a gut-wrenching drama of innocence..

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2012)

grave of fireflies..as innocent as the title may sound i really doubt it is that innocent..it explores the bond of a brother and her younger sister set in the backdrop of japan during the war, the director has done an incredible job in infusing warmth in the character,especially the little child who is animated so real that one shall forget that he/she is watching a work of animation. said that i pained me to point out a very on-your-face loop hole in the story this great.. this is when the brother gets money from the savings at the end ..while enduring all the hardship keeping those money at the safe and he robbing at various places..seems infuriating to me seeing her sister face malnourishment.. but none the less the story was excellently told with those meticulous details of setsuko..her image is one that will haunt you even long after you have finished the movie..well it does for me..