Anime Abandon-Grave of the Fireflies

(The usual Anime Abandon opening sequence is scrapped in favor of a black wall with white text that says "ANIME ABANDON and transitions to more white text that says "GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES." It then cuts to Sage pondering quietly before turning to the camera.)

Sage: This is not gonna be easy.

(Cut to footage of the film)

Sage (V.O): "Grave of the Fireflies" is one of those films that leaves a certain, indelible impact on you after seeing it. Few films can leave someone so emotionally drained like "Fireflies", yet it has been lauded from top to bottom by seemingly everyone. I believe Spoony said it best when he told me it was "The greatest film he never wanted to see again." And considering it's the story of Seita and his toddler sister Setsuko as they struggle to survive in war torn Japan during the final stages of World War 2, once is all you need.

(Cut back to Bennett holding a DVD of the film)

Sage: The overall somber and sobering tone of the film is one of the reasons why this is going to be so difficult. The other reason is, considering how universally acclaimed and lauded this film is. Any kind of dissenting opinion would just be reagarded as "Trolling" or just being contrary. I guess this is my long-winded round about way of saying that, I really don't like this film. At all.

(Cut to footage)

Sage (V.O): Yeah, I said it. I really don't like it. And no it's not because it's a sad movie, and no it's not because I'm trying to stir the fan base up. I don't like this film for reasons that are much more detailed than just pettiness. But we'll get into to that soon enough.