Grave of the Fire Files is just one of those movies that makes you bawl like a baby. It's a trade make of studio Ghibli and a true work of art by Hayao Miyazaki.
studio Ghibli is renown for its amazing and effective animated story telling, and once again delivers an amazing and touching story for all audiences.
There talent combined with the creative power house Miyazaki is a true recipe for success...and tears...lots of tears. One of the most prevalent themes found in Miyazaki's films is the destructiveness of war, and although he mostly focuses on strong female protagonist, he still captures the hearts of thousands with his young, children protagonists in this film.
The story is so compelling and disturbing because it is realistic, and people can easily feel sorrow and hope for the siblings. The movie has had so much success that a TV drama was released in Japan in 2005 to honor the 60th anniversary of WWII. The drama was actually told from the cousin's point of view, and was meant to show how war can change a generous women into a hard, unforgiving women. In 2008 another movie was released that differed from the TV drama.
The anime film has been dubbed and can be seen for free on YouTube. I recommend that everyone watches it, and becomes aware of the devastation that WWII has caused, and how wars in the future and present can still be affecting people in this way. The worst thing that can happen to humanity is ignorance. The next is silence.
