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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Well shit, a Studio Ghibli movie I haven't seen. I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend. My wife and 16 year old have already said they are down for it. Not sure if I want my 9 year old to sit in on this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure how old you are to get this reference, but you might be setting up your kid for a Watership Down/Bambi's Mom moment with this one. This movie is probably the saddest movie I have ever seen. I'm actually near tears just thinking about it even.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Yeah no thanks i dont want kids to cause a great flood of tears

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I didn't know people were opposed to showing Grave of the Fireflies to kids. I always thought it was one of the better war movies to show to kids because there isn't much explicit violence and the main characters are children.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

There's a rightwing push in Japan to censor Barefoot Gen in schools because even though the Japanese civilians are depicted as victims, it ostensibly anti-war and they want more military spending. I wouldn't be surprised if Grave of the Fireflies is in their crosshairs as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think some folks are just opposed to thinking it's good for all kids when obviously the material takes some amount of maturity and empathy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that seems to be a good point. Maybe kids around the age of Seita would understand it better.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'm definitely not taking the stance of "every child needs to see this film", but I AM of the opinion that kids should occasionally be presented with something that might make them uncomfortable or try to instill empathy as a good thing that they should strive for. Yeah, it might be difficult for them, but that's why they should have a parent/support system readily available so they can process and learn from it, instead of watching it at 2am alone in a dorm room and crying until 5am like I definitely didn't do ahaha ha ha.......

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

But we (will) have 'Grave of the Fireflies' at home...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

you have to eat soybean, not good healthy rice.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I can't bring myself to rewatch the damn thing, how can I expose my children to it?!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I don't cry often, but this movie, damn...