![]() There are many memorable sequences, but one that springs to mind is the one with the nocturnal fireflies, which is something of true melancholic beauty. The characters are easy to relate, Setsuko isn't precocious or obnoxious, instead she is quite cute, and Seita shows real love for his sister as well as being a strong protagonist. ![]() The story is harrowing, as it details Seita and Setsuko's hopelessness. The music is both haunting and melancholic and one of the main reasons why the film is as it is. The animation is amazingly detailed, the backgrounds and characters are drawn with such care and you just marvel at the detail that goes into it. I find it very difficult to fight back tears at the film's end. It is slow moving perhaps and "depressing" but it is very poignant as well. A film that is once seen and never forgotten, a film that is beautiful, haunting and emotionally devastating. But if you did not know, the classics rights do not belong with. Watership Down yes, Bambi yes, Secret of NIMH yes, Beauty and the Beast yes, Land Before Time yes, but Grave of the Fireflies is in a different league. Grave of the Fireflies is often regarded as one of the greatest anime films of all time and one of the best war movies period. ![]() A film that is once seen and never forgotten, a film that What an amazing film! Very rarely have I been moved this much by an animated film. Watership Down yes, Bambi yes, Secret of NIMH yes, Beauty and the Beast yes, Land Before Time yes, but Grave of the Fireflies is in a different league. What an amazing film! Very rarely have I been moved this much by an animated film.
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