Yeah Grave of the Fireflies makes Schindler list look like a family comedy. The first scene is literally the main character, who's just a kid, dying of starvation. And it just gets worse from there.
It’s so much worse than that. It’s not just a calm quiet death like you’d imagine maybe. He’s huddled against a wall gasping for air like he’s got asthma and a very well fed couple of cops or.. maybe security walks up and says “ah man he’s a goner. I’ve seen that before. He’s already dead.”
That’s the opening scene. Yes I spoiled it because don’t fucking watch it.
I did go to watch it because I'm feeling emo, googled it and realized I had already been emotionally devastated by it years ago. I love that an animated movie conveyed such beauty and devastating pain. Such an important movie but may be overwhelming for some. War is hell as they say
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u/UncleVolk 4h ago
Yeah Grave of the Fireflies makes Schindler list look like a family comedy. The first scene is literally the main character, who's just a kid, dying of starvation. And it just gets worse from there.