Like a beautiful sad dream

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2013)

The movie is beautiful like a dream, yet has some of saddest emotions I've ever experienced from a movie. I usually don't cry in movies but this one had tears raining down my eyes. It has taught me to appreciate my life, my friends, and my family more.
Even though it is animation, you walk away feeling like these characters were more real than most other live action characters you've watched. It is a powerful yet simple art anyone can understand. It doesn't try to blame the US or Japan, but instead we see the world through the eyes of these two innocent children.
There is a lot of little details in this movie, details that we all have experienced but is often overlooked in other movies. This is what makes this movie so realistic. At times it feels almost voyeuristic.