Advice to everyone. WATCH THIS ONCE. Take it all in, Deal with it and Move on. This movie should never die or be hidden. It needs to be seen in all its content and artistic form. Its an absolute Masterpiece.
They showed this film to my class when I was in school in Canada, around 1998. They also showed it in school my nephews and niece a couple years ago. I’m not a big fan of most “every grade x class needs to learn this for the next 100 years” media, but this film? It needs to be kept alive in schools for years to come.
@@Wolltazar IMO there is nothing wrong with letting the viewer(s) know the ending at the very beginning, as this movie is about WW2. Who would have believed a 'happy ending' with a movie about WW2? If a viewer is only interested about the ending, rather than following the complete story, then that viewer should do something else. Graveyard of the Fireflies let every details/parts of the story (in some cases rather subtly and through the use of allegories) there for the viewer(s) to see and understand. How a viewer reacts to the story is, of course, up to that viewer!
We always talk about how depressing it is to watch this movie, but dude imagine being the artists drawing every freaking frame of this movie and putting iit together for however long it took while being on THAT mood. That takes therapy afterwards
A lot of the animators and writers who worked on GotFF were actual children during WWII. Studio Ghibli had a lot of WWII survivors. For some of them, this film was an autobiography. Miyazaki was four when WWII ended. Some of his earliest memories are bombed out cities and dead bodies. GotFF's director, Isao Takahata, was 9 when the war ended. His family managed to stay alive during an air raid on Okayama by finding a bomb shelter. The novel the movie is based on was written by Akiyuki Nosaka, who lost two of his sisters to malnutrition. If anything he toned the story down.
Fun fact Studio ghibli worked two movies simultaneously: Grave of fireflies and Neighbor Totoro Now imagine: you work on GOF team, sadness and dispare Meanwhile in the team Totoro next door: Whimsy and childlike wonder
I was a 30 years old grown-up man when I watched it for first time, and I was literally crying at the end, tears flowing and eyes red. I was sad for few days after that. No other piece of media has reduced me to tears like that. I have never dared to watch this masterpiece again.
I was unaffected when I watched it as a teen, but it had the same effect as it had on you when I watched it at 34. I'd just become a dad and it sent me down a spiral of misery for the next few days
I was 24 when my now wife introduced me to this movie, 11 years later and I STILL can not watch this movie...even though this movie is animated, it captures the pure raw emotions that come with tragedy and lose.
This movie is no joke. Do not take it lightly. It will stay with you for your entire life. No piece of art has ever affected me as much as this film. Take the next day off of work.
They play it in Japan every year on tv on the aniversary of Hiroshima . Watch it again never forget how ugly war is and never stop looking on down on the monsters who try to promote it. Violent people are not heroes they are monsters.
You know I have known this movie for 4 years and almost know what happens in the movie by deliberately spoiling it for myself and yet I can't bring myself to watch this movie.
It is not Netflix that 'says' "Here to deliver what was forgotten." It was the translation of the Japanese text by the filmmakers (some of you clearly thought they were just good looking patterns😂)
When I was stationed in Japan as a surface warfare officer (2017 - 2020) I met an old woman that had survived Nagasaki, she lost her parents and 7 siblings,..the love and respect she showed me even after all her family had been through will forever be engrained into my memory, I keep close a sterling silver rising sun bracelet she gifted me on my birthday, it was her oldest brother’s..she said the US Army Officers that occupied her town were very kind so maybe that had something to do with her overall outlook on life, every time I think of this movie I think of you, Mako…Rest In Peace.
@@r.a.8618 And so did many people die during Nagasaki and Hiroshima. How about you be a little bit more considerate about the lives lost on the other side too, because many of them were innocent too.
@@r.a.8618 Civilian casualties due to U.S. military actions from the Korean War till now: Korean War (1950-1953): Civilian casualties estimated around 2-3 million. Vietnam War (1955-1975): Civilian deaths estimated between 1.3 million to 2 million. Gulf War (1990-1991): Civilian deaths estimated between 3,500 to 15,000. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Pakistan: Direct civilian deaths: 432,093. Indirect deaths: 3.6-3.8 million. Total death toll: At least 4.5-4.7 million. The human toll of these conflicts is immense and tragic.
@@kotoku_denjiro Interesting to see you only mention casualties by US without mentioning what Japan did during the WWII. Stop victimising yourself about the war. The war was caused by your government, and your government could have avoided unnecessary civilian casualties if they surrendered when they realised they had already lost the war. Don't forget your government wanted to make a deal between US and Soviet, and that's why your people suffered from two atomic bombs.
For those who have never seen the film, read the comments they are not lying. Have seen this movie a number of times since living in Japan and it is actually an emotionally draining movie. It is not something to be taken lightly and the message stays with you the rest of your life.
I watched this movie around twenty years ago in my late 20's, and did not know what I was in for. I'd seen tough movies that hit you in the soul, but this one hit harder than any other I've seen before or since. When I hit the credits, it left me drained so badly I felt physically ill and depressed for a full day or so. I know how melodramatic that sounds, but it's simply the truth. This movie hit in ways I couldn't describe, and I've never re-watched it.
@@Chris-wj6pn Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. HEY THERE 🤗 JESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY. Turn away from your sins, confess, forsake them and live the victorious life. God bless. Revelation 22:12-14 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
I’m Japanese. I grow up watching this. Yes it is sad and depressing, you will feel some pain and it will make you cry. Life is tough and unfair, everyone’s life doesn’t end happy, but that’s life. This movie is story about them, how they lived in that difficult time. It’s sad but it’s beautiful. It make you think, you will feel something and it makes you think about life. This is a beautiful movie.
Reading through the comments, I don't think I've ever seen such a torrent of shared grief and love-nice to know I'm not the only one who's still beautifully shell-shocked.
Exactly, I saw this movie for the first time exactly 10 years ago to the day. And back then it was hard to find the full movie online. But I could never bring myself to rewatch it. I remember it being on my mind for weeks after that. Anything that involves kids like this is super hard to watch
@@JDarned It's a great, beautiful film, don't let us talk you out of seeing it. It is, after all, only a film. But… it's just got some rare combination of elements that can hit you really hard.
There is a reason why this movie is considered one of the most depressing animated films ever. It's tough to watch this one without crying. Simultaneously, though, it's a stunning example of why animation shouldn't be dismissed as just "kid's stuff." This is an emotionally raw, impactful story which does an exemplary job of evoking tears from the viewer.
i'm so glad i didn't watch this as a kid or even a teenager. this is genuinely one of the most painful viewing experiences you could ever imagine. the richness of the storytelling is locked in my mind and stuck with me for the last 10 years. I highly recommend watching this once.
I did watch this as a teenager. I didn't cry the first time because it didn't hit me. I ended up watching it again in college with a friend and that's when we cried. That's why I made sure to visit a Peace museum in Japan the first time I went since Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren't on my itinerary. Japan finds it important to remember what happened, as does Germany, and now I have been to all axis power countries unintentionally. I may have to go back to Italy just to go to a museum made for this reason just to round out the picture. I certainly won't be getting through all the allies anytime soon.
I watched this in my early 20s and wished I never had. Then a few years later I got tricked into watching Barefoot Gen and thought "oh shit, not again!"
@@Justanotherconsumer Not really. Shusuke Kaneko’s GMK Godzilla (2001) exist and that variant is a zombie possessed by victims of Japanese war crimes and Pacific Theater of World War 2. And those souls are absolutely determined to destroy Japan.
I remember reading somewhere that in order to fund The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli decided to sell the rights to their works to Netflix and other networks. This addition seems a bit late to that though.
This movie is evidence that animated movies can be emotionally powerful & leave a lasting impact on everyone. I ask anyone who says animation is only for children to watch this and try to reaffirm that to me.
Not many movies you could compare to Schindler’s List, but fact is, animated or not, this one does sit right up there with it about the reality of war. Great comparison.
@@JustanotherconsumerI think you didn't understand the point of the movie. It's far more critical of Japan than America. The whole point is more about pride, leading to a downfall by not accepting surrender. To the extent it's applicable to anything happening in the world right now it's closer to a message for Russians.
11 year old me back in the 2000s: "Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro are pretty good!" My brother: "These are all japanese anime made by a studio called Ghibli." Me: "Did they make anything else?" My brother: "Grave of the Fireflies. Want to watch it?" ...
Lol. I was too about 12 years old when I first watched this. It's actually not that traumatizing. As kids, we're not as sentimental and feel things well while watching it. Watching it at 12 I thought “wow, that was sad”. But re-watching it now at 22 I'm literally crying and it really hurts. Some things feel better when you're older.
Time to get destroyed. You always want a movie to make you feel something, to care about the characters. This is why I consider this a great movie. Many people hate it for that reason
@@Wapak95 Oh yeah. Sorry i always thought the english meaning of protagonists meant the hero or something. The film starts by showing you the both of them dead. There is no secret to it, you dont need to guess it. So the whole movie is just showing you the process before that and what they went through. So basically you know they are dead, is just how and what they went through to reach their demise.
@@frostymourne867nah, the meaning of protagonists is just the main character, really. The villain can be the protagonist of a story, and “antagonist” is just the character(s) which oppose the protagonist.
You will only ever watch this movie once, but you will remember it for the rest of your life. I saw this movie when I was in my early teens and it will haunt me until I am an old man.
NetFlix, you have some Balls showing a Trailer to this Film... For those unaware, this Film is one of those Films that genuinely sticks with you while it tears your Heart.
Just rewatched it again. You take in more of the story watching it as an adult. Brought to tears. My grandparents were in Tokyo during the fire bombings, I can only imagine what they went through. There are no winners in war 😞
Not only Animated , this film is of the best films ever made irrespective of any formats. For me, it's right up there with The Godfather and Schindler 's List.
It completely ripped my heart out, Apocalypto style. In 2018 I saw this with an ex in theaters since Cinemark showed the Ghibli films monthly. I was never that big on anime but my ex was a huge fan. I was sobbing by the end of this. I was going through some terrible times that year too, for the whole film and all I could see was myself and my 9 year old sister. It hurts but its amazing that these emotions can even be captured by animation
In my country, after midnight, they were airing animes on FoxKids. Shin Chan, Teknoman, etc. They Aired this Anime one day. I was 8y/o at the time, and my younger brother was sick, ate very little, and loved watermelons. His fine now, but this anime is something I will never forget.
One of the most powerful animated films of all time. It was released on DVD about 20 years ago. At the time I had a retail job at the local mall. I've heard about it before because I had recently seen Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away and looking more into Ghibli, GotF seemed to have a different reputation altogether. Got it, watched it, and I've never seen anything quite like it then. One night while I was at work, my mother rummaged through my closet and grabbed the DVD to pop it in and watch. I hadn't told her about the film...she had no idea what she was in for 😢. Next morning at breakfast she told me that she'd seen the film and felt a need to talk about it. Whatever she expected, she was very moved by and cried watching GotF. Years later I got the Blu-ray. We watched in theaters for it's 30th Anniversary (2018), which was also the year that it's director, Isao Takahata, passed away.
Ohh boy... this movie does not play with metaphor and goes with linear screenplay. Which is raw approach in movie making, this is the reason it hits you like a train. My all-time favorite
Except by the name, we can see in the movie that the boy was able to survive by himself quite well. But he didn't died at the train station, like a dead firefly his bright had gone off a long time ago.
They play it in Japan every year in tv. Watch it again never forget how ugly war is and never stop looking on down on the monsters who try to promote it. Violent people are not heroes they are monsters
@@Th3NoobSlay3r Sorry... but no. I've seen it twice and loved it and was moved both times but that's enough. Ah, the Japanese people see it every year to remember the mistakes of the past and not repeat them? Good for them, but I don't have to.🤣 Now, in case anyone hasn't seen it yet and is in doubt whether or not it's worth seeing, yes it is! But it's a film made to be seen once (I don't even know how I could bear to see it twice) and that's it, and be warned for those who watch it: when you finish the film you will have a feeling of emptiness and immeasurable sadness.
@@Struenda yes , when a person is cocky and believe they are ready , even if they are not , because it's the only time said person would choose to feel such depression.
my mom and sister have told me that this movie would be depressing. When I was around 9 or 10 or so I tried watching it and couldn't get past the first few minutes just from the vibe I got. I'm 16 turning 17 almost. I think this would be more of an impact on me now than ever before. You are right. I am nowhere near ready to watch this movie, but here goes..
God! that flute... for 10 years, I would cry at the drop of a hat when hearing that flute. Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Syria... All those kids. We never learn.
@@Alkowon Is that why there are so many documented cases of children with sniper shots to the head? 🤔 Hummus must be really fast deflecting sniper bullets like that. Read up on the reality of what's happening on the ground instead of spreading this nonsense.
Great idea to release this movie again, Netflix, i think it's a must-watch for everyone on the planet right now - just in case some people forgot about the effect of dropping bombs on children and leaving them to die of hunger, desease, etc. Some things truly don't change, do they?
@@kurisub The money & power they're getting blinding them. They'd laugh at this film as they've been laughing at all theevil things happening to the watermelons IRL.
"Grave of the Fireflies is one of my favorite anime films! Especially because it's an animated film that depict Japan during war time. Of course two of my other favorite Anime films of Japan in war time are "Barefoot Gen" and "In This Corner of the Word."
@@Dell2YT I've seen that movie too, Just like I've also seen Barefoot Gen. Those are two more of my favorite war time anime films, Especially because they show the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
"why do fireflies have to die so soon?" reminds me of the countless children dying each day in Gaxa. Their current situation is so similar to what is being depicted in this film
@@ReallyRandomMe It's impossibly ignorant people like you who allow dictators like Hitler to carry out their diabolical plans. You really make the case for having some smarts as a prerequisite for voting
@@ReallyRandomMe And just like you, the Germans thought that the whole world was wrong and that they were right while Hitler was carrying out his evil plans. One must be impossibly ignorant to still believe that bombing innocent children is justifiable in any capacity
@@ReallyRandomMe just like you, the Germans thought the whole world was wrong and they were right while H¡t|er was carrying out his evil plans. One must be impossibly ign0rant to still believe that b0mb¡ng innocent children is justifiable in any capacity
You may want to watch it once in your life. But you will never forget this masterpiece for the rest of your life. This is an experience that you must dare to watch.
Oh man. This changed me for weeks after watching it. The level of sorrow, passion and beauty in this is off the scale. True art. This is what you call true art.
@@joshs3775 It depends, it could actually make you feel better through its sorrow. Just know wherever you’re at. There are places you could be that are way way worse. It can always be way way way way worse. I’m talking levels above levels worse. But yes it is very sad but there is great beauty in it too. Through sorrow you reach passion and beauty. They are all one thing. You cannot understand sorrow without passion or beauty. Believe me you will reach that place where you see beauty again. Just always remember it can be so much worse and appreciate everything you have; not focus on what you don’t have.
@@joshs3775Catharsis is a thing. Sometimes giving a name to grief and understanding the grief of others finds a way out of one’s own grief. That said, it’s something that is not watched lightly.
😭We watched this when we were 8 years old with our Obachan. This was way before any subtitles were available, so she and our mother translated. As you can imagine, this film holds a special place in our hearts. The stories our Obachan shared were on par if not worse than what's depicted here, and had a profound influence on us. ❤🔥
This movie was something a distinct,very emotional and showed the true nature of war on the people and society. Usually war dramas often presented in a way that prioritizes entertainment over the full reality of war, glorifying heroism and victory while dismissing the true suffering and devastation, leaving viewers with a sanitized perception that doesn't fully capture the complex and horrific nature of conflict.
This anime is very sad and pissed me off cause it also teaches you that young people are very stubborn,take what they have for granted and have way to much pride
This one is very serious and not for the faint of heart. I don't have it in me to watch it a second time and I felt terrible for days after. Dark movies and adults being evil is one thing but the suffering of children and their struggle to survive a war they had no hand in broke me.
Who the hell has this on bluray or DVD? Who want's to watch this more than ONCE? This is the best animated movie of all time and I cried like hell when I saw it.
I bought this for me and my son several years ago because we both enjoyed anime. Ironically enough, just the other day we were talking with someone and the question of “Movies you can never watch again” came up and we both said at the same time, “Grave of the Fireflies”.
I have it in a Ghibli collection and watched it several times. Its utterly heartbreaking but its a very good movie. Definitely cry every single time I see it.
Everybody should watch this movie at least once in their lives. It's a hard movie to watch, but I can not stress just how important it is. This is one of the most important movies ever made.
Absolutely. The worst part is this is still going on today. In some countries, particularly Syria and Palestine this is a daily reality for many children
I watched it. And? How is it the most important movie ever made? Are you a bit naive? It shows the suffering civilians have to go through, yes. It's sad, no doubt. That is the reality of war but that's all this movie shows. It doesn't address the complexity of how the war developed or anything else. And of course, anything the Japanese ever publish is only ever portraying themselves as the victims. The Japanese have killed and tortured far more than anything they experienced in terms of quantity. To this day, their people only ever try to guilt-trip others whilst distracting from the evil acts they committed. That is the hypocrisy they display with no shame and unfortunately, too many Western weebs fall for that.
@@parodynet3004it's not that deep bro. This movie is not about politics or world leaders. This is a beautiful little story about 2 siblings that love each other to death.
@@skyvader1238 Never denied or said anything that goes contraire to your comment. The commenter said it's one of the most important movies ever made and here you are saying it's not that deep which I agree with. So would you clarify how it's one of the most important movies because why else respond to my comment unless you disagree with my stance?
This film isn’t about vilifying one country over another. It’s a eulogy to all children who were lost to war, and the tremendous sorrow will linger in the hearts of the viewers for years and years.
Easily one of the most heart wrenching, and saddest movies I've ever seen in my life (bar none). This movie makes it abundantly clear (from the very start) that they don't survive at the end of the story, and yet you still want to see them make it despite knowing that fact. It's brutal, yet beautiful; it's harsh, but has a lot of heart. That's what makes it so great, and one of Studio Ghibli's best films.
FINALLY! It’s coming back to streaming! Everyone can watch it side by side with the other Ghibli movies on Max. This is an underrated, overlooked hidden classic, Isao Takahata’s first Ghibli film. It’s not part of the collection on Max because of the different publishing company. That’s why it’s really hard to come by.
I saw it just recently, and didn't cry only because I was already familiar with the plot. I did cry when I watched Ringing Bell, though. I thought it was going to be some happy cartoon, heh.
Some movies can be watched “for the first time” multiple times because they’re forgettable and you need to be reminded what happened. You can never watch this movie for the first time again. You will not forget anything important about what happens, it’s… memorable. Scarring might be more appropriate.
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders." Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders." Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders." Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders." Curtis Emerson LeMay
This is the most heartbreaking movie I have ever seen and I don't want to watch this again and ruin my whole week. I was depressed for a week after watching this. But it's such a movie that will make a rock cry
This should be watched as many times as it should... to keep reminding us why war is so wrong. And we are at that stage that we are beginning to forget the terrible things war brings. We need a movie like this now more than ever.
@@mho...kids likely wouldn’t understand it. Have to have been dipped in the world preaching the glory of righteous war to really feel the full effect. Realistically you could remake the movie to be about natural disaster, but that we’ve been taught that war is glorious and this movie disrupts that. The Day After and Threads are other good versions of the same, but those were hypotheticals. This is autobiography, more or less (the brother survived in real life and he apparently wasn’t as good a brother as the one depicted and felt very, very guilty about it).
This is a master class in story telling! For those of you who have never seen this movie, I DO recommend it. But, please be aware it touches on the hardships and effects of post war Japan and does not sugar coat anything! I have never cried so hard watching a film in my life. So trigger warnings!!
This film is what started my love for Anime as an art form. Such a beautiful, heart-wrenching story.
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I saw this one in my 20s, when I didn't have kids. I was completely destroyed. Now that I'm the father of two boys, almost the same age as the characters in the film, it's impossible to watch it again. I just don't have what it takes to live this experience without lost my soul.
They did a live action remake in Japan. It didn’t do very well. There’s something special about the unrealistic animation in that you stop caring about whether it looks realistic and start questioning if the events are realistic… and inevitably come to the conclusion that they are. The movie gives away the ending at the start, it’s just a question of how they got there, and it’s all the more depressing knowing how it ends and that their hopes are in vain.
i was 8 when i first watched this.... EIGHT I TELL YOU. dad had downloaded it on the family pc and i would rewatch it again and again foolishly thinking every time that i was strong enough but what i didn't realize was that as i grew older the more i understood it and every year it would echo my name and every year it got deeper and deeper till i realized what this anime was really about.... it hit me hard and for the final time. i was a pre teen the last time i watched it and it would always leave me feeling sick and gloomy. it mildly traumatized me, i would cry every night thinking about it. great anime, almost too great to be seen again.
This film is a masterpiece but you only need to watch it once, you will become emotional everytime you see the brother and sister, that's how powerful this film is.
This is the type of movie that makes you *stare at the wall* and contemplate about life because of how impactful it was. You go into an utter state of silence and mild depression. And as much as I'm being dramatic, I literally went through it.
@@aydapadistudio Ik I lured my friend that way when hes not familiar with Takahata work and thought it just another Ghibli movie but with historical factor. Man came out a different person at the end. Same thing with The Tales of Princess Kaguya .😅
You only need to watch this once, it’s too depressing to watch again.
I did and cried that night when I watched it one night a year ago or so
Yea i can relive that i watched it as a kid no way
Same with barefoot gen
It's beautiful tho, there's beauty in sad art too.
They shouldn't have attacked Pearl Harbor tho. I spent 3 years in Japan, I love the people, the culture and the scenery. But they did attack us first.
Advice to everyone. WATCH THIS ONCE. Take it all in, Deal with it and Move on. This movie should never die or be hidden. It needs to be seen in all its content and artistic form. Its an absolute Masterpiece.
They showed this film to my class when I was in school in Canada, around 1998. They also showed it in school my nephews and niece a couple years ago. I’m not a big fan of most “every grade x class needs to learn this for the next 100 years” media, but this film? It needs to be kept alive in schools for years to come.
@@lindseysharon259 yes i agree with you.
Even its one of the best film that I have seen I wont watch it again,like ever.
Hechos
masterpiece maybe, but not by any means absolute masterpiece. the movie would be much more sad if it didn't spoil it's ending right at the beginning
@@Wolltazar IMO there is nothing wrong with letting the viewer(s) know the ending at the very beginning, as this movie is about WW2. Who would have believed a 'happy ending' with a movie about WW2? If a viewer is only interested about the ending, rather than following the complete story, then that viewer should do something else. Graveyard of the Fireflies let every details/parts of the story (in some cases rather subtly and through the use of allegories) there for the viewer(s) to see and understand. How a viewer reacts to the story is, of course, up to that viewer!
Netflix : I think Anime fans are too happy in recent days let me give them some PTSD.
More like Depression
i tried, i couldnt watch past 30min
More like trauma ... long lasting trauma ... can't even look at the can of sweets anymore
lmaoooo
Tourist, imagine actually DEPENDING on NETFLIX strictly for good anime.
There's ZERO chance I'll ever watch this masterpiece again. And yet I think every single person should watch it once
when i need to cry, i watched this. and i regret it
I saw it for the first time when I was between 4 and 7 years old and then I saw it again when I was 15. 💔
I watched today. Couldn't control my tears😢 Love from India ❤
So true
This movie is a one way ticket, you don't come back to watch again.
I've seen it seven times, I don't know what you talking about.
@@MonerLaine sociopath
@@astatalol A TRUE MONSTER !
Exactly
really fit the narrative of the movie
We always talk about how depressing it is to watch this movie, but dude imagine being the artists drawing every freaking frame of this movie and putting iit together for however long it took while being on THAT mood. That takes therapy afterwards
If you really want something to make you need therapy afterwards, look up Imperial Japanese warcrimes and unit 731.
A lot of the animators and writers who worked on GotFF were actual children during WWII. Studio Ghibli had a lot of WWII survivors. For some of them, this film was an autobiography. Miyazaki was four when WWII ended. Some of his earliest memories are bombed out cities and dead bodies. GotFF's director, Isao Takahata, was 9 when the war ended. His family managed to stay alive during an air raid on Okayama by finding a bomb shelter.
The novel the movie is based on was written by Akiyuki Nosaka, who lost two of his sisters to malnutrition. If anything he toned the story down.
Fun fact
Studio ghibli worked two movies simultaneously: Grave of fireflies and Neighbor Totoro
Now imagine: you work on GOF team, sadness and dispare
Meanwhile in the team Totoro next door: Whimsy and childlike wonder
@@matheussanthiago9685perfectly balanced as all things should be.
@@nekrataalidamn
pls Netflix, don't do this to me
Not again...
Literally my exact thought
They just did.
It took me 15 years to surpass, it's all coming back now 😢
"I am scared of dark"
Honestly this movie is needed now more than ever, war is tearing lives apart and creating situations that many generations know too well.
Grave of the fire fly
I was a 30 years old grown-up man when I watched it for first time, and I was literally crying at the end, tears flowing and eyes red. I was sad for few days after that. No other piece of media has reduced me to tears like that. I have never dared to watch this masterpiece again.
I watched it at 30 for the first time too and cried all night. Like multiple times. It hit me to my core
Watch shigatsu was Kimi no uso
I watched it for the first time this year and I'm 35. Absolutely destroyed me. It is truly one of the saddest pieces of media.
I was unaffected when I watched it as a teen, but it had the same effect as it had on you when I watched it at 34. I'd just become a dad and it sent me down a spiral of misery for the next few days
I was 24 when my now wife introduced me to this movie, 11 years later and I STILL can not watch this movie...even though this movie is animated, it captures the pure raw emotions that come with tragedy and lose.
This movie is no joke. Do not take it lightly. It will stay with you for your entire life. No piece of art has ever affected me as much as this film. Take the next day off of work.
Anyone who ditches work for a movie should be in prison for life.
@@reginaldforthright805touch grass
@@reginaldforthright805 maybe you should be locked away, for not being able to feel empathy!
@@reginaldforthright805 bit extreme, no?
@@reginaldforthright805 Truly a pathetic opinion and comment
I cannot say enough good things about this movie. It's devastatingly depressing but so masterfully made. Watch it at least once.
Only once
They play it in Japan every year on tv on the aniversary of Hiroshima
. Watch it again never forget how ugly war is and never stop looking on down on the monsters who try to promote it. Violent people are not heroes they are monsters.
You know I have known this movie for 4 years and almost know what happens in the movie by deliberately spoiling it for myself and yet I can't bring myself to watch this movie.
@@novasparrow4210 Same, but replace 4 with 10
Just remove the "at least" from your last sentence. 👌
1:35 Netflix: here to deliver what was forgotten..
Trauma and PTSD
and i just recovered after 20 years of sessions
Isn’t that Evangelion?
It is not Netflix that 'says' "Here to deliver what was forgotten." It was the translation of the Japanese text by the filmmakers (some of you clearly thought they were just good looking patterns😂)
When I was stationed in Japan as a surface warfare officer (2017 - 2020) I met an old woman that had survived Nagasaki, she lost her parents and 7 siblings,..the love and respect she showed me even after all her family had been through will forever be engrained into my memory, I keep close a sterling silver rising sun bracelet she gifted me on my birthday, it was her oldest brother’s..she said the US Army Officers that occupied her town were very kind so maybe that had something to do with her overall outlook on life, every time I think of this movie I think of you, Mako…Rest In Peace.
Thank you for sharing this precious memory with us
I hope you realize that many people suffered and died due to Japanese invasion in WWII.
@@r.a.8618 And so did many people die during Nagasaki and Hiroshima. How about you be a little bit more considerate about the lives lost on the other side too, because many of them were innocent too.
@@r.a.8618 Civilian casualties due to U.S. military actions from the Korean War till now:
Korean War (1950-1953): Civilian casualties estimated around 2-3 million.
Vietnam War (1955-1975): Civilian deaths estimated between 1.3 million to 2 million.
Gulf War (1990-1991): Civilian deaths estimated between 3,500 to 15,000.
Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Pakistan:
Direct civilian deaths: 432,093.
Indirect deaths: 3.6-3.8 million.
Total death toll: At least 4.5-4.7 million.
The human toll of these conflicts is immense and tragic.
@@kotoku_denjiro Interesting to see you only mention casualties by US without mentioning what Japan did during the WWII. Stop victimising yourself about the war. The war was caused by your government, and your government could have avoided unnecessary civilian casualties if they surrendered when they realised they had already lost the war. Don't forget your government wanted to make a deal between US and Soviet, and that's why your people suffered from two atomic bombs.
Titanic : I'm the greatest tragedy
Grave of the Firefly: Hold my beer
Hold my candy tin...😬
No había más remedio que tirar las bombas Estados Unidos hizo lo mejor para el mundo
los japoneses habían hecho tanto daño a China y Corea
Titanic is a bad comedy in comparison to this
Yeah, Titanic isn't even in the same ballpark.
It should be "hold my Sakuma Candy Drops"... My god what I've done I've remembered everything 😭
For those who have never seen the film, read the comments they are not lying. Have seen this movie a number of times since living in Japan and it is actually an emotionally draining movie. It is not something to be taken lightly and the message stays with you the rest of your life.
I watched this movie around twenty years ago in my late 20's, and did not know what I was in for. I'd seen tough movies that hit you in the soul, but this one hit harder than any other I've seen before or since. When I hit the credits, it left me drained so badly I felt physically ill and depressed for a full day or so. I know how melodramatic that sounds, but it's simply the truth. This movie hit in ways I couldn't describe, and I've never re-watched it.
@@Chris-wj6pn
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
HEY THERE 🤗 JESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY. Turn away from your sins, confess, forsake them and live the victorious life. God bless.
Revelation 22:12-14
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
this is animation,you can watch this live in real in parts of africa and asia.🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@Mahinegi-ui9cx An animation based on real events. So what's your point?
Crying and being sad about a broken world means you are normal and it means that your are sane.
I’m Japanese. I grow up watching this.
Yes it is sad and depressing, you will feel some pain and it will make you cry.
Life is tough and unfair, everyone’s life doesn’t end happy, but that’s life.
This movie is story about them, how they lived in that difficult time.
It’s sad but it’s beautiful.
It make you think, you will feel something and it makes you think about life.
This is a beautiful movie.
Oh man. A whole new generation is about to experience this heart wrenching masterpiece. Oh, and also walk away from it with a bit of depression.
Putin needs to watch this.
@@dangerfly why it would make him all giddy cause he's a maniac.
Depression from watching this is not neccessarily a bad thing. You get that buzz after a good cry.
@dangerfly Netanyahu too
Zoomers don't rly feel much so they'll likely just head to tic tok wit it, but it's SO much more important than that sht
One of the all-time great classic films, animated or otherwise. Everyone needs to watch it at least once. But man, can it hit you hard.
You say at least once, and I agree, but many people would argue that once is enough!
Like my god the raw EMOTIONAL damage I’m gonna have if I watch this again..
even if i was to watch it twice the same day, i would cry evertime.
"at most once", there, I fixed it for you.
"at least once?"
bruh 😭
Reading through the comments, I don't think I've ever seen such a torrent of shared grief and love-nice to know I'm not the only one who's still beautifully shell-shocked.
I was in pain and agony after i watched it for the first time
One of the best films that I will never watch twice.
Y'all are not ready to watch it
Exactly, I saw this movie for the first time exactly 10 years ago to the day. And back then it was hard to find the full movie online. But I could never bring myself to rewatch it. I remember it being on my mind for weeks after that. Anything that involves kids like this is super hard to watch
@@Jprager One of the best film that almost everyone doesnt want ot whatch it twice.
Im scared and curious rn. Ive seen a lot of ghibli movies and love the old school anime, but never ever heard of this before - lets see i guess 🙃
@@JDarned It's a great, beautiful film, don't let us talk you out of seeing it. It is, after all, only a film. But… it's just got some rare combination of elements that can hit you really hard.
There is a reason why this movie is considered one of the most depressing animated films ever. It's tough to watch this one without crying. Simultaneously, though, it's a stunning example of why animation shouldn't be dismissed as just "kid's stuff." This is an emotionally raw, impactful story which does an exemplary job of evoking tears from the viewer.
When the Wond Blows might have this one beat. But Grave of the Fireflies is close behind it.
i'm so glad i didn't watch this as a kid or even a teenager. this is genuinely one of the most painful viewing experiences you could ever imagine. the richness of the storytelling is locked in my mind and stuck with me for the last 10 years. I highly recommend watching this once.
I just saw it fairly recently. Incredibly sad and tragic.
Same
I did watch this as a teenager. I didn't cry the first time because it didn't hit me. I ended up watching it again in college with a friend and that's when we cried.
That's why I made sure to visit a Peace museum in Japan the first time I went since Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren't on my itinerary. Japan finds it important to remember what happened, as does Germany, and now I have been to all axis power countries unintentionally. I may have to go back to Italy just to go to a museum made for this reason just to round out the picture. I certainly won't be getting through all the allies anytime soon.
I watched this in my early 20s and wished I never had. Then a few years later I got tricked into watching Barefoot Gen and thought "oh shit, not again!"
I haven't watched it yet, so I am looking forward to it
Someone at Netflix just woke up one day and chose violence when they randomly decide to put this up
They chose violence that will stop violence.
Hard to get romantic about war after seeing something like this.
@@Justanotherconsumer
Not really.
Shusuke Kaneko’s GMK Godzilla (2001) exist and that variant is a zombie possessed by victims of Japanese war crimes and Pacific Theater of World War 2. And those souls are absolutely determined to destroy Japan.
@aoifekun
chose violence - ❌
chose depression - ✅
I remember reading somewhere that in order to fund The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli decided to sell the rights to their works to Netflix and other networks. This addition seems a bit late to that though.
This movie is evidence that animated movies can be emotionally powerful & leave a lasting impact on everyone. I ask anyone who says animation is only for children to watch this and try to reaffirm that to me.
This and the animated documentary Flee
you can't convince ignorant lol
It’s not like it’s some kind of single case in Japanese animation though. It’s just western braindead mentality.
This is the most depressing I've watched in this life. A true testament of how war can ruin one's life and how adults continue to fail children 💔
This movie is like Schilinder's List. Everybody needs to watch it once in order to change the perspective of war.
Not many movies you could compare to Schindler’s List, but fact is, animated or not, this one does sit right up there with it about the reality of war. Great comparison.
Especially for Americans who eagerly support foreign intervention.
Sometimes worth doing anyway, but understand the cost.
They won't change their perspective even after watching it, that's how much inhumane some of those creatures are
@@JustanotherconsumerI think you didn't understand the point of the movie. It's far more critical of Japan than America. The whole point is more about pride, leading to a downfall by not accepting surrender. To the extent it's applicable to anything happening in the world right now it's closer to a message for Russians.
You guys waaay to sensitive 😂😂
11 year old me back in the 2000s: "Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro are pretty good!"
My brother: "These are all japanese anime made by a studio called Ghibli."
Me: "Did they make anything else?"
My brother: "Grave of the Fireflies. Want to watch it?"
...
"This action will have consequences..."
Wow, and I thought I was a jerk to my younger brother. Your bro has me beat by a mile.
Same, fell absolutely in love with Ghibli, so I had to see all their movies…
Lol. I was too about 12 years old when I first watched this. It's actually not that traumatizing. As kids, we're not as sentimental and feel things well while watching it.
Watching it at 12 I thought “wow, that was sad”. But re-watching it now at 22 I'm literally crying and it really hurts. Some things feel better when you're older.
@@superior92it hits harder because you realise whats truly going on
Time to get destroyed. You always want a movie to make you feel something, to care about the characters. This is why I consider this a great movie. Many people hate it for that reason
Lemme guess: the protagonists die in the end?
@@Wapak95 No Protagonists. Its just depicting 2 siblings surviving during war time.
@@frostymourne867 That's who I meant with "protagonists." And I found through a Short that the little sis passes away from starvation.
@@Wapak95 Oh yeah. Sorry i always thought the english meaning of protagonists meant the hero or something.
The film starts by showing you the both of them dead. There is no secret to it, you dont need to guess it. So the whole movie is just showing you the process before that and what they went through. So basically you know they are dead, is just how and what they went through to reach their demise.
@@frostymourne867nah, the meaning of protagonists is just the main character, really. The villain can be the protagonist of a story, and “antagonist” is just the character(s) which oppose the protagonist.
Thank you Netflix! I’ve been searching a subtitled version of this film for several years now without success.
You will only ever watch this movie once, but you will remember it for the rest of your life.
I saw this movie when I was in my early teens and it will haunt me until I am an old man.
Same here man. i've showed it to a few people as well. They tell me to this day that it made a permanent mark.
yep, haven't watched it in 20 years and never want to again. But god I still remember so much.
Naw, I love this movie and don't mind crying every time I get to rewatch it.
Same. Viewed at 14 now 27. I’m considering a rewatch but idk. This movie is ALOT.
The moral so great , maybe if everyone watch it, peace will be easy thing
NetFlix, you have some Balls showing a Trailer to this Film...
For those unaware, this Film is one of those Films that genuinely sticks with you while it tears your Heart.
it isint that sad. This film is good but as sad as people say it is.
@@chafinebli8692 too sad actually
@@ferlysneaks9604 It´s sad but not that sad it´s a good story. people are hyping it up. belive me
@@chafinebli8692 its actually sad because in this story those both siblings had many ways to survive but they couldnt make it still
@@godzilla463 Not saying it isnt a great story. Im saying that people are overexaggerate on how sad it is. it´s sad but not that sad
the first movie to make me cry. I still remember watching it before school and sobbing so hard my mom gave me a day off.
Just rewatched it again. You take in more of the story watching it as an adult. Brought to tears. My grandparents were in Tokyo during the fire bombings, I can only imagine what they went through.
There are no winners in war 😞
One of the greatest animated films ever made. But be warned, your soul will be CRUSHED. Guaranteed.
I have watched this movie 2 times 😂
Not only Animated , this film is of the best films ever made irrespective of any formats. For me, it's right up there with The Godfather and Schindler 's List.
Its considered to be THE definitive animated antiwar film.
@@centamangila1217 without a doubt 🐐
This movie literally broke me, and mind you I don't usually shed tears
Oh. This. I'm not watching this a second time.
I can't imagine the number of people who will be unprepared for this.
It completely ripped my heart out, Apocalypto style. In 2018 I saw this with an ex in theaters since Cinemark showed the Ghibli films monthly. I was never that big on anime but my ex was a huge fan. I was sobbing by the end of this. I was going through some terrible times that year too, for the whole film and all I could see was myself and my 9 year old sister. It hurts but its amazing that these emotions can even be captured by animation
The watermelon scene is where you cannot hold back the tears anymore.
I think it was the same for me, actually.
just read your comment makes me cry because i clearly remembered the scene T.T
In my country, after midnight, they were airing animes on FoxKids. Shin Chan, Teknoman, etc. They Aired this Anime one day. I was 8y/o at the time, and my younger brother was sick, ate very little, and loved watermelons. His fine now, but this anime is something I will never forget.
What watermelon scene? Is this not a new anime?
@@mokje_no, it was released the same day as My Neighbour Totoro
One of the most powerful animated films of all time.
It was released on DVD about 20 years ago. At the time I had a retail job at the local mall. I've heard about it before because I had recently seen Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away and looking more into Ghibli, GotF seemed to have a different reputation altogether. Got it, watched it, and I've never seen anything quite like it then.
One night while I was at work, my mother rummaged through my closet and grabbed the DVD to pop it in and watch. I hadn't told her about the film...she had no idea what she was in for 😢.
Next morning at breakfast she told me that she'd seen the film and felt a need to talk about it. Whatever she expected, she was very moved by and cried watching GotF. Years later I got the Blu-ray.
We watched in theaters for it's 30th Anniversary (2018), which was also the year that it's director, Isao Takahata, passed away.
It’s so crazy that she recently brought it up and we were looking to see if it was available for streaming
Ohh boy... this movie does not play with metaphor and goes with linear screenplay. Which is raw approach in movie making, this is the reason it hits you like a train. My all-time favorite
Except by the name, we can see in the movie that the boy was able to survive by himself quite well. But he didn't died at the train station, like a dead firefly his bright had gone off a long time ago.
As much as I love you Netflix, I won't gonna do this again. Even for money.
Narrator: "They just did."
They play it in Japan every year in tv. Watch it again never forget how ugly war is and never stop looking on down on the monsters who try to promote it. Violent people are not heroes they are monsters
@@Th3NoobSlay3r Sorry... but no. I've seen it twice and loved it and was moved both times but that's enough. Ah, the Japanese people see it every year to remember the mistakes of the past and not repeat them? Good for them, but I don't have to.🤣
Now, in case anyone hasn't seen it yet and is in doubt whether or not it's worth seeing, yes it is! But it's a film made to be seen once (I don't even know how I could bear to see it twice) and that's it, and be warned for those who watch it: when you finish the film you will have a feeling of emptiness and immeasurable sadness.
@@Alkino01 it's for the new generation who couldn't watch the film time ago
BRUH, imagine depending on Netflix to actually create something this heartfelt. You're a tourist.
Y'all are not ready
At ALL
@@cram2979 Is there a time when we were ready ?
@@Struenda yes , when a person is cocky and believe they are ready , even if they are not , because it's the only time said person would choose to feel such depression.
my mom and sister have told me that this movie would be depressing. When I was around 9 or 10 or so I tried watching it and couldn't get past the first few minutes just from the vibe I got. I'm 16 turning 17 almost. I think this would be more of an impact on me now than ever before. You are right. I am nowhere near ready to watch this movie, but here goes..
I literally couldn't handle seeing the little girl face
this movie is heartbreaking but it is so important. Specially in a world that has forgotten the horror of war...
the thumbnail is CRAZY for the tone of the movie
That's how you fool people into watching it. The happiness never came!
Well it makes sense if you notice the color scheme would be the same if the kid was literally on fire.
@@LTRand It hurts more when we remember her Innocence died after she buried the Fireflies.
One of the film's posters actually has the bomber in the sky above them. It makes the fireflies look like sparks. This film is so dark
The thumbnail is CRAZY indeed!
God! that flute... for 10 years, I would cry at the drop of a hat when hearing that flute.
Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Syria... All those kids. We never learn.
in Gaza, we call them human shields!
@@Alkowon Is that why there are so many documented cases of children with sniper shots to the head? 🤔 Hummus must be really fast deflecting sniper bullets like that. Read up on the reality of what's happening on the ground instead of spreading this nonsense.
@@theMelGibsonator yeah all the palestenian children 😢 and they never questioned why their parents strapped explosives to them…
@@zachary7573Ronald McDonald comment
@@RefugeeKLicious 🐑🐑🐑
Great idea to release this movie again, Netflix, i think it's a must-watch for everyone on the planet right now - just in case some people forgot about the effect of dropping bombs on children and leaving them to die of hunger, desease, etc. Some things truly don't change, do they?
@@elsafowl everyone in congress (especially the Warhawks) should be forced to watch this film.
So incredibly true.
@@kurisub The money & power they're getting blinding them. They'd laugh at this film as they've been laughing at all theevil things happening to the watermelons IRL.
Studio Ghibli's best film and the greatest animated film of all time.
"Grave of the Fireflies is one of my favorite anime films! Especially because it's an animated film that depict Japan during war time.
Of course two of my other favorite Anime films of Japan in war time are "Barefoot Gen" and "In This Corner of the Word."
☝
Have you seen barefoot Gen?
Yep
I highly recommend "In this corner of the world"
@@Dell2YT I've seen that movie too, Just like I've also seen Barefoot Gen. Those are two more of my favorite war time anime films, Especially because they show the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I’m crying just watching the trailer
Just the trailer alone is already making me tear up.. Been years since I watched this and the pain is still real.
"why do fireflies have to die so soon?" reminds me of the countless children dying each day in Gaxa. Their current situation is so similar to what is being depicted in this film
But unlike the Palestinians, the Japanese know they're in the wrong.
@@ReallyRandomMe ooh so the palestinians didnt know they wrong? for what? for not give they homeland? so its ok to massacre them?
@@ReallyRandomMe It's impossibly ignorant people like you who allow dictators like Hitler to carry out their diabolical plans. You really make the case for having some smarts as a prerequisite for voting
@@ReallyRandomMe And just like you, the Germans thought that the whole world was wrong and that they were right while Hitler was carrying out his evil plans. One must be impossibly ignorant to still believe that bombing innocent children is justifiable in any capacity
@@ReallyRandomMe just like you, the Germans thought the whole world was wrong and they were right while H¡t|er was carrying out his evil plans. One must be impossibly ign0rant to still believe that b0mb¡ng innocent children is justifiable in any capacity
You may want to watch it once in your life. But you will never forget this masterpiece for the rest of your life. This is an experience that you must dare to watch.
Oh man. This changed me for weeks after watching it. The level of sorrow, passion and beauty in this is off the scale. True art. This is what you call true art.
So I'm not in a great place mentally. Should I skip it for now? Love Ghibli movies tho
@@joshs3775 It depends, it could actually make you feel better through its sorrow. Just know wherever you’re at. There are places you could be that are way way worse. It can always be way way way way worse. I’m talking levels above levels worse. But yes it is very sad but there is great beauty in it too. Through sorrow you reach passion and beauty. They are all one thing. You cannot understand sorrow without passion or beauty. Believe me you will reach that place where you see beauty again. Just always remember it can be so much worse and appreciate everything you have; not focus on what you don’t have.
@@joshs3775Catharsis is a thing. Sometimes giving a name to grief and understanding the grief of others finds a way out of one’s own grief.
That said, it’s something that is not watched lightly.
😭We watched this when we were 8 years old with our Obachan. This was way before any subtitles were available, so she and our mother translated. As you can imagine, this film holds a special place in our hearts. The stories our Obachan shared were on par if not worse than what's depicted here, and had a profound influence on us. ❤🔥
This movie was something a distinct,very emotional and showed the true nature of war on the people and society. Usually war dramas often presented in a way that prioritizes entertainment over the full reality of war, glorifying heroism and victory while dismissing the true suffering and devastation, leaving viewers with a sanitized perception that doesn't fully capture the complex and horrific nature of conflict.
One of the most depressing piece of Japanese media to have ever come out. RIP to all ww2 victims 🙏
You can cry during movies... but what you'll feel during this film is simply gut ripping. You won't be OK for days.
You need to see it.
It’s time to go cry again !!!!!!
again?! it only took me one view to not ever put myself into that depressing state again.
This anime is very sad and pissed me off cause it also teaches you that young people are very stubborn,take what they have for granted and have way to much pride
This one is very serious and not for the faint of heart.
I don't have it in me to watch it a second time and I felt terrible for days after. Dark movies and adults being evil is one thing but the suffering of children and their struggle to survive a war they had no hand in broke me.
Who the hell has this on bluray or DVD? Who want's to watch this more than ONCE? This is the best animated movie of all time and I cried like hell when I saw it.
I'm not sure if it's still current, but some years back it was distrubuted on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks. On DVD it was released around 20 years ago.
I bought this for me and my son several years ago because we both enjoyed anime. Ironically enough, just the other day we were talking with someone and the question of “Movies you can never watch again” came up and we both said at the same time, “Grave of the Fireflies”.
I have it in a Ghibli collection and watched it several times. Its utterly heartbreaking but its a very good movie. Definitely cry every single time I see it.
I got the DVD, got it from someone that watched it once. I did too and am not planning to watch again, tho it was a good movie
i don't want to watch it once, knowing what it's about is harsh enough
Everybody should watch this movie at least once in their lives. It's a hard movie to watch, but I can not stress just how important it is. This is one of the most important movies ever made.
Absolutely. The worst part is this is still going on today. In some countries, particularly Syria and Palestine this is a daily reality for many children
I watched it. And? How is it the most important movie ever made? Are you a bit naive? It shows the suffering civilians have to go through, yes. It's sad, no doubt. That is the reality of war but that's all this movie shows. It doesn't address the complexity of how the war developed or anything else. And of course, anything the Japanese ever publish is only ever portraying themselves as the victims. The Japanese have killed and tortured far more than anything they experienced in terms of quantity. To this day, their people only ever try to guilt-trip others whilst distracting from the evil acts they committed. That is the hypocrisy they display with no shame and unfortunately, too many Western weebs fall for that.
@@parodynet3004it's not that deep bro. This movie is not about politics or world leaders. This is a beautiful little story about 2 siblings that love each other to death.
@@skyvader1238 Never denied or said anything that goes contraire to your comment. The commenter said it's one of the most important movies ever made and here you are saying it's not that deep which I agree with. So would you clarify how it's one of the most important movies because why else respond to my comment unless you disagree with my stance?
So many hearts are about to be shattered. These poor Netflix people don’t know what is coming…..
This film isn’t about vilifying one country over another. It’s a eulogy to all children who were lost to war, and the tremendous sorrow will linger in the hearts of the viewers for years and years.
Please let this air this week on Netflix world wide.
I've been wanting to watch this
If you need a shoulder to cry on I’m here for ya buddy 👍
I thought all of ghibli films were available word wide
@@Lianpe98they aren't
Bro, don't forget to provide tissues to wipe away your tears when you watch the film
You are a brave man soldier 🫡
“Seeeeeita…seeeeiiitaaaa” literally lives rent free in my mind and is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this movie 🥺
Grave of the Fireflies really is one of those films where you watch it once, and once is enough.
Easily one of the most heart wrenching, and saddest movies I've ever seen in my life (bar none). This movie makes it abundantly clear (from the very start) that they don't survive at the end of the story, and yet you still want to see them make it despite knowing that fact. It's brutal, yet beautiful; it's harsh, but has a lot of heart. That's what makes it so great, and one of Studio Ghibli's best films.
Masterpiece, 10/10 perfect.
I watched it once, it's an experience i'll never forget and couldn't watch it again........
FINALLY! It’s coming back to streaming! Everyone can watch it side by side with the other Ghibli movies on Max. This is an underrated, overlooked hidden classic, Isao Takahata’s first Ghibli film. It’s not part of the collection on Max because of the different publishing company. That’s why it’s really hard to come by.
The only anime that i can't watch twice, it's just too depressing and tragic 😭
Ah, yes: Pain, The Animated Feature Film.
Watch it by knowing it's one of the sadast story of all time. I don't know someone who didn't cry. But it's really good. A classic I should say.
I saw it just recently, and didn't cry only because I was already familiar with the plot.
I did cry when I watched Ringing Bell, though. I thought it was going to be some happy cartoon, heh.
One of the best movies ever made that cannot be watched twice.
Some movies can be watched “for the first time” multiple times because they’re forgettable and you need to be reminded what happened.
You can never watch this movie for the first time again. You will not forget anything important about what happens, it’s… memorable.
Scarring might be more appropriate.
the very definition of "WAR". Justify it however you like BUT this is the aftermath of every war. a masterpiece of an animation.
WAR started by Japan. It’s either happening to orphans in Japan or orphans in US.
There are no winners in war, just survivors
@@Thecorrectone-dq3sd true my guy
Watched it only once and it was an emotional rollercoaster. A story without a happy ending.
The only tiny shard of joy is that they're reunited with the view of the city
Stop it Netflix.....some people had enough with PTSD with this movie. Anyone who is first time watching this, good luck.
Now imagine living through it.
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders."
Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders."
Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders."
Curtis Emerson LeMay
"There are no innocent civilians. It is their government and you are fighting a people, you are not trying to fight an armed force anymore. So it doesn't bother me so much to be killing the so-called innocent bystanders."
Curtis Emerson LeMay
This is the most heartbreaking movie I have ever seen and I don't want to watch this again and ruin my whole week. I was depressed for a week after watching this.
But it's such a movie that will make a rock cry
This should be watched as many times as it should... to keep reminding us why war is so wrong. And we are at that stage that we are beginning to forget the terrible things war brings. We need a movie like this now more than ever.
The "feel good film of the year". Fun for the whole family!
specially for kids!
@@mho... Not sure about that buddy.......
@@Justdoingsometing 🤦🤦♂🤦♀
@@mho... I meant that everyone should watch it with as many people as possible its more fun that way.
Not only with kids ya know
@@mho...kids likely wouldn’t understand it.
Have to have been dipped in the world preaching the glory of righteous war to really feel the full effect.
Realistically you could remake the movie to be about natural disaster, but that we’ve been taught that war is glorious and this movie disrupts that.
The Day After and Threads are other good versions of the same, but those were hypotheticals. This is autobiography, more or less (the brother survived in real life and he apparently wasn’t as good a brother as the one depicted and felt very, very guilty about it).
To the new generation that will experience this masterpiece for the first time, be prepared, it will leave a profound lasting impression.
Watched it when I was 8 the first time. Then in my teen a few times and just watched it again as an adult. Feel different each time.
Her precious, little voice. Just hearing it makes my eyes watery.
They had an actual kid read the lines, which helps.
Like Setsuko, they didn’t really understand what was happening.
The watermelon scene gets me everytime I break down as a 35 year old man.
The movie which literally made me not to waste a single grain of food till date.
the bloody trailer is enough to make me cry ffs Netflix
NETFLIX doesnt care about you, it just wants your money so its chasing anime classics. get a grip.
This is a master class in story telling! For those of you who have never seen this movie, I DO recommend it. But, please be aware it touches on the hardships and effects of post war Japan and does not sugar coat anything! I have never cried so hard watching a film in my life. So trigger warnings!!
No no no, Netflix, don’t make me relive this tragic experience. It’s a masterpiece, but not again…
This film is what started my love for Anime as an art form. Such a beautiful, heart-wrenching story.
I saw this one in my 20s, when I didn't have kids. I was completely destroyed. Now that I'm the father of two boys, almost the same age as the characters in the film, it's impossible to watch it again. I just don't have what it takes to live this experience without lost my soul.
watched it 4 times already and i´m absolutly in love with it
Thank god that hollywood didn't even try to remake this masterpiece.
They did a live action remake in Japan. It didn’t do very well.
There’s something special about the unrealistic animation in that you stop caring about whether it looks realistic and start questioning if the events are realistic… and inevitably come to the conclusion that they are.
The movie gives away the ending at the start, it’s just a question of how they got there, and it’s all the more depressing knowing how it ends and that their hopes are in vain.
Watch this with loved ones, be prepared to cry, it is emotional, beautiful, prolific, and will give you a sense of history and how precious life is.
The only film that I will never ever rewatch.
It has been more than a decade now, and it still hurts to remember watching it.
this movie tells us why to avoid war at any cost even if people call you coward 😢.
Netflix why? Why did you do this to me :c I will have to cry again watching it once more 😢
Why are you acting like NETFLIX is your long lost friend? Quit being pathetic. You saw this before and with someone you actually cared about.
Don't let the comments fool you, this is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BUT incredibly emotional. I recommend everyone watch this if you haven't already. ❤
i was 8 when i first watched this.... EIGHT I TELL YOU. dad had downloaded it on the family pc and i would rewatch it again and again foolishly thinking every time that i was strong enough but what i didn't realize was that as i grew older the more i understood it and every year it would echo my name and every year it got deeper and deeper till i realized what this anime was really about.... it hit me hard and for the final time. i was a pre teen the last time i watched it and it would always leave me feeling sick and gloomy. it mildly traumatized me, i would cry every night thinking about it. great anime, almost too great to be seen again.
I've been to the river where this story takes place. I saw the fireflies there. Arimaonsen near Kobe, Japan. Beautiful and miraculous. So blessed.
This film is a masterpiece but you only need to watch it once, you will become emotional everytime you see the brother and sister, that's how powerful this film is.
This is the absolute best movie
I do not desire to watch again
I had never shed a tear for a movie, until I watch this, and i watched it in my late 20s.
I was sobbing, snot down my nose, face fully red.
this is animation,you can watch this live in real in parts of africa and asia.🤷♂️🤷♂️
This is the type of movie that makes you *stare at the wall* and contemplate about life because of how impactful it was. You go into an utter state of silence and mild depression.
And as much as I'm being dramatic, I literally went through it.
RIP Isao Takahata for bringing masterpieces into the world.
Its a great movie, heart warming, and wholesome, everyone should watch :)
this is animation,you can watch this live in real in parts of africa and asia.🤷♂️🤷♂️
I wouldn’t call this “heartwarming.” It is depressing AF. 😢
@@aydapadistudio Ik I lured my friend that way when hes not familiar with Takahata work and thought it just another Ghibli movie but with historical factor. Man came out a different person at the end. Same thing with The Tales of Princess Kaguya .😅