Classic

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2019)

Spirited Away is an adventure. As Miyazaki's possibly most well known film, it serves as a jumping off point for most fans and does so in the most exciting way. The whole movie has a very colorful art style which perfectly mimics all of the colorful characters that our protagonist interacts with. She is able to build meaningful relationships with people that just want to help her or don't even talk. There are many smaller plots scattered throughout to show our leading lady's struggle and since each of these subplots have their own ups and downs you stay engaged at all times. Overall Spirited Away does what most Miyazaki films do which is transport the audience into a world that seems incredibly fantastic in comparison to our own. You feel real emotion and a lot of the plot holds a deeper meaning (so much so that I don't understand most).