Sufjan Stevens - Fourth Of July

What could I have said to raise you from the dead?

movie: Grave of the Fireflies - 1988

[evelunase]

"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left..."

[CarlHH]

Grave of the Fireflies is one of those great movies you'll never feel like watching again.

[mentalcelstefan]

This is the song that my mother told me to play on her funeral. I kept my Word. Rest in peace... my lovely mother.

[demahalmajzoub]

Growing up in syria, a country of war, I watched this movie during the first years of war that was happening I was around 7 and I kept thinking in my head that we were all gonna die from either starvation, beaten to death or shot at. The idea of dying of old age never crossed my mind. Now that I'm safe in another country idk what to do with myself because I never saw a future for myself. When ppl asked me what did I wish to become when I was younger i never knew what to reply. This movie was going to become my reality luckily I was able to leave. But this is definitely the reality of many of my people that's why this movie holds such a special place in my heart.

[LOVEAapjes]

The movie is not only about the war. It's also about losing someone. Although you fought for them untill the end.

[clear]

*Did you get enough love, my little dove Why do you cry?*

[Hope-ssbv]

Lost my parents in covid. This song is so much relatable for me.Whenever my heartache increases, I listen to this song.

[violetbb]

My father died on the seventh of july. It was night. This songs breaks my heart. My star in the sky. My little hawk. My firefly.

[irvancrocs]

Grave of The Fireflies is one kind of movies that i'll NEVER watch it again for the second time, don't get me wrong this movie is a masterpiece and that is the reason why.
I am a fan of sad anime and movies, but the sadness this movie gives to you is different, because once you watch it would bring more pain for long time and you'll never stop think about it.
Unlike other series/movies, when sad moments happen they would impact you but you could probably move on after that. But this movie dude, it breaks me so bad even by hearing its name i would end up thinking it again for the rest of the day and ruin my mood..

[rustwells]

No human deserves to feel this much pain from an amv he has never watched.

[brooke]

My dad, my best friend in the world, died on the Fourth of July. The hard part wasn’t just losing my best friend, it was the fact that I had lost my mother five years prior. There was nobody left to mourn with.

[ShaunaTalksTech]

omfg it legit sounds like this song was made for this movie

[mia-hgwj]

bro I lived in war for fucking ten years I couldn't stop crying while watching the movie

[naomiblaga]

Once in a while when I feel sad I always come to this song. The verse “why do you cry” brings me to tears every time and help me clear the things I go through. The innocence in this song just break my heart every time.

[akashchauhan]

I will never forget her innocence, her voice, the way she smiled, the way she called her brother, "Sieta" and the fact that this movie made me cry and left me depressed. I will never forget that, "...Setsuko never woke up."

wish everyone could watch this movie. Pure art.

[pablohenrique-jzne]

2:40 the exact point of the movie where I lost it.
Since the beginning of the film, Seita is taken by the responsibility of not showing his feelings and not crying in front of his little sister, Setsuko. But when he find that she knows about his mother's sad fate, everything falls on him. Look how sensitive, rich and sad this scene is, he still tries not to cry, he tries to hold it. From that point, i cried all the way through it.

[sophieann]

“Why do fireflies have to die so soon?”😭

[andreah]

This song is even sadder when you find out the singer (Sufjan Stevens) based the lyrics on the last conversation he had with his mother while she was dying from cancer. This and "Grave of the Fireflies" match so well in their themes of grief and loss.

[konanxhidan]

There are so many Setsuko and Seitas in this world.
Orphans, innocent souls, the true victims of the war, victims of the cruel policy, they get killed, raped, tortured, but nobody cared for them.

But the worst and saddest thing is, they don't have a name... Nobody will remember them or care for them...
You have to understand, this movie is not only a masterpiece, it's truly unique. It is NOT like those stupid american movies about brave strong soldiers, the heros in every movie, killing 'evil' people to show how great a gun is and the war...
THIS IS THE REALITY OF WAR!
Those forgotten children are the true victims of war. This movie is unique, because it shows the pur reality. Never forget, that there are so many Seita and Setsukos in this world.

[santiagoarguello]

this movie is the saddest thing in existence