When the world is dominated by glorified war movies and heroic sacrafice - Hotaru no Haka is a sharp reminder that war in reality is a dreadful thing. The sickening evil of "breaking a country's morale" by targeting civilians, bombing cities, and collateral damage is reflected in this. Obviously both sides did this which no one can argue.
It isn't about who bombed who, but that human beings suffer and die the same way no matter what flag it is, and death comes slowly.
There needs to be more content like this and I cant praise this movie enough for what it stands for. Not only does it oppose the glorious war tropes, but it directly aimed to bring animation to the west.
