I've never seen a more touching animated documentary. Correction: I've never seen a more touching documentary, this one just happens to be animated.
I generally keep a fair poker face even during the most sentimental of stories but I defy anyone to not react with compassion to these children speaking about what what happens in the afterlife. Their forth-right honesty and openness is utterly disarming. The boy talking about his baby brother, how he prays to hold him just once more, well, it's very moving. However, please don't mistake me, this is not morose and it is not treacle. It reminds you of when it was easier to be certain of things that cannot be proved. It's up-lifting. How can you not smile at a line like "When you die you get special feet so you can walk on the clouds. Then you can walk around up there on this big cloud. And you can play football like I do..." Because, you know, it's important to be able to play soccer, even if you happen to be dead at the time.
The Academy Award nomination was well deserved. I recommend checking this one out. The have it over at www.Filmporium.com The $5 DVD also includes the haunting "When the Day Breaks" and the globe-trotting "Radio Umanak."
I generally keep a fair poker face even during the most sentimental of stories but I defy anyone to not react with compassion to these children speaking about what what happens in the afterlife. Their forth-right honesty and openness is utterly disarming. The boy talking about his baby brother, how he prays to hold him just once more, well, it's very moving. However, please don't mistake me, this is not morose and it is not treacle. It reminds you of when it was easier to be certain of things that cannot be proved. It's up-lifting. How can you not smile at a line like "When you die you get special feet so you can walk on the clouds. Then you can walk around up there on this big cloud. And you can play football like I do..." Because, you know, it's important to be able to play soccer, even if you happen to be dead at the time.
The Academy Award nomination was well deserved. I recommend checking this one out. The have it over at www.Filmporium.com The $5 DVD also includes the haunting "When the Day Breaks" and the globe-trotting "Radio Umanak."