Spirited Away Review

Score Rating – 9/10
Original Release Date – ‎July 20, 2001
Pros – Timeless Classic, Fantastic Narrative, Compelling Soundtrack
Cons – N/A

SUMMARY – a 10-year-old Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) and her parents (Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi) stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku (Miyu Irino), who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.

REVIEW – For me it is the best animated feature film by the great Hayao Miyazaki, I watched it when I was a little boy and as I got older I rewatched it many times over, It’s story is a timeless classic. One I could appreciate when I’m older and even when I was a kid, if I ever have kids I would love for them to see this film and learn something while they’re growing up. I highly recommend this movie, go and see it whenever you can.

Now let’s talk about the animation, it was made traditionally as Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki always prefers to do things the old way, with his later films using CGI as a tool like a pen, not replacing the traditionally animated movie but using it just to enhance some visuals. That I can appreciate fully..

My conclusion is that Spirited Away is a movie about growing up and facing the present, and the thing I can appreciate about what Miyazaki said about female protagonists in his movies is that girls are just as capable of boys if put in the same situation… This movie holds a special place in my heart and I will never get tired of watching it again…..

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