Spirited Away


 This is a bizarre yet breathtaking film. If you have never seen any of Studio Ghibli's work - this is a good place to start. The film is full of amazing animation both in terms of the characters, but also a simple things like grass moving in the wind or what an interior of a car looks like. The story itself is a bit confusing in that some of the events don't make sense, for me, it fundamentally boils down to a story about how people treat each other in an interpersonal sense but also how they treat things belonging to other people. The spirits are all inspired by Shinto, so they might be a little bit strange or confusing but watching it with my kids they were delighted with the cuteness of some of the characters - or the horror of the others.  It might not be appropriate for younger children, this was our second attempt to watch this film. We tried to watch it a few years ago and my daughter said it was too scary for her. I would have to agree that this is one of the greatest animated films of all time.

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