just for some watermelon for her, she eats it, says "Thank you Seita" and dies, and that didn't help my sadness at all.
This is a brilliant film, worth the watch for anyone. Even the viewers more likely to cry will like this film, because everybody cried when they saw this film. Truly worth your time, and this is my favourite animated film of all time.