The hardest movie I've ever watched

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2020)

To say this film is sad and depressing would be an understatement. After just 5 minutes into the movie I was already choking up, and by the end I was crying my eyes out. Like crying REALLY hard. It takes a lot to get me to cry, but this did it for me. Very little "happy" or "entertaining" happens in this movie. What you're getting into is truly one of the saddest (yet beautiful) pieces of art ever made.
War sucks no matter how you look at it. Grave of the Fireflies shows just how awful the true cost of it is. There were many times I just wish I could have jumped into the screen and given them some food. I am not joking.
Watch this at your own risk. It very well deserves to be considered one of the best animated movies of all time. Prepare yourself for something truly moving. And bring like 20 boxes of tissues, you will need them. :'(