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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Please watch this film, 5 Aug 2005
Beautiful yet heartbreaking, this film is not for the faint hearted. This film tells the story through the eyes of an innocent civilian Gen who has nothing to do with the politics of the time, he is simply a human being. Some scenes are very hard to watch, but it only outlines a fraction of the true horror. I believe everyone should watch this film, though not young children
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent., 4 Sep 2006
I had no idea really what to expect in this film, the cover looks quite cute and colourful, but the description is quite different to that..
The first story follows Gen and his family in the story during the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, where he lives.
It starts out just how the cover looks, bright and chirpy, it all goes very different after not too long, and to be honest I'm surprised that this is only rated a 12. To me this is alot more difficult to stomach than Akira which is a 15.. I'm sure it's because of the reality of the film though.
I think the film is very well done, people's speech and actions sometimes seem a little unsuited to the situation, and in some ways it seems that Gen is finding it a bit easier than the situation is.. but it's really nit picking.
The film is really good, atmospheric and does a great job of conveying emotion- I really believe better than a live action could be. I really like that the film feels totally unbiased.
I think that its good that both films are here because although the 1st is very good in it's own right, it completes it to have the 2nd.
The 2nd is set 3 years after the bomb was dropped and has a different tone to the first, maybe more emotional, but in a different way anyway.
By itself the 2nd is a bit incomplete, but it is the more "entertaining" of the 2 because of the severity of the first.
The film shows lots of things like the attitude after the bomb of people towards the burned and injured people.
I agree with what others have said, I think this should be shown in school history lessons or something!
It's good because although I've never seen the Japanese DVD, it doesn't look like this has been hacked up like some anime's are. The subtitles seem fine to me, I've seen criticisms of them, but only little grammatical things.
The film's subtitles aren't intrusive anyway, it doesn't rely on them too heavily.
One thing that is weired is that the opening song isn't subtitled though.
The DVD is lacking in extra's, but the booklet has an interview with the artist which is nice.
It's Japanese voices only too, but I think that maybe the Region 1 version may have English voice option.. I'd pick the original voices anyway.
A special edition re release would be nice with more bonuses, but the films themselves are more than worth getting if you like war films, anime, or are interested.
I'm not sure how it compares to the manga, I'm sure that some people would always pick the manga over the anime, but having not read them I highly recommend this as it is so well done and thoroughly absorbing. But I am interested in the mangas now too!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strong stuff, 9 Aug 2005
This powerful anime tells the semi-autobiographical story of one boy's experience of the Hiroshima bomb. It's strong stuff - the images of the bomb itself are disturbing and unflinching, as are the after-effects. It's worth watching, especially in conjunction with the equally powerful (yet stylistically different) "Grave of the Fireflies", which also deals with the suffering of children in the wartime bombings. A must for any adult.
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