![]() No matter how many times I watch the film, I still look at it with nothing but awe. When it comes to dealing with a grim subject such as World War II and its negative impact on the innocent lives of the individuals living in that time, I have to admit that very few movies stand out as being as compelling as ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ with its simple and heartbreaking story of a brother and sister duo in 1945 Kobe, Japan. ![]() ![]() “Grave of the Fireflies is an emotional experience,” he writes, “so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation.” Another US-based film critic Ernest Rister called it “the most profoundly human animated film ever.” Even the great American critic Roger Ebert was moved just about to tears after seeing this rare piece of gem. What can be more painful than seeing two orphans starved to death in an abandoned area- a perfectly fitting gesture, as I find it, and I’m sure most of you will agree once you see the movie, for one of the greatest anti-war films humankind has ever produced.
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