you wanna feel even sadder? The author's wife died 2 years after his father's death. Raymond Briggs, man bless his heart for still having the ability to do children's novels.

"it's not all smiles and giggles because of course I'm reviewing it"

“I could’ve married a deep-sea diver..” “Well why didn’t ya?” “Because I didn’t love him.” *Wholesome 100*

"Heartbreaking True Story" A man and a woman find love, raise a family, and die relatively close together. No, mate. That isn't heartbreaking. That is a life well lived. We just don't like admitting that all our lives will end someday.

If there's any bright side to it, the movie heavily implies that they die during their sleep and they remained together until the end.

Well, at least this couple didn't die of radiation poisoning in a hypothetical world where the bombs were dropped. But seriously it really looks like a sweet movie.

Older folks put the milk first because good quality porcelain was harder to come by back then. The milk acted as a heat buffer so the porcelain wouldn't crack. Edit: just reiterating, it's not that you couldn't find good quality porcelain, it was just expensive. Cheap porcelain was still fairly abundant.

It's sad knowing that a possible reason for Ernest's death could be actual heartbreak as usually the death of a loved one can cause their partner to die within a few weeks to a few months. But this just shows that he really did love her with all his heart.

"Their son Raymond (the guy writing the story) joins the army and nothing comes of it. He doesn't die or anything." Who could have guessed he'd survive.

The fact they died the same year shows just how much they were connected to each other. I'm always fascinated by couples who've been together so long and love each other so much that when one goes, the other isn't far behind them.

"Who was that old man, in here just now?" I legitimately exclaimed, *_"Oh nO."_*

I felt so bad for Raymond in so many points of this movie, the way his mother isn't proud of anything he does and is constantly putting him down. As sad as her death was.. she just didn't seem like a nice woman. She didn't like his art, she didn't like his girlfriend, she didn't like his hair, his marriage, his house.... It was depressing to watch her never be proud of him for anything he did.

Imagine being a kid who just read the Snowman and was told that the guy who made it also did this and When The Wind Blows.

Out of all the “dark and disturbing” films you reviewed so far....this one actually made me cry

It’s even heartbreaking when the author’s wife Jean (nee Taprell Clark) died of Leukaemia two years after his parents.. they were married for 10 years and Jean herself was an artist too...

Just heard about Raymond Briggs' death. I can't bear it. He was a truly talented man, and I hope he'll rest in peace.

I love how monotone he sounds while talking about dark stuff

This film was basically Britain's version of Ghibli films like Only Yesterday.

Making a children's book and later an animated movie to tell the story of your parents is such a huge act of love and it gets me every time

To be fair, he was probably told a lot of stories by his parents about their past. My parents are always telling me things (even occasionally wildly inappropriate things) about eachother.

God, that image of Ernest- I work in a nursing home and every time- every damn time someone passes, they look like that in some way. It breaks my heart.

“Did he just put milk in first?” *My dad who puts coffee whitener first*

I hope Raymond knows how beloved his parents are because of him. Their memory lives on and on because of him

Film: Kills off main characters Audiences: We never could have seen this coming! Steve reviews fans: We've seen this so many times that it feels like second nature to expect at least one of the main characters die

One thing I should point out is that Ethel and Ernest Briggs not only we're Raymond Briggs' parents but Raymond Briggs based James and Hilda from when the wind blows off them

Admit it. We’re all thinking the same thing: Relationship goals

Rest in peace Raymond Briggs. He passed away barely a month ago on August 9, at the age of 88.

“I’m a lucky girl” 😭 I’m crying he brings her a flower everyday in the hospital ❤️

you should do a review of a danish animated movie “the princess” is dealt with heavy issues and is very dark, i really recommend you to watch.

Me: _sees thumbnail_ Also me: *_When the wind blows vietnam flashbacks_*

"Did he just put milk in first?” Me who just drinks tea without any additive: "You guys put milk on tea?"

This hits hard to home. My grandmother and grandfather were married for 71 years. They loved each other so much but about 10 or so years ago my grandma started developing early signs of dementia. My grandfather along with the rest of the family slowly started watching this once strong, hard working woman of class shrink into a shell of who she was. It was hard. She passed away not too long ago leaving my grandfather absolutely heart broken. Us too. She was the nicest woman in the world and the best grandma.

This film is absolutely beautiful. They way Raymond recreates the life of his parents in both the book and the movie is amazing. It show's how he wanted to honor his Parents trough good times and hard times. It is truly a heartwarming film and I'm sure Raymond's parents must be really proud of him.

My heart dropped when I heard her say, "Who's that old man?" My Grandmother said things like that about her husband, my Grandfather, in the last few months of her life before passing away last year. That hit home.

Seeing Ethel laying in that bed and then saying "who was that old man" reminds me too much of my grandma in her final years. It really is a soul crushing thing to witness, especially firsthand.

"but i do want to warn you however, that this show was a slow burner" *shows literal fire slowly burning a house*

To remember his parents by making a picture book, that is honestly the noble reason to make a book.

I like how he reviews underrated movies

The death scenes are very accurate. As a Nurse assistant in a nursing home, I am thankful for them. Nowadays we try to make them presentable for their loved ones of course. But we can't hide the yellow color of their face or what their jaw does when they are dead even though we use clamps to close the jaws , the face just... changes.... in a very particular way. Even in that simple art style it is perfectly captured. Also the casual silent atmosphere. There is almost never a dramatic element in the death of an old person. Death in itself is earily .... normal. We feel it shouldn't be, but it just... is. In a weird way, I am always sad and morn at the beginning of somebody dying, when the symptoms of the end of life start, I sometimes cry, bug death itself, is something peaceful and almost festive, like with every time you wash them or give them a little sponge with their favourite drink (dying people can't swallow but they feel thirsty and long for their favorite drink) it feels like you honor their life and like you are handling something precious and fragile. It is hard to put into words.

"I'm Labour mum." "Shush dear." Lol, if only that worked today.

This made me realize how strange it must have been when rotary phones became widely accessible. Seeing Ethel be scared by its ringing seems like it would scare the living crap out of you if it rang in the middle of the night and probably took a long time to get used to.

As someone who hasn't seen the movie nor read the book, it genuinely comes off as wholesome and is beautifully written.

"who was that old man" oh my god that hit me and got me crying. My gran was the same, she didn't remember her own children before she passed away. Beautiful animation, thank you for sharing this Steve,

*Spoiler Warning* But my jaw physically dropped when I heard Ethel say "Who was that old man leaving just now?"

*I'm not crying you're crying* **Continues to cry**

Ethel: "You can't blame Hitler now!" 21st century journos: *Watch me*

The bit when she said "who's that old man who just left?" I cried my eyes out. It reminded me of my nanna peggy the last time I saw her she didn't see me as her granddaughter because my hair was short. The worst part was she didn't recognise my dad as her son that was so painful

RIP Raymond Briggs. Maybe now he’s finally up there talking to his parents, getting the full story.

You have to review "Arashi no yoru ni". It's a beautiful story of the friendship between a goat named Mei and a wolf named Gabu

My grandma and I watched this a while ago, I think around the time it came out and we loved it. She was born in 1942 and she said that's how people were back then and it felt very real, even for me. I love the way Raymond Briggs writes, he has this way of making young and old alike able to understand the characters and their viewpoints very well.

The ending to this film makes the ending to The Snowman seem jolly if you ask me! But at least he's with his parents again now, RIP Raymond.

OK I'm not even joking Yesterday I was thinking "hmm, Steve reviews should review Ethel and Ernest" I woke up today and this was number 1 on my recommended *KZfaq can read thaughts now*

As someone who's lost two grandparents since Summer '19, I can tell I'm not in the right headspace for this movie right now.

You said the love was "gone " when Ethel forgot Ernest. No, you're wrong. Love dosent work like that. As long as Ernest and her son remember. It will never be "gone".

This movie could be used as documentary about how the people of that time lived.

I absolutely love diagetic sound design. A choir being at a hospital through the TV is genius! I love diagetic sounds emphasizing scenes too, most of the examples I can think of come from Edgar Wright movies like cash registers dinging when people get ideas and so forth. The more natural it is the better.

Imagine if he reviewed an actually happy movie and we keep expecting something bad to happen but it never does.

Rhat meme was correct when they said UP put together a more convincing relationship in 5 minutes then the entire Twilight series did with a franchise.

Ugh, the visual of the father dead in the hospital bed is pretty similar to what my dad looked like when he passed earlier this year. Though my dad, despite being 71, never had the chance to go fully gray. But other than that, basically the same. I’ve been watching all your reviews because it’s been a year since his cancer diagnosis… and somehow, watching/reading really dark and fucked up shit helps me cope?! So thanks!

Ernest really is the kind of bloke I'd have loved to meet in a pub. Honest, genuine, down to earth chap with the cracking humour and civility of a working class lad.

It was when Ethel was dying, that reminded my late granny slaughter, who passed away around Christmas time, nearly 2 years ago. She had Alzheimer's, didn't even knew I was anymore.

"An ending you won't be forgetting anytime soon" As you show the Alzheimer, bedridden Ethel. Lmao.

Guy: "No HARD feelings." Modecai & Rigby: "OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!"

13:42 "... along with a bit of fire when needed." Ethel: "You wicked, wicked boy! I could KILL YOU!" Yeah, yeah, just a bit of fire, mhmm.

"Hello duck" honestly that's pretty freakin cute

You should maybe try reviewing Birdboy: The Forgotten Children. I feel it would fit this channel very well. It is able to be bought on youtube.

I hope that crying wasn't about their kid dying. "They were my parents" I hope that crying wasn't their kid dying.... oh wait it took me a while to get through my head that the kid isn't going to die in the film.

Rip Raymond Briggs 🥰😢

Here's a horse for all of your guys troubles 🐴

*"To more than a million we go..."*

Here’s a not so fun fact for you: Raymond’s wife Jean died two years after his parents... I wish I didn’t know that but I was curious and looked up more about Mr. Briggs

Its not gone. As long as someone remembers it, nothing will ever be lost. That's why we're here now. We'll never forget them, and even if Ethel could keep her memories until the end, she had a good life. And I think that's what truly matters

I hope to one day see you review "Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade" from 1999. Also I doubt I'll ever sit down and watch this one as dementia hits way to close to home for me.

For those snobs out there that laughed at Steve saying BBC grow up he said British Broadcasting Company.

Anyone else notice that, after Ethel dies, one of the bars on the electric fireplace goes out

when I heard Ethel say "Who's the old man?" Instantly reminded me of Everything til the end of time.

My heart is broken now :(

He made a book about his parents meant. It's basically the most beautiful thing that I've ever heard.

This movie follows a real-life story of two people. Spoiler: they get old and die. Kids today, "Wait, people DIE?!"

To be honest, when I first found this film, it was out of boredom and needing a new movie to watch years ago. It became one of my top favorite films to watch. It has a calm, wholesome feeling to these two characters that we come to love and feel their struggles, joys and loss throughout the film. I say if anyone has not seen it, I would say give it a chance.

You should try reviewing Cybersix, it’s a short-lived animated series based off a comic series about a leather-clad female android who works as a male teacher during the day, and fights against the scientist who created her at night. The actress who plays the titular heroine, Cathy Weseluck (who’s known for playing Spike from MLP:FiM) has stated her opinion on the dual identity protagonist and its possible relation to real world transgenderism.

I quietly sobbed in the cinema at 11am. Then Paul started singing that rubbish song. *Edit* Am I the only one who noticed the horse defecating when Ernest got to her door at the start? A statement about class, maybe?

Ethel and Ernest remind me so much of my great grandmother and grandfather, they had this lovely cottage we would go and visit when we were children, and they would bicker, but behind it, you knew there was love behind it from two people who had loved each other for nearly 70 years. What I wouldn’t give to hear them bicker lovingly at one another again.

I really want to watch this… watching animated films that give you a glimpse into other people’s lives gives me such a melancholic yet relieved feeling. Films like this remind me that I’m not alone, and that there’s many people out there with stories and lessons to teach.

Just watching this literally make me wanna cry, for some reason it remind me of my grandparents, they are both from the uk in the country side, I seriously miss them badly, I remember there story how they meet, about ww2, there life story, they show me old pictures in black and white colours and many more. I enjoy spending time with them every moment when I visit them, i just hope this pandemic will be over soon so i can finally meet them to give them my hugs and kisses, they are both already in there 90s this year and is sad they have to stuck at home without any human connection because of this pandemic, i hope there health stay strong so i can meet them again, I would feel awful if something terrible happened to them that I might regret it in life because they are my precious grandparents and i love them more then anything in this world, i may be young but I enjoy the old style like in this video just like how my grandparents when they were young, thank you so much for reviewing this video and I totally would watch the full of the movie if i can find it, I hope you stay safe out there and hope you have a wonderful weekend.

two minutes in and it already gives me strong "when the wind blows" vibes, the animation/style is quite similar (which i mean in the best way possible) edit: aaaand two more minutes and you said it and i'm dumb

Oh man.. The shot of Ernest on his deathbed looked very similar to my own grandma the last time I saw her at the hospital... Hurts to revisit.

Ngl, I cried for a minute when Ernest left the hospital room.

Did they use real people when making this movie and just Trace over their movements with animation? Because that's the feeling I'm getting from this. Their movements are very similar to Snow White.

Just came here from learning how to make the MOTHER OF ALL OMELETS It has been quite sometime since i've watched this channel have a good day.

Very beautiful Steve. Im glad having you reviewing this in such a beautiful manner as always

I do find it nice that when Raymond explained what schizophrenia was to Ethel she was sincerely sympathetic for Jean ("The poor dear") despite being quite conservative and stuck in her ways. Especially since that must've been Ethel's reaction in real life

Aw, he has the snowman from the book on his teacup. That's sweet

If he hasn't yet I would love to see Steve Review "In this Corner of the World."

That is a really touching tribute. What a wonderful gift to the memory of his parents.

Dementia and Alzheimer's is brutal. I was young when my great grandma and grandpa had it so I didn't understand at the time. Now that I'm older, I do understand how heartbreaking it must have felt for a parent to forget their own child.

It's actually a very good movie.

One of the reasons why I'm worried about finding someone i love. Seeing them go will hurt soo damn bad.

I've been having a difficult time trying to cry out tears to Paul McCartney's beautiful song, "In the Blink of an Eye."

This is probably one of the most heartfelt films I've ever been tempted to watch. I initially came to this channel because I love a fair, in-depth movie critique... but this has also given me a lot of good recommendations to try out. Thank you, Steve ✨