Grave of The Fireflies stands as one of the most saddest anime films ever made as it chronicles the journey and eventual demise of two children, Seita and Setsuko, as they struggle to survive in a World War II Japan.

While this may be held as one of the most depressing films ever made,

節子在二戰時期的日本掙扎求生。雖然這可能被認為是

a lot of the tragedy that comes from Grave of The Fireflies doesn’t only come from the struggles and inevitable deaths of the two children

作為有史以來最壓抑的電影之一，《墳墓》中的許多悲劇螢火蟲之謎》不僅來自於 "螢火蟲 "的掙扎和不可避免的死亡 兩個孩子，但卻可以與影片試圖表達的核心思想聯繫在一起。

but can be associated with the very core ideas the film is trying to present.

On the surface, Grave of The Fireflies seems to be an exploration about the tragedy and consequences suffered by the innocent in World War II,

從表面上看，《螢火蟲之墓》似乎是一部探索悲劇與人性的作品。

but I think there’s a lot more nuance and subtleties that goes unnoticed when discussing the film.

在第二次世界大戰中無辜者遭受的後果，但我認為還有更多的細微差別。

I think the opening scene illustrates exactly what Grave of The Fireflies is trying to say, but can’t truly be understood without having seen the film it its entirety.

和微妙之處，但在討論這部電影時卻沒有被注意到。我認為開頭的場景說明了這正是《螢火蟲之墓》想要表達的意思，但如果沒有

It begins with the aftermath of World War II showing us Seita’s lifeless body and other kids similar to him, rotting away in a dark train station.

看過影片的全部內容。影片從第二次世界大戰結束後開始，展現了我們看到清田的屍體和其他與他相似的孩子在黑暗的火車上腐爛。

As two officers approach Seita’s decaying body, they search and treat him almost as an inhuman object, showing no sympathy or compassion.

車站。當兩名警官走近清田腐爛的屍體時，他們對他進行了幾乎是徹底的搜查和治療。

They then continue to pick up his sister’s candy jar and toss it out as if it were mere trash.

作為非人的對象，他們沒有表現出任何同情或憐憫。然後，他們繼續挑選

Upon the first viewing,

他把妹妹的糖果罐當成垃圾扔掉。初次觀看時

this moment may seem like an initial set up to the films tone and atmosphere,

這一刻看似是對影片基調和氛圍的初步鋪墊，但通過了解

but by knowing the history behind Seita and his sister’s candy jar, the scene takes on a whole new meaning, which I’ll get to later on.

清田和他姐姐的糖果罐背後的歷史，場景就會變得煥然一新這一點我稍後再談。

Throughout the course of the film, Seita is put in extremely desperate situations where he both has to find a way to survive and shelter his sister, Setsuko, from the horrors of the outside world.

在影片的整個過程中，清田被置於極其絕望的境地，在那裡他既要尋找生存之道，又要庇護妹妹節子，使她遠離恐怖的世界。

His first test comes when his home town undergoes a bombing and is the first act in which innocence is taken away him,

外面的世界。他面臨的第一個考驗是家鄉發生了爆炸，而他是第一批被炸死的人。在這一行為中，他的純真被奪走了，字面意思是他的母親

the literal representation being his mother suffering from life threatening burns.

This idea of how innocence is short lived and can be easily taken away from our characters, is a prominent motif that pervades the film.

燒傷危及生命。這種想法告訴我們，純真是短暫的，可以這也是影片的一個突出主題。

After the horrifying death of his mother, Seita and Setsuko come to live with their aunt under harsh conditions,

在母親慘死後，清田和節子與母親一起生活。但隨著時間的推移，她無法忍受姨媽的不公正統治，於是

but over time are unable to stand her unjust rules and so end up leaving for the wilderness.

It’s at this point where I start to see a lot of criticism by other people on Seita’s decision to leave and not comeback to his aunts.

最後離開，去了荒野。在這一點上，我開始看到許多清田決定離開，不再回到姑媽身邊，遭到了其他人的責備。雖然

While I do understand the complaint and even agreed with it to an extent when I first watched the film,

我確實理解這種抱怨，甚至在第一次觀看時就在一定程度上同意這種抱怨。

I ultimately believe this mindset to be a misunderstanding of the core concepts that Grave of The Fireflies is trying to portray.

但我最終認為，這種心態是對影片核心概念的誤解。

As the two siblings move into their new home by the lake, their daily lives seem to have improved drastically as they’re much more carefree and cheerful, with no authority figure to oppress them.

螢火蟲之墓》試圖描繪的就是這樣一個故事。當兩兄妹搬進新家時在湖邊，他們的日常生活似乎得到了極大的改善，因為他們更

They even reach a high point in the film, in which they have an idea to brighten up their cave by gathering a bunch of fireflies and releasing them.

他們無憂無慮、開朗活潑，沒有權威人物的壓迫。他們甚至達到了一個高潮在影片中，他們想出了一個點子，那就是聚集一幫人來照亮他們的山洞。

Their faces light up and is the first real instance where the two siblings find hope within their lives.

放飛螢火蟲。他們的臉都亮了起來，這也是第一次真正意義上的

However, that hope is completely short lived as Seita finds Setsuko the next day, digging the graves and burying the fireflies.

兩兄妹在生活中找到了希望。然而，希望完全是短暫的

What’s interesting here is the direct parallel and foreshadowing that can be seen with the short life span of fireflies and the innocence of the main characters.

第二天，清田發現節子正在挖掘墳墓和掩埋螢火蟲。什麼是有趣的是，在這裡可以看到與短篇小說的直接平行和預示。

From the beginning of the film, Seita has done everything within his power to shield his sister from the gruesome reality of death and destruction.

螢火蟲的壽命和主角的純真。從在影片中，清田竭盡全力保護妹妹，使她免受可怕的......

He lied about their Mother’s death in order to protect her from the truth, but fails as Setsuko comes to the realisation that their Mother had passed away.

死亡和毀滅的現實。為了保護他們，他對母親的死撒了謊。但節子意識到他們的母親已經去世，於是她想讓節子隱瞞真相，但她失敗了。

This innocence that Seita had tried so hard to protect and is now unable to, breaks him down into tears.

離開。清田曾極力保護的純真，如今卻無法保護了。

All the decisions that Seita made up until that point, no matter how prideful or illogical, were all for Setsuko’s best interest.

他淚流滿面。清田在此之前做出的所有決定，無論無論多麼驕傲，多麼不合邏輯，都是為了節子好。

It’s at this moment where we reach the turning point of the film as we slowly experience and await the tragic deaths of Seita and Setsuko.

正是在這一刻，我們到達了影片的轉捩點，我們慢慢體驗到了

Up until now, the two children have actually been malnourished and not eating enough food and so Seita takes it upon himself to get his hands dirty, by stealing crops and doing whatever needs to be done.

並等待著清田和節子的慘死。到目前為止，這兩個孩子實際上由於營養不良，吃不飽飯，清田就自己動手，把自己的

However, in the end, it inevitably doesn’t prove enough to stop the heart wrenching death of his sister.

他的雙手髒兮兮的，偷莊稼，做任何需要做的事情。然而，在但這並不足以阻止他妹妹令人心碎的死亡。

From start to finish, Grave of The Fireflies treated death throughout the film as a more than natural part of life, something that just can’t be helped.

從頭到尾，《螢火蟲之墓》都將死亡視為影片中最重要的元素。

What’s really telling and even morbid about what the film says about death, can be seen in various instances where characters feel dissonant and unsympathetic to those more unfortunate than them.

這只是生活的一部分，是無可奈何的事。真正能說明問題的是甚至對影片中關於死亡的內容感到病態，這一點可以從影片中的許多地方看出來。

When Seita takes Setsuko to the beach, she happens to stumble across a corpse and rather than to educate her, Seita simply says, "Don’t look at that." averting her attention away.

對於比他們更不幸的人，角色們感到不和諧、不同情。當清田帶節子去海邊玩，偶然發現了一具屍體。 為了教育她，清田只說了一句 "別看了"，就把視線移開了。

One of the more obvious scenes is where he takes Setusko to the hospital and all the doctor says is that she needs food and does nothing about it.

其中一個比較明顯的場景是他帶塞圖斯科去醫院，所有的人都在等他。

Even when Seita is talking to a police officer about his dire situation and after listening to what he has to say, all the officer does is offer a glass of water.

醫生只說她需要食物，卻什麼也沒做。甚至在清田說話的時候向一名警官傾訴自己的悲慘處境，並在聽完他的傾訴後、

All these moments where people don’t help others in need even if it’s with their power, is a dark truth of humanity that Grave of The Fireflies unwaveringly presents to us.

警官所做的只是提供一杯水。在這些時刻，人們沒有幫助即使是用自己的力量，也要幫助需要幫助的人，這是人性的黑暗真相，《墳墓之神》就是這樣一個例子。

Now knowing all this, going back to the opening scene of the film,

螢火蟲》堅定不移地呈現在我們面前。瞭解了這一切，回到開篇在影片中，當警官們扔掉瀨戶子的糖果罐時，重要的是 因為這象徵著他們拋棄了最後的純真和快樂記憶

when the officers throw away Setuko’s candy jar, it’s important because it’s symbolic of them throwing away the last piece of innocence and happy memory that Seita possessed of his sister.

Good things, no matter how beautiful or innocent they are have a fragile life and no matter how much you spend trying to protect them, it will all lead to the same end.

清田對妹妹的愛。美好的事物，無論其多麼美好，多麼純真他們的生命很脆弱，無論你花多少心思去保護他們，他們都會

This scene highlights a cold hard truth seen even to this day, that people are ignorant for victims of the past and take for granted the sacrifices made.

都會導致同樣的結局。這一幕凸顯了一個冷酷無情的事實，即使是在今天，人們也能看到，那就是人們對過去的受害者漠不關心，認為做出犧牲是理所當然的。

Grave of The Fireflies presents its ideas in such a raw and unfiltered fashion, that it essentially forces the viewer to acknowledge and pay respect to all the innocent lives lost during war.

螢火蟲之墓》以如此原始和未經過濾的方式展現了它的理念，以至於它從根本上迫使觀眾承認並尊重所有無辜的生命

Seita and Setsuko didn’t deserve what happened to them and this film is a reminder of how beautiful yet tragic innocence can be.

在戰爭中喪生。清田和節子的遭遇是不應該的，本片也是如此。它提醒人們，純真是多麼美麗而又悲慘。