Grave of the Fireflies

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2012)

I was first skeptical when I was going to see this. I really liked Spirited away and was afraid that this would not be as good as Spirited Away. I do not think this is as good as Spirited Away, yet it is equally as good.
Seita is an orphan who tries to provide for his four year old sister and himself. It takes place towards the end of world war II in Japan. Air raids are everywhere. The newly orphaned kids mother passes away from the air raids. Yet, they are not alone. Instead, they go stay with their aunt to tries to provide for both her own family and the two orphans.
This movie is made with Japanese Anime, and done beautifully so. This seemed like a subject that could have been hard to do in Japanese anime, but they pulled it off. There were some gore in it, but it is just for a couple of moments or two.
There were some very sad moments that could make a few people cry. One being when the little girl dies at the end. That was such a sad and emotional moment that was dealt delicately.
A terrific world war II movie that deserves to be called "a classic"
10 out of 10