Most of the day went right by me. After having spent the first few days of this year battling with the Vietnam essay, I was expecting recuperation to take a while. So, not all that surprisingly, since I didn't have to wake up early today, I kept on sleeping until the afternoon. The sleep was much needed, though.
It took me quite a while, but I finally got back to the project. Just like I thought last night, I did end up watching an anime film. I watched Grave of the Fireflies by Isao Takahata (1988) [130 on the list]. It was absolutely beautiful. The story is really touching - I can only hope that, if we were put into the same situation, my own brother would take care of me like Seita-kun takes care of little Setsuko-chan.
Of course, I'd hope that people, even strangers, would be more caring than they are in Takahata's film. I could feel my chest tightening as I got frustrated with and actually angry at the two children's Aunt for how she treated Seita and Setsuko.
It was a sad story, but in the end - or I suppose, from the beginning - it didn't feel that bad. After all, the siblings were together again. Even with everything they went through and all they lost during the war, the fireflies brought them back to each other. Of course, knowing right from the start what the end result will be might have made processing all the feelings that the fate of Seita and Setsuko made me go through slightly easier.
This was the first time I have watched Grave of the Fireflies and I'm sure this experience will stay in my mind for a while. I'll probably be watching it again this year, even though it won't take me further with the project after this...
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