Barefoot Gen (1983) a Anime review

A few nights ago I decided to open a a book about Anime movies. After looking at a few pages I have made it my goal to watch all the films in this book think of it as the 101 or more anime films to watch before you die. The first movie listed is a 1983 anime film called Barefoot Gen. 

What it's about:
Barefoot Gen is about a boy and his families life leading up to and through the real life tragedy of the Hiroshima Bomb.

The visuals:
the Visuals in this film are both terrifying and fantastic because this film tells it how it was. Especially when you see the bomb drop and explode then seeing people (for a lack of a better term) melt. I felt a sense of shock and horror when I saw that I had to keep reminding myself this really happened.
 I guess that's why I enjoy these types of films to remind us that not everything in history was smart or funny. That their are parts of history that are so dark that we need to remember them rather then sweep them under the rug and forget. This is one of them.

This film will make your heart race and make you stare in complete horror but that's the point. 




Final Thoughts.
If your an anime fan or a movie critic in general I really recommend seeing this film. Only if you think you can stomach it. I am not kidding on the effect this film may have on you. I really enjoyed it.  

ON to the next film.