Roger Ebert called it one of the best and most powerful war films...
... Grave of the Fireflies is definitely a great movie. I just don't know if I can give it the same level of love and praise as some critics, especially Robert Epert. Tragic, yes. Beautiful, yes. But this film was not as touching or emotional as I thought. I guess my expectations were too high but it just did not incite any kind of emotional response from me... which was quite the let down.
I really wanted to put this film into the best category I could because it really is so many things. Though I settled and placed the movie in the World War II category, don't just assume that Grave of the Fireflies is one of your typical war movies, not even close. You won't find any battle scenes, and hardly any men in uniform... this is about 2 orphans surviving in Japan during WWII.
One thing that surprises me is GotF was not considered a commercial success by any means in the box office, which is surprising as it comes from Iaso Takahata (half of Studio Ghibili).
That is beside the point however... The animation is simply beautiful...and even if you don't like anime, or even if you don't like war films, this should be something you watch at some point.
Like I said though, I don't know if I would give it as much love as a lot critics do, especially Roger Ebert, but it is something worth the watch just to experience the film.
It may not have been the emotional roller coaster ride I expected it to be, and it was as touching as a movie as I expected, but it was still a great story.
Rating: 5/10
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