A young boy's voice.
This monologue is the opening line of the animation.
Such an opening, such a monologue, not only is not abrupt, but also makes people nervous.
The gloomy and sad atmosphere quickly pervaded the film at the beginning, and soon enveloped the whole film, making people's hearts full of depression all the time. Although the story was once bright, it seemed to reflect this sad and depressing atmosphere even more.
"On September 21, Showa 20, I died.
The night sky of the city finally calmed down... Only the fireflies dancing in the dark night are left. Setsuko , I am
no longer hungry and no longer in pain. Come on, Setsuko, it's my brother's fault." At
night, the surroundings were quiet, and a 12-year-old boy looked at the dead body over there and said calmly.
The story begins with flashbacks. Following the death of his younger sister Setsuko due to malnutrition, his older brother also starved to death on the street in despair.
After the sad beginning, the film immediately takes us to the beginning of the story, and then slowly takes us down step by step.
His father went on an expedition, and his life and death were uncertain. The mother was unfortunately blown up in an air raid, and the maggots crawled all over the gauze-covered body, and eventually the same fate as the other corpses was thrown into the fire. The brothers and sisters had no choice but to seek refuge with their aunt. However, human nature is selfish, especially in the cruel real life environment of war. Besides choosing selfishness and choosing her own family, what else can my aunt do? As the days passed, Auntie's face became more and more ugly. Uncles and cousins ate rice, and Setsuko drank rice soup. Auntie's harsh words are getting worse day by day, constantly hurting Setsuko's young heart.
Auntie...I don't blame you, Dad went to war in the distance, no news, maybe you are as worried as
I am , Auntie...I can't blame you, resources are tight during the war, food rations are limited, I understand,
Aunt...bye.
Although he understood the truth, the elder brother could not bear the harsh and cold words of his aunt to Setsuko, and he could not bear to let Setsuko live a life of looking at people's faces, so the elder brother decided to leave the aunt's house with Setsuko, and came to a lake by the lake. in the small hole.
Although there was nothing in this small hole, Setsuko returned to her original innocence and liveliness. During the day, Setsuko plays by the lake; at night, he catches fireflies with his brother. This is the only bright spot in the whole film, but it highlights the sadness of the film, giving people endless depression.
Life in the cave starts out happy and carefree.
The older brother sold the valuable clothes he brought from home in exchange for food. After the clothes were sold out, the elder brother had another plan for his only lovely relative, Setsuko. During the air raid, among the frightened and fleeing crowd, a thin figure stepped backwards. Brother's plan is the so-called "taking advantage of the fire". Air-raid sirens blared loudly, risking their lives to take food-worthy things from homes that were no longer there. During an air raid, my brother was ecstatic about the big harvest, running and laughing, praying in his heart that the air raid would come again. The elder brother has completely forgotten that he is wandering between life and death, completely forgetting the surrounding environment - the sky is illuminated red by the ruthless fire of war, the air raid siren is piercing, and people are screaming and crying. In the eyes of my brother, there is only cute Setsuko... I can't help but feel sad when I see this.
Setsuko, you are still a child, brother wants to let you live happily!
Setsuko...Come, come with my brother, we are going to start our new life, in our shabby house, our paradise, our own home...
Setsuko...there is something to eat, although it is stolen Yes, eat quickly, we have to live,
Setsuko... I got a lot from the air raid today. Look, I got a lot of good things,
Setsuko... What's the matter with you, go bro Buy some delicious food to supplement your nutrition...
Setsuko, Setsuko...
Setsuko...you know what? You will never know.
Setsuko...Dad was defeated and Japan surrendered.
In the end, Setsuko was still at the mercy of fate, unable to escape the torture of hunger, and left in a night full of fireflies.
The older brother hugged Setsuko tightly. Setsuko took the button that he thought was a candy, and left quietly... The
next day, my brother left the cave with the ashes and never went back.
Soon my brother also left in despair... In the
dark, Setsuko took his brother's hand and ate candy happily. The sky was full of fireflies flying happily, as if to congratulate them that they had finally found happiness...
My brother and I When my sister left, she took everyone's tears...
This film is not just about telling a tragic story, not just about the tragic and short life of my brother and Setsuko, but not just to earn tears; Complain about the cruelty of war, and warn people of the scourge of war. What can war give people other than heartbreak and pain? Oh Mars~ Please sleep peacefully in a sweet dream, and never wake up!
Setsuko, I'm no longer hungry, it's no longer painful, Setsuko, it's my brother's fault.
The night sky of the city has quieted down.
On September 21, Showa 20, I died
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