It's all good with Ghibli

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2002)

This was a really fun film to watch. Miyazaki's imagination depicts a whole other world through the eyes of young Chihiro. The colors radiate life especially the garden scene which looked awesome on a digital projector. The story's so straightforward but it's the journey of telling it that fascinates and draws you in from beginning to end. I remember talking to friends after seeing it and we all had interesting points. I felt the film focuses on Chihiro's innocence as compared with the other characters she encounters, but her child like views are so carefree (and naive at times) and her youthful exuberance really makes it endearing. Another friend said it was a coming of age and how Chihiro herself progresses throughout the film. I mean, if you can find so much insight in a film, you know you have a great film.
Spirited Away is not too dark and there are plenty of laughs throughout. A definite buy on my DVD list.