Just found out Laura (who fell asleep initially) watched the rest of Grave of the Fireflies. She enjoyed it, but did find it sad - I agree with her. It's difficult to make it through one sitting. There's several pivotal scenes that are emotional. If you haven't seen this movie, take the time to rent it.
The movie is definitely suited for animation. If we would use real actors, it would be hard to envision this story. It's realistic, but in the sense that Van Gogh and Coltrane is real. With its warm humanity, you feel emotions pulled out of you that you never knew you had.
Fireflies is full of moments of serene beauty, scenes of peaceful vitality. Visually, this is a beautiful movie. Everything is drawn in lush, vivid watercolors; the greens and blues of the lake, the saturated reds of a devastated Kobe, even the smoke from the bombers looks poetic.
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