I think a lot of topics fall into the same trap as war movies: even films like Saving Private Ryan that try to horrify you with the brutality of combat still make that combat viscerally gripping and exciting to watch.
The director of grave of the fireflies actually held the same view! Here's a video covering his unproduced film about japanese occupation of Manchuria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdthnmhD4g&list=LL&index=16
I think a lot of topics fall into the same trap as war movies: even films like Saving Private Ryan that try to horrify you with the brutality of combat still make that combat viscerally gripping and exciting to watch.
The director of grave of the fireflies actually held the same view! Here's a video covering his unproduced film about japanese occupation of Manchuria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdthnmhD4g&list=LL&index=16
Damn, thanks!