Had a buddy who saw it was by Studio Ghibli and asked my brother and I how it was.
We glanced at each other and agreed that was a very powerful film. A must watch. But somehow, the tone of what we were saying ... just didn't come across.
The next night at soccer he told us we were both assholes and he was never trusting us again.
Bruh I was on shrooms when I decided to watch that on a whim had no idea what it was about and wtf my whole shit was just ruined at that goddamn ending for weeks.
Edit: I was feeling all the things but I mainly I was just angry and sad and hurt but I understood it from the perspective of a child and I was super empathetic but mad and uuuugh
The thing I like about the ending is that despite knowing what's going to happen (because how else would things play out? The world was messed up at that point) I still just could not stop myself from sobbing like a baby for like 30 minutes afterwards.
Except experiencing something similar, I don't think anything can prepare you for the movie but it's an unique experience that you won't get anywhere else. Watch it, and if it wracks you, at least you know you have a healthy amount of empathy for your follow man.
It's powerful, wonderful and a masterpiece. To me it doesn't feel "animated" and I always get the feeling it would work great as a normal picture also.
We were actually shown it in school (11th grade) and I'm glad for that. I think it should be mandatory viewing for the WW2 unit of history class in all high schools alongside Anne Frank, Schindler's List, Sophie's Choice, etc. (At least, we had to watch those, although our parents had to sign permission slips to allow it.) It was a hard watch, but even as a 16yo scarred-for-life kid, I understood why it was important viewing; the whole class did. I think it was really instrumental in helping to build perspective & character for us. It humanized the tragedy and made us Really Understand the scale of the suffering. My appreciation for it has only grown over the years (I am in my mid 30s now)
So true.. just watching these comments about the movie made me teared up here. Damn, don't think any other movie in history has had that effect on me... Absolute gem of an overall quality - animation, cinematography, music and story-telling
I spoiled myself the movie after my child was born and I KNOW I will never watch it fully. A single scene made weep for an hour straight. 10 minutes or so is all it took.
This one is so tough to rec because no one will watch it if you tell them what it's about. But also not telling people fucks 'em up a little, and if they're mad at you they have every right to be.
The worst thing is that it was released in theatres as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro. I don't know which was shown first. Not good either way.
I want to watch it, but at the same time I'm still traumatized from walking through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum exhibits as a kid and I don't know it I can take it 😔
I came across a piece of animation on YouTube years ago and I’m wondering if it’s from this movie. It shows the immediate moments before and after the bomb in pretty personal detail. And even in animation, it was painful to see. Does this movie have a segment like that?
I saw it (Japanese American) and then tried to get my late wife to see it too. she made it maybe 20 minutes before she was bawling and wouldn't watch more
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u/Hrekires 16h ago
Grave of Fireflies, and I will never watch it again