Hey everyone,
I haven't posted in a while. Life got in the way. For this review, I decided to review an animated film and I decided to pick one that's always been in my top five of best animated films I've ever seen, one of which is Spirited Away.
Plot: Chihiro is a 10-year-old girl who is moving to a new home. She doesn't want to. While driving to her new home with her family, they get lost. They stumble onto a mysterious town and Chihiro's help themselves to food. She goes to a bridge, where she encounters a boy telling her to leave. She goes to find her parents, only to see they've transformed into pigs. The boy, Haku, returns and helps her. He tells her she'll have to get a job in order to survive in this world. She goes to Yubaba, a witch who runs a bathhouse for spirits. There, she gets a job. As she works and tries to find a way to help her parents, she grows.
Review: I love, love, love this movie. I just love it. Firstly, the story is fun and unique. This could be a story that any child could think up of yet it works beautifully on screen.
I love the range of characters that we have. We have a protagonist who is initially a brat, which is to sometimes be expected from 10-year-old kids. We also have the numerous spirits in the world. We have a stink spirit who turns out to be a river god, we have a big baby, identical twin witches etc.
I also like the look in the world. There's the influence of Japanese culture and it's a beautiful setting.
The animation is flawless. Hayao Miyazaki is an animation genius. He contributes so much to his films. He directs, writes, draws for his films and has even written songs. The dedication that Miyazaki has for his work shows in this masterpiece. Hayao Miyazaki has released several amazing and breathtaking films but this will forever be remembered as his masterpiece.
Rating: 5/5
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