To me it's Princess Mononoke... always gets me even if there's people around, when Ashitaka says he's sorry and hugs San, it breaks me, just breaks me
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Which Ghibli movie has made you cry the most
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One and done. And it's not even close. Thing could make me tear up just thinking about it too hard...
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Princess Mononoke is my favorite by far, but Grave of the Fireflies is the only one that's ever made me cry.
That said, Whisper of the Heart hits me with some sort of really powerful combination of nostalgia and depressing feelings every time I watch it. And I don't know why.
That said, Whisper of the Heart hits me with some sort of really powerful combination of nostalgia and depressing feelings every time I watch it. And I don't know why.
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Grave of the Fireflies. And I've only watched it once, while I've watched most of the other ones quite a few times.
Roger Ebert summed it up for me:
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Roger Ebert summed it up for me:
Grave of the Fireflies movie review (1988) | Roger Ebert
In the waning days of World War II, American bombers drop napalm canisters on Japanese cities, creating fire storms. These bombs, longer than a tin can but about as big around, fall to earth trailing cloth tails that flutter behind them; they are almost a beautiful sight. After they hit, there...
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Spirited Away got me by surprise at the end.
The music, her saying goodbye to the kid and looking back... Saying he'll see her again.
I just started sprinkling tears.
The music, her saying goodbye to the kid and looking back... Saying he'll see her again.
I just started sprinkling tears.
Same. Even having been warned (they handed out paper tissues going into the projection room and everything), I wasn't ready.
It's one of the most impactful movies I've ever seen. Visiting the Hiroshima Memorial and thinking about all the innocent people caught up in such a war that were just like that brother and sister, it's really heartbreaking.
If you do want to watch it, I'd set aside some time because it can fuck you up. I know that sounds dramatic but I had a few friends watch it and we all agreed that it took quite a few days for it to stop being the center of our minds.
Grave of the Fireflies for me obviously, it's probably the hardest watch for me when it comes to the visual media in general. I was only able to watch it from start to finish once in my lifetime, I just can't muster to do it again.
Princess Kaguya. It's not a horrifying movie (I haven't seen Grave of the Fireflies yet because I know it's going to be horrifying), but the tragedy in Kaguya is sad because of how quietly and persistently it distills the grief and tragedy of how young girls are raised and commoditized. We watch this progress through her life, like a bright light dimming until she's gone. It grieves over this with beautiful scenery and wildlife that we know is also slowly being sold and destroyed.
Yeah it's Grave of the Fireflies. Not many movies out there can make you sob so hard you hyperventilate.
Other than that, I don't think any really have? The end credits of Castle in the Sky always make me sort of... heartache-y, I guess? The music and visual of the city just makes me really emotional for some reason, it's hard to pin down exactly how/why.
Other than that, I don't think any really have? The end credits of Castle in the Sky always make me sort of... heartache-y, I guess? The music and visual of the city just makes me really emotional for some reason, it's hard to pin down exactly how/why.
It's one of the ones I've seen more than any of the others! War films don't really get me. I tend to approach them too academically. I think the movie is excellent and its points on suffering very impactful and well structured, it just doesn't make me cry.
I am a heartless robot, essentially.
Grave of the Fireflies. It's absolutely crushing. Best movie I doubt I'll ever watch again. My wife absolutely never wants to watch it again.
A second place, I am not sure.
Wind Rises reminds me of a friend, so its a heart felt experience.
Marnie is up there.
A second place, I am not sure.
Wind Rises reminds me of a friend, so its a heart felt experience.
Marnie is up there.
I love them, but none made me cry so far.
Makoto Shinkai on the other hand manages that with every movie, I don't really know why.
Makoto Shinkai on the other hand manages that with every movie, I don't really know why.
Spirited Away
Only Yesterday
Whispers of the Heart
My Neighbor Totoro
All at least have made me cry on one watch or another.
Only Yesterday
Whispers of the Heart
My Neighbor Totoro
All at least have made me cry on one watch or another.
Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Kaguya and Totoro (happy tears for Totoro though).
I rewatched Grave of the Fireflies the day Isao Takahata passed away and I shed so many tears I was practically reborn.
I rewatched Grave of the Fireflies the day Isao Takahata passed away and I shed so many tears I was practically reborn.
5 Centimeters Per Second I think is the closest I've got to crying like I did watching Grave of the Fireflies. Both Shinkai and Studio Ghibli make god tier anime in my opinion.
Pretty sure I've cried during the majority of Studio Ghibli movies at some point.
I've only seen Grave of the Fireflies three times, which is much less than my view count for the other movies.
I've only seen Grave of the Fireflies three times, which is much less than my view count for the other movies.
This is all on point. Princess Kaguya destroys me by the end.
Castle in the Sky also affects me. I remember the first time I watched it, it didn't make much of an impression. So I was very surprised that on my second viewing I cried in some of the scenes with the robots in the floating city.
Your Name was the first movie that made my cry, the first movie ever; I cry to the last fourth of the movie every time I watch it. I was also was a wreck after Garden of Words. Weathering with You really got me, and 5 Centimeter Per Second as well as The Place Promised in Our Early Days made me emotionally.
I agree! Ver different styles, but both are wonderful!