Blockbuster filmmaking at its finest - a film that's equal parts grand and intimate - 'Spirited Away' was the first film to make $200 Million Dollars before opening in the United States. Lose your identity lose your soul and be trapped here forever.Īnd so Chihiro must navigate a complex and wondrous and terrifying world - alone for the first time - in order to help her newfound friends and save herself so she can rescue her parents and escape.Īnimé auteur Hayao Miyazaki stunned audiences around the world with 'Spirited Away' upon its initial 2001-2001 releases. In this world, Yubaba takes control over others by stealing their names. In this world, Yubaba turns humans like Chihiro's parents into pigs, fattening them up as food for the gods. In this world, Japan's many spirits and gods travel to Yubaba's bathhouse for refreshment and relaxation. But when Dad takes a wrong turn and decides to explore what appears an abandoned amusement park, Chihiro finds herself alone in a mysterious world ruled by an evil witch named Yubaba. All 10 year old Chihiro Ogino wants is for her parents to turn the car around and go home.

This movie, right here, is one example that some things never have to be rationed out that every time you crave something, that meal will indeed fill and exceed your expectations no matter how many times you reach out for it.A young girl in the back of a car. But some things, some things pull you into their wavelength with uncanny ease. I'm so so so so glad that is around to make media like this free and public.Įvery time I watch this movie I think I'm too jaded to cry when One Summer's Day comes on, but I cry all the same every time.Įspecially with music, whenever I come across something I love dearly, I'll listen to it for 30 mins straight, maybe two hours even on repeat, but'll ration out the listens to it afterwards cuz I'm afraid it'll lose it's luster with every listen. Captivated n pulled in along for the ride. No other movie is able to give me the exact same experience as I had the first time, no matter what mood I'm in. Movie-wise this is S tier along w Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, Lost in translation, and Human Traffic (a soft spot as I'm a dj). Whenever ppl ask me what my favorite is, I'm never able to give just one answer.

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