However, once the bombings take place, the animation reaches its peak and realistically depicts war explosions battering the screen in a manner that I doubt has ever been so accurate in anime medium. The animation is fluid enough, though I believe it wasn't the focus as more often than not it's obvious they want you to pay attention to the scenery instead of how things move. It's simply undeniable the amount of care put into it. There are also several angles only properly done through aerial photography, which again denotes the commitment to realism where it's due. The backgrounds are detailed and cozy, rich in colors and identity, vivid and with an endearing picture book-esque look.
Aside from that, it's overall gorgeous with a unique touch of visual realism that's always welcome in any war drama. At first, I found it to be overall pleasing and cute, but as soon I realized it was confusing me on whether I should be relaxed or tense, it began to bother me. An example of that done right would be Hotaru no Haka, which regardless of how emotionally intrusive or morally ambiguous you consider it to be, is masterfully directed and avoids major discomfort regarding pacing by simply not suddenly changing the mood of everything just to convey the banality and mundanity of sordid events.Īesthetically speaking, my only gripe is how much the character design seems marshmallowed and unfit for whatever mood intended. See, there's nothing wrong in trying to convey this contrast between innocence and cruelty, but trying to force that by moving from one moment to another without a time to breathe isn't quite rewarding. Still, every time a work attempts to present a lighthearted atmosphere in the middle of such overall grim situation, I can't forgive but to think it's limiting itself by
TO THE KID IN THE CORNER TRAPPED IN THE SHADOWS OF DOUBT MOVIE
It makes sense considering the movie is a sort of "mundane" approach on the issue of living under bombing raids and military pressure. My guess is that they were trying to create this monotony that most people experience in their daily lives. I'll begin by stating my strongest gripe: the film feels disjointed due to the abrupt way it cuts the scenes and how little time is dedicated to deal with certain problems within the story. This should be seen at theaters with a wide screen and good audio. I don't know if this film is the best of all war films, but I think it is one of the best animated films produced dealing with war (I can't say which is better- the Grave of Fireflies, or this). This is a very well done film with a distinct art-style (it is realistic but it's a reality only achieved by animation and not a photoshop production using photographs or rotoscope), thorough research in history, and passion. I kept on half-weeping on the train heading home. The world felt very ordinary yet very fragile. After the film finished I was in the streets with Christmas lights and happy faces around among families and friends. I groaned in the theater as shedding tears was not enough to control my emotions. The effects of the A Bomb is not directly shown apart from a later brief horrifying scene (as the protagonist was in Kure, 30-40km away from Hiroshima), but depicted as a culmination of personal tragedies in a mass scale (if one could feel the great tormenting pain and sorrow of losing a loved one in Kure which was attacked by conventional incendiary bombings, then imagining the tragedy of hundreds of thousands lives lost in Hiroshima can evoke fear and despair without showing it right in the face). The reason why almost excessive showing of daily life was necessary becomes evident when the war becomes very personal and relate-able to the protagonist, and you are shown what war can do to people leaving emotional and physical scars. I will only add that air raid scenes were really terrifying, although it was not right in your face bloody. The relationship with the sister-in-law is a bit fictitious, but the protagonist forms a solid bond with the family and the relationship to her little niece is just beautiful.Īnd I will stop there, as it would be a great spoiler. Moments although the life is set in wartime, and the hardship gradually creeps into life.
It starts as a great slice of life, of her old-style marriage with a new husband, sharing life with in-laws and communicating with neighbors. The movies goes into great detail showing the life of an ordinary family of that time. She is raised in Hiroshima and marries into a family of a young man employed in the naval town of Kure, The protagonist is a nonchalant (at least on the surface) and a bit dreamy ordinary girl who loves to draw and paint. A "Slice of Life" in Kure and Hiroshima in 1940s, Involving Love, Laughter, Fantasy, Hope, and Death.
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