Great movie! I believe you must have a bit of love for animation, particularily anime to have a bit more of an appreciation for this movie. It made me cry, the story is touching and everyone can relate a bit to this poor family. It tells a great story, and shows the pain of World War II quite well!

i don’t get what all the hype was about. i mean it’s an ok movie and all that but did it make me cry? no. very depressing? no. very moving? no. maybe i missed something.

I just don’t get it. It was really painful to watch. The animation was subdued and never vital. Really just emotionally draining and not in a cathartic way.

This is one of the best movie that I have ever seen. I have to admit, I never finish it. I just could not. Based on the true events, it’s a heart braking story of a brother and little sister. Maybe because it’s an animation, it has qualities which would be impossible to capture or deliver by real actors.

This is a wonderful movie. It did make me cry though. >.<

It’s so damn depressing…but the story moved me.

Other work by Isao Takahata is much lighter but still extremely good.