SPIRITED AWAY (2001) MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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As a Japanese kid or adult, I could never understand the real theme of this film, but it always gives me nostalgic feeling as my family was running a bath house when I was a kid. Also it reminds me of the Shinto way of thinking, everything in nature has spirit, we call it Yaoyorozu-no-Kami, meaning “8 million gods” in Japanese.
" That water looks so good." My favourite part of just about every Ghibli film is the water. It always looks so crisp and delicious lol.
When Hayao Miyazaki was younger, the river in his neighborhood was filthy and polluted, so he and a bunch of his neighbors helped clean it up. They all worked together to pull a bicycle out of the water, too, and that memory of his was the reason and inspiration of the Stink Spirit scene.
If I remember correctly, Lin is a "White Fox" spirit, but she appears as a human. Probably like how Haku appears human but is also a spirit
Shintoism is one of the predominant religion in Japan. This whole movie is based on shinto beliefs. In Shintoism, everything has a spirit (Kami or deities) - a rock, a radish, a river, a book, a poem, the boiler, etc, all have spirits. Likewise, evil spirits can be purified through offerings and a symbolized bath hence, the bathhouse. Chihiro Kosaka and her family stumbled and inadvertently offended the spiritual bathhouse Kami (Yubaba). They weren't suppose to be there moreso eat the spirit's food.
I believe the hair tie Zeniba and Chihiro's friends made is what support her in the final test. I am glad that they let her bring it back to human world.
I think it’s about adulting. Characters in the movie have their own problem trying to live in the adult world. For example, no-face is a representation of an outcast or someone who struggle finding his own identity. So when Chihiro ‘leave the door open’ for him to come in, he become attached to her. When he saw others feel happy when the river god gave them gold, he tried to give them gold too-to please them. Or like when he consumed other spirits, I think he wanna be like them. Giant baby is a spoiled brat who didn’t know how to stand, but after the jouney, he grew up. I also think that when Chihiro got parts of her name stolen when she signed a contract to work at a bathhouse is kinda like how adults have to lose some parts of themselves in order to get a job. ((Apologize for my bad Eng. just wanna share my opinion lol))
The movie is an allegorical journey to the underworld combined with symbolism from Japanese Religion and culture. It's not exactly the easiest for westerners to pick up on a lot of it.
I was very surprised you guys didn't really notice the music! spirited away's soundtrack is one of my absolute favorites, it always makes me emotional
In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: Kamikakushi (神隠し), lit. 'hidden by kami') refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods (kami). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by kami. There are themes of identity, greed and isolation, and loss of past that are specific to the film Spirited Away in addition to the larger films' themes
The "stinky" spirit that chihiro saved was full of bicycles and human trash... It was a river spirit and this should show the environmental pollution of the sea and rivers from the humans.... I really liked this idea ♥ I think this movie is about growing up... being away from your parents and be responsible for yourself... before, she seemed a bit like a spoiled brat haha... but now she seems more mature, loving and courageous...
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Years ago when I first watched this movie it really reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. Where a girl goes through a portal to another world and a bunch of trippy stuff starts happening that you can't understand, but at the end of it you feel like you've gone through a life changing journey and learned a valuable lesson. It's cute and fun. I hope you guys react to Howl's Moving Castle. It's another fan favorite from Miyazaki
Let’s hope Studio Ghibli doesn’t copyright this.
A lot of Ghibli movies tend to be hard to understand at first, my grandma always played them for me growing up and started my anime obsession, but every time I watch these movies I find new things i completely missed, it’s honestly incredible, I’ve never been someone who likes to rewatch movies, but it’s different with Ghibli since I notice more things the more I watch so each time I see it in a whole new light.
So, Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of Spirited Away, once said in an interview that when Chihiro crosses back into the Human World, she loses her memories of the Spirit World and all that happened (but she keeps her growth), which is obviously a little upsetting to think about - all her friends and memories. But he also said that just because she doesn't remember doesn't mean those memories are gone forever, there's a possibility that her memories could come back to her at a later time.
Personally, I feel like a lot, if not almost all, Studio Ghibli movies have a similar vibe like this. I think you can take what Happens in a literal sense and/or interpret how you feel. I always saw this as a coming of age journey where she becomes more adventurous and willing to accept change more, as clearly she’s not happy about it at the begging.
I always love how big and jelly like ghibli tears look
One of my favorite movies. I have such a fond memory of this wonderful friend of the family, Helen (R.I.P., )taking me and my sister to see the movie and I didnt want to because I thought it was Spirit the Horse movie. I was a kid and im sure Spirit was fine. It was such an experience in theaters. Thank you Helen for introducing me to Studio Ghibli and being open minded to foreign films.