Here we have a beautiful film. Miyazaki consistently turns out movies about kids that feel real. Not that the movies feel real, after all, Spirited Away is almost as fantastical as you can get, but that the kids seem like real people. Chihiro...
- 26.February.2011
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- by: Andrew
- Andrew rated this movie
 10/10Must See
Here we have a beautiful film. Miyazaki consistently turns out movies about kids that feel real. Not that the movies feel real, after all, Spirited Away is almost as fantastical as you can get, but that the kids seem like real people. Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase in the english language version) is a very realistic character. The fantastic setting (which I see many people complaining about) isnt a setting just to be a setting, its a setting so that Miyazaki can say something. This is how kids see the world. Its strange place full of strange people and strange things, and kids are forced to understand this strange world so that they can understand themselves. - - Yes, it is a bit weird, but, I would argue that its no weirder than Alice in Wonderland, or Avatar, the difference is that this is Japanese, and being Japanese the characters are more spiritually influenced in their design. - - If you can look past these odd things, and see it for what it is (a story about a little girl who is forced to grow up), you might just enjoy it.
- 26.February.2011
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- by: Andrew
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no words to describe how good this film is!
ive wanted to see this film for a while and only got around to doing so recently and it is now one of my favourite films! The plot is great and once i start watching i cant stop and i get dragged into the fantasy world of the film. Deserved the...
- 05.January.2011
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- by: Charlotte Hall
- Charlotte Hall rated this movie10/10Must See
no words to describe how good this film is!
ive wanted to see this film for a while and only got around to doing so recently and it is now one of my favourite films! The plot is great and once i start watching i cant stop and i get dragged into the fantasy world of the film. Deserved the oscar it got and was one of its directors masterpieces. This film is heartwarming and i can imagine it being enjoyed by most people. I definatley recommend this film to anyone, especially those that have liked other studio ghibli movies and anime films!
- 05.January.2011
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- by: Charlotte Hall
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AWESOME MOVIE
I'm thirteen now and remember first seeing this movie with one of my best friends. I got so into the movie and wanted to see more at the end. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys classics and an interesting plot.
- 07.November.2010
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- by: daniel
- daniel rated this movie10/10Must See
AWESOME MOVIE
I'm thirteen now and remember first seeing this movie with one of my best friends. I got so into the movie and wanted to see more at the end. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys classics and an interesting plot.
- 07.November.2010
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- by: daniel
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A-MAZING Movie! Completely enchanting!
I'm a fourteen-year-old girl, and I remember first watching this movie when I was about six. I absolutely loved it at the time, and I continue to love it now! I love the fact that you can really see Chihiro grow up in the movie. In the beginning,...
- 26.April.2010
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- by: Katy
- Katy rated this movie10/10Must See
A-MAZING Movie! Completely enchanting!
I'm a fourteen-year-old girl, and I remember first watching this movie when I was about six. I absolutely loved it at the time, and I continue to love it now! I love the fact that you can really see Chihiro grow up in the movie. In the beginning, you see a whiny ten-year-old girl who's unsure of herself and of the big changes in her life. She's somewhat naive and is a lot like your average kid in some ways. Later on, however, you begin to see her grow up in a big way; she has to take on a lot of responsibilities and works hard for everything. Selflessly, she does all she can to watch out for her mom, dad, and Haku.
Ah, that brings me to another great part of the movie: the character Haku. He's very interesting, and though he plays a large role in the movie, I've always wished you got to see more of him. He's always looking out for Chihiro, and from the first moment you see him, he leaves you wondering. He and Chihiro have a somewhat odd relationship; they're clearly great friends, but since they don't reveal much of Haku's age and background, it's possible that he could have been subtly intended as a romantic interest as well. Either way, however, he's quite mysterious, and it's easy to see that he cares very much about Chihiro. An intriguing character indeed, as are all the others in the film. It just so happens that Haku is my personal favourite.
The film has a nostalgic quality to it; like in Alice in Wonderland or Labyrinth, the female lead's act of leaving fantasy land can be seen as symbolic for crossing the bridge between childhood and adulthood, leaving behind her world of make-believe. In the end, Chihiro bids farewell to her friends and to Haku, crossing over and through the tunnel, making her way back to her family and returning to her normal life. For some reason, this part of the movie is always a tearjerker for me. She's now ready to start her life over in a new town, going to a new school. The scene closes with her assuring her parents that she'll be alright.
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The common formula exploited in recent Disney movies is to craft a movie that kids will like and then infuse it with a few token "grown up jokes" to mollify the parents and earn the flick a parade of reviews proclaiming it as "Fun for all ages!!!"...
- 25.April.2010
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- by: godelfin
- godelfin rated this movie7/10Good
The common formula exploited in recent Disney movies is to craft a movie that kids will like and then infuse it with a few token "grown up jokes" to mollify the parents and earn the flick a parade of reviews proclaiming it as "Fun for all ages!!!" -- not so in Spirited Away. Devoid of any adult cynicism, this movie instead dazzles, shocks, confuses, and delights adults with sheer imagination, visual artistry, and intriguing characters. There is no clear division between good and evil handily presented to us; characters change (physically and spiritually), grow, become better, and always surprise us. The uncommon love that is depicted is never hackneyed or syrupy. Awesome.
- 25.April.2010
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- by: godelfin
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Spirited away is an amazing visual experiance. Watching this film more than once is highly reccomended. The English dubbing leaves one wondering what is missed in translation, but even so this film is engaging and thoughtful.
- 28.April.2009
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- by: mauveviolet
- mauveviolet rated this movie10/10Must See
Spirited away is an amazing visual experiance. Watching this film more than once is highly reccomended. The English dubbing leaves one wondering what is missed in translation, but even so this film is engaging and thoughtful.
- 28.April.2009
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- by: mauveviolet
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Don't be put off that this film, hailed as a masterpiece by Pixar's John Lasseter, is an anime about Chichiro, a petulant ten-year-old girl who moves to a new neighborhood with her family. The apparently abandoned theme park they discover opens up...
- 22.March.2009
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- by: thattherepaul
- thattherepaul rated this movie10/10Must See
Don't be put off that this film, hailed as a masterpiece by Pixar's John Lasseter, is an anime about Chichiro, a petulant ten-year-old girl who moves to a new neighborhood with her family. The apparently abandoned theme park they discover opens up into a lost, beautiful place: its empty restaurants teem with food, lanterns are meticulously switched on at twilight, rain falls on the polished wood of a bridge, and a bath house, governed by the laws of a bygone age, looms out of the fog. Chichiro, unlike Disney heroines, who tend to either weep demurely or burst into show-stopping dance numbers, evolves believably while the film continues to present moments of wonder, like the collapse of an army of origami paper birds, or a train bell's doppler shift sounding over a surreal, flooded landscape, with the quiet authority of an accomplished poet.
- 22.March.2009
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- by: thattherepaul
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