The whole movie is about showing you the cruelty of war, its relentless encroaching on young children, while you watch them die bit by bit...
This movie is a real anti-war, a bloody indictment of the war. Although the younger generation is blinded by the government and cannot understand the mistakes made by their own country, the older generation of Japanese animation and cartoon practitioners generally criticize Japan's war behavior, and Hayao Miyazaki was once accused of being a traitor for being anti-war.
This movie is a real anti-war, a bloody indictment of the war. Although the younger generation is blinded by the government and cannot understand the mistakes made by their own country, the older generation of Japanese animation and cartoon practitioners generally criticize Japan's war behavior, and Hayao Miyazaki was once accused of being a traitor for being anti-war.