Movies you would recommend to your enemies

[Rev. Rye]

It's an accurate and moving depiction of the firebombing of Kobe, Japan. A lot of people don't realize that in addition to the two atomic bombs, firebombing of many cities killed many many people. 

The movie has been described, by Robert Ebert and Time Out London, as one of the greatest war movies of all time. 

I know someone who lived through (barely) the firebombing of Osaka, and she says the movie is the only accurate depiction of war she has ever seen.

I find it fascinating that Studio Ghibli portrays many of their Japanese characters with wide, round eyes.  Not a hint of epicanthic fold.

I've watched dozens (if not hundreds) of anime, and, in my experience, this is common. For one thing, old Disney cartoons, where wide, round eyes are the default, were a foundational influence on anime.
As for the lack of epicanthic folds, that also seems to be a default for anime. Case in point: Death Note.



The Netflix adaptation is easily the worst adaptation, but the one thing it has going for it: Nat Wolff looks a Hell of a lot more like Light Yagami than ANY of the Japanese actors.