https://doismiu.blog/tags/movie/Recent content in Movie on doismiu - dispatches from the infernal archiveHugoen-usThu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://doismiu.blog/posts/grave-of-the-fireflies-the-second-death/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://doismiu.blog/posts/grave-of-the-fireflies-the-second-death/<p>I have mentioned before how much I despise the &ldquo;Disneyfication&rdquo; of storytelling, where everything needs a happy ending, a catchy song, and a plush toy to sell at the end. If you want the complete opposite of that spectrum, if you want to see a film that doesn&rsquo;t just punch you in the gut but tears out your heart and leaves it exposed to the elements, you watch Isao Takahata&rsquo;s <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em>.</p>