| Just finished it also, the animation is amazing and there's so much attention to the characters movements, the story is also really good. Its a ghibli film as well so what do you expect. This is also like the millionth time someones made this type of thread so prepare to be called out lol |
| It's one of the better Ghibli films. Is the score high? A bit. It's still a pretty good movie though. |
| The Oscars would like to know your location |
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| Because Anime is a mistake |
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| Because it's the best movie, animated or not, ever made. Seriously what do you want with this thread. |
xiliaw said: jal90 said: Because it's the best movie, animated or not, ever made. Seriously what do you want with this thread. how yu can be the best movie when your script + character development is so low .... There are multiple reasons why that can happen, for instance the use of visual language, the aesthetics and the thorough detail put in any aspect of its presentation which directly correlates to its themes -like how the character growth of Chihiro is evident if you pay attention to her body language throughout the movie- but this is built under the false premise that the script and character development are low when they are actually pretty fucking amazing. |
| Because its highly appreciated tho. being the first and currently the only oscar award winning for animated film how could they possibly not appreciate this film anyway yes for me too its highly rated when Princess Mononoke (if were talking about Ghibli Films) maybe the best filn out there. |
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| The better question is why is this low effort bait tread still here. And why do dumb trolls like you exist.  |
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EvilUnicorn said: The better question is why is this low effort bait tread still here. And why do dumb trolls like you exist. so now when you say something is bad you are a troll if im a troll you are an idiot |
Gore811 said: When I was a kid I watched many Ghibli-movies on TV.I enjoyed many of them,but Spirited away was my favorite.To me it was,atleast as a kid,a truly a magical expercience whenever I watched it.Need to rewatch it though,maybe I´m just fooled by nostalgia. Same for me so i rated it 10 |
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| The score is high with this anime because the movie is good. Its that simple |
| 5/10 at best. The most overrated ghibli movie alongside howl |
| Because it is better than Kimi no na Wa ... |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| I went into this without any expectations, but this is a movie that is based on the emotions that are presented. Just look at the train scene later on in the story, they are going to a place they've never been to with no ticket to get back. It's a silent scene but it gives so many emotions without saying a word. Obviously you have to enjoy movies like this. I feel like its the same with Mononoke Hime, both are telling a story with a deep reasoning behind them and yet they dont answer many questions while saying so much without saying anything. |
| It's a fun and cool movie, but that's about it. Reading most of the arguments here defending the movie to be a masterpiece only made me confirmed it's not that big of a deal. Also, no one is saying the movie had to be a masterpiece. The movie is fine as it is. But there is no doubt it is extremely overrated |
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Jim_Heart said: Because it is better than Kimi no na Wa ... Exactly my thoughts!! Seriously, what do people want?? I give my rating based on enjoyment and this is 10/10 for me |
| 'I have no bonds tying me down. That's why I can see things as they are!!' - Yugami |
| Mononoke Hime is definitely better the story was more serious and the animation was top notch |
| DaBoi |
| Yeah score is a bit high but it's explainable. It's great movie visually and this is a family movie. Don't expect it to cross borders. |
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That doesn't answer anything lol. Whoever says that something is overrated consequently means that they think it is overrated. |
| Because it was good enough to win the Oscars.Think about the fact that no other anime had done something like that before,regardless of your actual opinion on the Oscars,so it's a groundbreaking feat in it of itself. |
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Missaliensan said: Because it was good enough to win the Oscars.Think about the fact that no other anime had done something like that before,regardless of your actual opinion on the Oscars,so it's a groundbreaking feat in it of itself. More like popular enough. But yeah, it is extremely difficult for anime to win Oscars, and the fact that SP won says a lot. |
| Idk probably bcz most people like it? |
 "I want to show that woman the true Yoshikage Kira. I want her to hear how I feel deep inside. That I want to take your slender neck into these hands and strangle you to death." |
| The movie was likely high rated because of the over abundance of Gen Z/ millennials born in the mid to late 90s onward that kept having this shoved down their collective throats on tv and by Ghibli. Personally, the animation got worse than it used to be in the ghibli films, not better, and the story is not original, or captivating. ITs a 6/10 at best. THe best Ghibli Films will always be Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies, ANd the totoro era of films. Nausica was okay, but too short. THe manga was waaaay btter and hardcore. BUt we live in an age when a second frozen flick was made, and people still believe in religion, so...Just gotta laugh and shake ones head at the rest of the human sheeple. |
AnchientProphet2 said: The movie was likely high rated because of the over abundance of Gen Z/ millennials born in the mid to late 90s onward that kept having this shoved down their collective throats on tv and by Ghibli. Personally, the animation got worse than it used to be in the ghibli films, not better, and the story is not original, or captivating. ITs a 6/10 at best. THe best Ghibli Films will always be Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies, ANd the totoro era of films. Nausica was okay, but too short. THe manga was waaaay btter and hardcore. BUt we live in an age when a second frozen flick was made, and people still believe in religion, so...Just gotta laugh and shake ones head at the rest of the human sheeple. A lot of bullshit here. The anime won a friggin Oscar. You not enjoying it does not invalidate its popularity. |
Zoldra0 said: AnchientProphet2 said: The movie was likely high rated because of the over abundance of Gen Z/ millennials born in the mid to late 90s onward that kept having this shoved down their collective throats on tv and by Ghibli. Personally, the animation got worse than it used to be in the ghibli films, not better, and the story is not original, or captivating. ITs a 6/10 at best. THe best Ghibli Films will always be Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies, ANd the totoro era of films. Nausica was okay, but too short. THe manga was waaaay btter and hardcore. BUt we live in an age when a second frozen flick was made, and people still believe in religion, so...Just gotta laugh and shake ones head at the rest of the human sheeple. A lot of bullshit here. The anime won a friggin Oscar. You not enjoying it does not invalidate its popularity. Wrong. The oscars are a vapid excuse for ego inflation that mean little to nothing. The mere fact that it has to happen every year, let alone that Oscars are meaningless is plain for anyone with half a brain to see. Ricky Gervais didnt even needto host to know that all awards are folly. He stopped at the award show he did cause he needed the cash, but has always told it like it was, while enjoying a stiff drink on stage. *shrugs * And yah, just because something is " popular" doesnt make it smart, good, or worthy of time or money spent. Welcome to the world. |
AnchientProphet2 said: Wrong. The oscars are a vapid excuse for ego inflation that mean little to nothing. The mere fact that it has to happen every year, let alone that Oscars are meaningless is plain for anyone with half a brain to see. Ricky Gervais didnt even needto host to know that all awards are folly. He stopped at the award show he did cause he needed the cash, but has always told it like it was, while enjoying a stiff drink on stage. *shrugs * And yah, just because something is " popular" doesnt make it smart, good, or worthy of time or money spent. Welcome to the world. You said the movie is highly rated because of nostalgia among millennials. This is obviously wrong, and the movie's Adacemy Award is an example of why. |
Zoldra0 said: AnchientProphet2 said: Wrong. The oscars are a vapid excuse for ego inflation that mean little to nothing. The mere fact that it has to happen every year, let alone that Oscars are meaningless is plain for anyone with half a brain to see. Ricky Gervais didnt even needto host to know that all awards are folly. He stopped at the award show he did cause he needed the cash, but has always told it like it was, while enjoying a stiff drink on stage. *shrugs * And yah, just because something is " popular" doesnt make it smart, good, or worthy of time or money spent. Welcome to the world. You said the movie is highly rated because of nostalgia among millennials. This is obviously wrong, and the movie's Adacemy Award is an example of why. I never said nostalgia at all. You simply did not understand what I wrote. which is sadly typical of most humans these days. What I said was that the movie was being shoved down peoples throats, and that the majority of the people targeted, were those born in the specific age group born in the 1990s and onwards that the mainstream media erroneously labels as millennials. Now of course anyone of any age can watch something, but without Ghibli pushing the envelope and taking risks, like they used to, the movie in question marked the beginning of the decline of the studio. Hence one of the reasons why MIyazaki stepped away after even more years of let downs afterwards. Spirited away marked the beginning of the end. Finally, after seeing how much worse things had gotten, he came back because he was both bored and knew he had to try to save his company. You see something ALWAYS has to win at shows like the Oscars, and thats why it doesnt mean anything when a film wins. Ricky Gervais has been taking about this for years, and even Jim Carrey has pointed out how stupid and pointless all the awards are. George Carlin knew it, and so did Richard Pryor and TONS of people in hollywood. I even figured it out when I wasa child. Its all just nonsense and grandstanding. Just like the lesser award shows like the Tony awards, or Golden Globes, or Emmys also dont mean anything. Somebody HAS to win. Like the olympics. If ever there was a time when a category didnt have a winner, then it might be more meaningful. But the entertianment "lords" force a winner for every category, and often, its not the most worthy. But if you like sprited away, thats your deal. Its like how people still like twilight even though it was cringe fest for everyone else back in the day. Or how the Frozen movies have rotted the brains of little girls born in gen z. Or how Cannibal holocaust was clearly fake, yet because of how simple and conservative people were, the FBI arrested the iflm makers long before realizing the film was a sham. Or even how popular harry potter was, and though the movies were fine, it was low fantasy at best. Hell even the lord of the rings, mainly due to its franchise paving the way for modern fantasy, was not truly high fantasy by todays standards as it was set during the waning years of the elves and the dwindling of magic in the world. Like in shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream when the faerie folk decided to leave earth and go back to the feywild, taking magic and wonder with them; there is a high water mark and even a low watermark, and Spirited away was just average, between 5-6 out of 10 at best. Most films tv shows fall into that same score area, its just sadly the way it is. Ciao |
| Anyways, believe what thou will, all things are as they are fated to be. No exceptions. I am bored with this conversation. You have a nice day. Spring is almost upon us; time to get outside ;P |
AnchientProphet2 said: I never said nostalgia at all. You simply did not understand what I wrote. which is sadly typical of most humans these days. What I said was that the movie was being shoved down peoples throats, and that the majority of the people targeted, were those born in the specific age group born in the 1990s and onwards that the mainstream media erroneously labels as millennials. Now of course anyone of any age can watch something, but without Ghibli pushing the envelope and taking risks, like they used to, the movie in question marked the beginning of the decline of the studio. Hence one of the reasons why MIyazaki stepped away after even more years of let downs afterwards. Spirited away marked the beginning of the end. Finally, after seeing how much worse things had gotten, he came back because he was both bored and knew he had to try to save his company. You see something ALWAYS has to win at shows like the Oscars, and thats why it doesnt mean anything when a film wins. Ricky Gervais has been taking about this for years, and even Jim Carrey has pointed out how stupid and pointless all the awards are. George Carlin knew it, and so did Richard Pryor and TONS of people in hollywood. I even figured it out when I wasa child. Its all just nonsense and grandstanding. Just like the lesser award shows like the Tony awards, or Golden Globes, or Emmys also dont mean anything. Somebody HAS to win. Like the olympics. If ever there was a time when a category didnt have a winner, then it might be more meaningful. But the entertianment "lords" force a winner for every category, and often, its not the most worthy. But if you like sprited away, thats your deal. Its like how people still like twilight even though it was cringe fest for everyone else back in the day. Or how the Frozen movies have rotted the brains of little girls born in gen z. Or how Cannibal holocaust was clearly fake, yet because of how simple and conservative people were, the FBI arrested the iflm makers long before realizing the film was a sham. Or even how popular harry potter was, and though the movies were fine, it was low fantasy at best. Hell even the lord of the rings, mainly due to its franchise paving the way for modern fantasy, was not truly high fantasy by todays standards as it was set during the waning years of the elves and the dwindling of magic in the world. Like in shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream when the faerie folk decided to leave earth and go back to the feywild, taking magic and wonder with them; there is a high water mark and even a low watermark, and Spirited away was just average, between 5-6 out of 10 at best. Most films tv shows fall into that same score area, its just sadly the way it is. Ciao You are comparing one the most celebrated and critically claimed movies of all time to Twilight. That is cringe if anything. |
Zoldra0 said: AnchientProphet2 said: I never said nostalgia at all. You simply did not understand what I wrote. which is sadly typical of most humans these days. What I said was that the movie was being shoved down peoples throats, and that the majority of the people targeted, were those born in the specific age group born in the 1990s and onwards that the mainstream media erroneously labels as millennials. Now of course anyone of any age can watch something, but without Ghibli pushing the envelope and taking risks, like they used to, the movie in question marked the beginning of the decline of the studio. Hence one of the reasons why MIyazaki stepped away after even more years of let downs afterwards. Spirited away marked the beginning of the end. Finally, after seeing how much worse things had gotten, he came back because he was both bored and knew he had to try to save his company. You see something ALWAYS has to win at shows like the Oscars, and thats why it doesnt mean anything when a film wins. Ricky Gervais has been taking about this for years, and even Jim Carrey has pointed out how stupid and pointless all the awards are. George Carlin knew it, and so did Richard Pryor and TONS of people in hollywood. I even figured it out when I wasa child. Its all just nonsense and grandstanding. Just like the lesser award shows like the Tony awards, or Golden Globes, or Emmys also dont mean anything. Somebody HAS to win. Like the olympics. If ever there was a time when a category didnt have a winner, then it might be more meaningful. But the entertianment "lords" force a winner for every category, and often, its not the most worthy. But if you like sprited away, thats your deal. Its like how people still like twilight even though it was cringe fest for everyone else back in the day. Or how the Frozen movies have rotted the brains of little girls born in gen z. Or how Cannibal holocaust was clearly fake, yet because of how simple and conservative people were, the FBI arrested the iflm makers long before realizing the film was a sham. Or even how popular harry potter was, and though the movies were fine, it was low fantasy at best. Hell even the lord of the rings, mainly due to its franchise paving the way for modern fantasy, was not truly high fantasy by todays standards as it was set during the waning years of the elves and the dwindling of magic in the world. Like in shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream when the faerie folk decided to leave earth and go back to the feywild, taking magic and wonder with them; there is a high water mark and even a low watermark, and Spirited away was just average, between 5-6 out of 10 at best. Most films tv shows fall into that same score area, its just sadly the way it is. Ciao You are comparing one the most celebrated and critically claimed movies of all time to Twilight. That is cringe if anything. No I simply said that often people will en masse gravitate toward something, but that doesnt make it worthwhile. Its not even one of the top 3 best ghibli films, and since even now, most people still dont watch anime the world over, its not saying much that psirited away is considred so "great". Mob mentality is worthless. Plus I am obviously not the only one that thinks so, and even if in the minority, that just makes our sentiment all the more right. As I said, you wwill believe whatever you are fated to. As for me, I wont waste more time with this topic. Later lol |
AnchientProphet2 said: Its not even one of the top 3 best ghibli films Which is your opinion, but most will disagree. Having a less popular opinion does not mean having a more valid opinion. |
| Spirited Away was pretty disappointing. It just felt like a letdown in comparison to nearly every other Ghibli movie I've seen, especially considering that it's the most acclaimed out of all of them. I think the thing about Spirited Away that really dazzled people, and the reason it was such a hit, is that it just has an extremely imaginative setting; a vibrant fantasy world which seems to have captured the hearts of moviegoers both young and old. However, as an avid anime fan in my twenties, the movie is simply not made for people like me. It's a visual spectacle, but not much else. The story and characters are both quite simple and underdeveloped. (When I got to the end of the movie, my first thought was, "That's it?") I'm neither a child whose imagination will soar away into this wondrous environment, nor a more casual adult watcher who can simply sit back and appreciate the escapist fantasy. With the other Ghibli movies that I've seen, where the plot was held together with a bit more than spit and enthusiasm, I was able to get invested and be transported more into the unique settings. But with Spirited Away, the movie is simply too shallow for viewers with much in the way of expectations. |
| Because people have shit taste |
| Because it was a lot of people's introduction to non-DBZ anime. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. |
| Quality Queen. |
Edocchi said: Because people have shit taste And you have great taste? At least its 1000000% better than your favourite white album 2 |
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| Boring post People like you create this type of thread in every anime movie |
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Sakuta34_12 said: high school dxd, db, ft. I have nothing to say.Edocchi said: Because people have shit taste And you have great taste? At least its 1000000% better than your favourite white album 2 |
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