Should we sympathize with what happened to Qingtai and Jiezi in Tomb of Fireflies?

The douban score of Tomb of Fireflies is 8.8. The film tells the story of Kobe in the late World War II. His brother Qing Tai and his 4-year-old sister Jie Zi, who lost their mother and were adopted by relatives due to air strikes, lived in a cave far away from the crowd under the rule of a temporary regiment (an institution set up to rule the people during World War II), but gradually died because they could not get help from adults.

This film has always been controversial, one is the criticism of nationalist sentiment, and the other is that Jiezi's death is blamed on his brother Qing Tai. Some people even say that it is my brother Qing Tai who doesn't work hard to raise his sister. Does the director want to show us a story about a brother raising his sister to death? Many people don't understand Japanese culture and feel the special background of the war years, so many people have misunderstandings.

Doesn't Brother Ching Tai do housework?

Mrs. Qing took on the burden of carrying water for her aunt's house, but it was not an easy job. He just didn't serve his country. They also wash their own clothes. I live in my aunt's house. I haven't had a normal meal, and my aunt pawned all their things.

Can Qingtai go to work?

At that time, work was completely voluntary, food was completely distributed, there was no formal market, and all transactions were conducted on the black market, which was very expensive. Qing Tai doesn't understand the way of black market trading, but only steals, so it's too late to buy nutritious things, and her sister is sick.

Did sister Jiezi die of starvation or illness?

Indeed, malnutrition is the main reason to save children. Malnutrition will naturally turn into disease to a certain extent. Jay always has loose bowels and vomits. Mrs. Qing took her to see a doctor, and the doctor said perfunctorily that Jiezi could supplement nutrition. I'm already ill, so I shouldn't rely on medication to supplement my nutrition. In the film, my brother bought nutrition, but my sister died before eating it.

The environment at that time, in fact, did not know how many people starved to death. Qing Tai and Jie Zi are just a silhouette. Mrs. Qing always comforts her sister for being spoiled, naughty and doing wrong. In the face of the dead family, Mrs. Qing completely assumed a responsibility that she could not bear at her age. This brotherly friendship is really touching.