Grave of the Fireflies - FLNWO #20
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On this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order James and Broc West of APPerspective.net discuss Grave of the Fireflies, the 1988 animated film from Studio Ghibli that just may be the greatest war movie ever made. Break out the tissues and prepare for some tears as we hash out the psychological scars this film leaves and examine the movie as a work of art, as an anti-war movie, as a moral tale, and as a stark reminder of how the victors write the history books.
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SHOW NOTES:
Roger Ebert on Grave of the Fireflies
Anime Abandon: Grave of the Fireflies
The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
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