dangerous...

Rating: 10/10 (2 November 2002)

if you're not prepared to be haunted by a film, don't watch this It's been a week and images still appear in my head, tickling my tear gland. Now I truly realize that both knowing and seeing should be present at the same time in order to see the big picture. We all know people die, mother/father/children die in war, but seeing how they die...that's a different story.
SPOILER I disagree with most opinion that says pride cause the suffering. In the translation pride was mentioned indeed. However, what little Setsuko knows about pride? she only know how to cry at night when she long for her mother, and what would Seita do, silence her everytime she cry in order not to upset his aunt?. Setsuko wants to leave, Seita has no choice since he wants his little sister to be happy. There could be pride issue for sure, but it's not dominant whatsoever. Seems they made a tragic choice, but do they have a choice afterall?