Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Graveyard of the fireflies
My elder sister recommended this anime to me. Asking me to watch it as she proclaimed it to be the saddest show she had ever watch. Even worse than ''Liang Zhu'' she proclaimed.
My first thought to myself was, *hey, i remembered Mum, and my two sisters crying endlessly when they were watching Liang Zhu some years back. My mum especially, was on free flow mode.* Hmmms, should be a pretty good film then, I always reckon films that affect you deeply and strike a cord in your heart a teensy wee bit to be excellent films..
Review of the show.
This story is set during the difficult and trying moment of the World War II in Japan. Before you have any prejudgement about the anime lest is a 'war' film and would be boring and senseless and violent. It is anything but the above.
This film does not criticise the right and the wrong of war but rather focused on the struggle of 2 siblings, Seita - Elder brother and Setsuko - younger sister during the period where American warplanes firebombed Japan.
The tone of the show is set from the begining where death is being potrayed in a silent yet loud way and presents to viewers how its ending will be. Tragic.
However, the entire length of the film does not only deal with the bad and sadness. During moments of adversities and challenge, you can see Setsuko's love, care and sacrifice for his younger sister and how 2 siblings which can be so happy together for a moment be torn apart by the cruelity and ravages of war.
I think most people will cry upon watching this anime.
Take a step back from your hectic schedule and catch this anime!
roar! - 11:16 PM
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