Wonderful feel-good film

Rating: 7/10 (29 August 2018)

Hailed as one of the best films ever made and winning several awards I must be honest I expected more. I fondly remember 'Grave of the Fireflies', which - in my opinion - is still one of the most awesome animated films ever made. I somehow expected this film to give me the same blissful sensation, but it didn't. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it; I did, and it is a wonderful film. I did feel, however, this film was aimed at a younger demographic.
The film effectively portrays the naive and innocent nature of children, and how they would always see the good in everything and try to do good in return. No pretense. I must also admit to enjoying this style of animation, which Japan is so well-known for. In general, this was a feel-good movie with a great underlying theme.