Everyone's right: This is one of the best war movies ever

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2006)

One only has to look at the rest of these comments to see that this movie really affected people. It affected me as well. I've never cried so much during and after a movie so much in my life.
Roger Ebert and another famous critic (I forget his name) compared this movie to Schindler's List. That's an apt comparison. This movie is so human. So very human. It will make you want to hug all of your loved ones just to make sure they are safe and happy.
That this movie is animated doesn't hurt it a bit. In fact, it makes it better. Instead of connecting the characters that are so well-developed in the movie with an actor, you only connect them with the idea of a person you've created in your head. It's like reading a book. Without explicit visual cues to go by, one has to create the images in one's head. It makes the characters that much more powerful and moving because instead of being on a screen, they are in your head. That said, I could not get them out of my head for days. Especially the little girl. I love her!