Brilliant...yet tragic film

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2005)

Wow. "Grave of the Firefies" Such a powerful film. I remember seeing it as an 11 year old, and crying my eyes out. I saw it again yesterday, and still tears come to my eyes. This is the story of a young boy and sister (Setsuko and Seita) living in Japan. They are struggling to survive as there are constant air raids due to World War II.
They live in an abandoned shelter, and depend on each other.The little food they have is not enough to stop their on going hunger. They entertain themselves by playing with the fireflies nearby.
This film shows the world just how terrible war is, and how it affects people. This really does open people's eyes to how some people live. Some people struggle to get food in their stomachs.
A touching, powerful film which everyone needs to see.