the most important animated movie of all time (spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2004)

miyazaki has had my attention since i saw laputa when i was 5, my neighbour totorro when i was 10 and porco rosso when i was 12. i tried to find as many of his films as i could and thought he could never beat his masterpiece: princess mononoke, but low and behold hes done it again. this is quite simply the most magical experience you will ever have. the animation is so awe inspiring and so breath taking that it literally brings tears to my eyes every time i watch it, its that amazing.
the story is simple yet incredibly complex. a young girl of 10 or less is moving to a new home and is not looking forward to it at all, one might say shes spoilt quite well as she wines and complains when she doesn't get her own way. the family takes a wrong turn and the young girl is left all on her own in a bizarre world inhabited by spirits and witches. her parents are turned into pigs and she has to find her parents and some how escape this place which is ruled by a powerful witch known as yubaba.
what follows is a magical tale of friendship, love and the steady growth of a young spoilt girl into a brave selfless little lady with courage and strength she never knew she had. as she begins working in the bath house things change for her as she becomes more independent and more able to use her wits and cunning to eventually free her self from yubabas control.
it wisks you steadily away with chihiro into a wonderful world of colour characters and real enduring ideals.
miss it and you honestly will hate yourself when your older. 100/10 well worth the best animated feature Oscar and it should've been nominated for best movie i feel.
masterpiece.