A must watch movie

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2013)

When I first watched the film, I had no idea about it. Me and my friend ordered a pizza and we just wanted to watch a fun movie while eating. Some other friend of mine gave me the movie earlier. It being an animation film, we though it would be light and would go with the mood. So we started it and was not really paying attention at first. But that did not last long. Within fifteen minutes or so our whole attention was in the movie. Around the middle of the movie when Seita was laughing I was on the verge of crying. I couldn't because my friend was there. (Later on she admitted the same)Being the older sibling in my home, I felt the complete helplessness and agony of Setsuko.
The film gives an extremely strong anti-war message without even directly pronouncing it. It is completely devoid of propaganda, moral advice or blame politics unlike many other typical war movies.
It is my all time favorite animation film, if not all time favorite movie. And I'm angry because it did not get the awards it more than deserved while some very ordinary and mindless movies are getting the same.
I strongly recommend everyone to watch it.