Unlike anything Disney has ever done before

Rating: 10/10 (14 September 2002)

Spirited Away, or as it's called in Japan, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, is a remarkable animated feature. Sure, rarely any anime films get released in theaters (except for the other kiddie anime films which shall not be named), and one of the most popular animated features in Japan will eventually make it over here, courtousy of the brilliant minds at Disney and Pixar.

The film, in ways,shares a similar storyline with Alice in Wonderland, but it is much more Japanese in almost everything involved. The color, as with almost every other anime film, is very vivid and detailed. But, don't start thinking it's a music-filled Disney trademark film.

Contradictory to most Disney films, it's a darker animated feature, both in the script and the on-screen graphics. It didn't get rated PG for just anything. There are some parts in this movie that will scare younger kids, but there are also some other parts in the film that have the right fantasy elements to them, and kids will appreciate that.

Concluding, both the young kids and the hardcore anime fans should check this one out for not only it's subject matter but for it's vividness and superbity. (Sure,it's dubbed into english, but that doesn't mean that it's the end of the world. Most dubbed films are okay to watch, anyway.)