Real tale about war told in Buddhist form

Rating: Null/10 (1 February 2005)

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.
Apparently some believe in the unrealistic idea of a hero forever caught in a battle with the bad guy. Well for those who follow those heroes, Grave of the Fireflies isn't about praising war, conveying pride for one country or blaming others. This is about how our brothers and sisters on the other side of the world in the past and in the present live during war. There is no "hero" and our enemies aren't "cold hearted barbarians" everyone is a human being. No one is greater or more powerful than anyone else. And for those who haven't notice the movie represents Buddhism and just about every other religion around the world. The theme is universal, there is no end to human suffering and that is true even today as it was then.
I'm not an expert on Buddhism but while reading upon it I noticed how true the Noble Eightfold Path explained the scenes in Grave of the Fireflies. There are three categories. The first is wisdom. Seita's wisdom or right understanding was to become less dependent on his aunt for he and his small sister Setsuko's survival. By living in the bomb shelter Seita believed they could survive on their own. The second category virtue was difficult for Seita to follow. Virtue in Buddhism means to stay clear from any form of stealing or lying. But when a Man or child is desperate the virtue of keeping your promise to not disobey is avoided. Seita steals peppers from an impoverished farmer's yard to feed his little sister. And he can not be blamed for becoming a thief no one else would help him. Finally the third category-concentration Seita is able to put away his greedy ways of stealing to take care of his young sister. Well it's not easy to explain the aspect of Buddhism but you might want to check it out before seeing Grave of the Fireflies also recommend learning Japanese Culture as well...
Info for Noble Eighfold Path provided by wikipedia.org: Buddhism/Noble Eighfold Path