Jun 10, 2021
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I don't cry over media. Everyone I spoke to about this film told me how they cried for an hour, how this might just cause my tears to finally flow. I doubted them.
And after all, they were wrong, but absolutely nothing prepared me for the emotion that wouldn't ease until hours later. The faces of desperate children still occupied my thoughts, like anyone else who may have cried.
Regardless, this is extremely depressing. Two happy children are subjected to horrid circumstances in a town ridden with bombings. Grave of the Fireflies prompts you to think of innocence and human suffering, rather than
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merely handfisting an "emotional" storyline.
The score is beautiful, when used - most scenes tend to only consist of dialogue for audio. But when it plays? It's perfect. The visuals still compliment the film extremely well, 30 years later.
This film is a tragic masterpiece. I don't recommend watching it solely to cry or feel sad, though it certainly will accomplish that. Despite the emotion it invokes, it was my realization of the psychology of Setsuko and Seita (their differing views of the world, their decisions, and how they respond to various horrors) - that stayed with me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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