Oct 28, 2015
The first time I saw Spirited Away, I was 8. Back then, I didn't know just exactly what I loved about the movie, but I couldn't stop asking my mom to go watch it again and again.
Now, at 21 and having seen this movie more times that I can remember, I can say that Spirited Away is its music, the music is its art, the art is the spirit of the movie. They're all woven in a thin, fluid matter from which dreams are made. The story isn't meant to be taken at face value; it happens inside Chihiro's mind, but that doesn't mean it
...
isn't real.
I remember being a child and living adventures that happened completely inside my mind, but they existed. When I watch Spirited Away, that's what I remember; even now, when things are a bit difficult, I take a deep breath and images form in my mind - parallels of my real-world battles in a fantastic scenario.
I certainly don't expect many people to think like me on this, and that's another beauty of this movie - people can see different meanings, different sides of the story, and all of them can be right. Even those who think the story is 'as thin as a paper'.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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