Grave of the Fireflies

tonemangoldfarb · 03-14-2006, 11:30 PM

Oh, wow. I saw this wonderful, beautiful film a while ago, and it is without question the saddest film I have ever seen. I know most of us here have cried at Bambi or The Lion King (don't deny it), but this is the most depressing animated film ever made, and dare I say it, SUPERIOR to every single Disney animated classic. I know, blasphemy, but it's true. Has anyone else seen this masterpiece?

ShrunkenNed · 03-15-2006, 12:06 AM

I have honestly never even heard of this - is it a domestically made film? Is it recent?

RankoAnime · 03-15-2006, 12:54 AM

It's been a while since I last saw it, but I agree - it's one of the saddest films you will EVER see! But the story is told so beautifully and artistically. I'm not sure that I could compare it to Disney films though, because it conveys a much darker and more realistic mood than most Disney films and therefore is in a league of its own.

AlexLoup · 03-15-2006, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ShrunkenNed

I have honestly never even heard of this - is it a domestically made film? Is it recent?

It's a Japanese animated film. It's quite beautiful and the story is sad.

If i remember right isn't this the one about the two childeren after Hiroshima. Or something like that.

RankoAnime · 03-15-2006, 01:10 PM

^^Actually, I think the story takes place in Kobe, which is further east than Hiroshima. Still, Kobe suffered a lot from all the bombings of World War II.

This link has some really good information on the movie.

jbuck · 03-16-2006, 08:14 PM

here is the movie page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/

RankoAnime · 03-17-2006, 02:52 PM

^^If you had read my post, I included that exact same link!

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