But that is where Sen to Chihiro excels. The simplicity in which the story is unravelled, differs from others. Yes, we've seen this before but because the story isnt anything to worry too much about; it gives the writers enough effort to put into the rest of the AM. This satisfied the standards of my personal enjoyment, sound quality and art.
You see, Sen to Chihiro isn't about the story building up, it's about how to put the story together with the smaller things. Categorically, Story and Character perspectives of this AM are given a solid 9/10. This is because the characters didn't seem to flow along with the protagonist and it's as if Chihiro is being confused with what her goal is in the story. As for story-wise, it's a good solid storyline but it's been told before so there isn't much to say about that.
Let's get into the specifics now shall we:
Story:9/10
Sen to Chihiro's story is one of those "you know the outcome" stories but the way it was delivered or presented was what separated it from different AM's. Everything went in a single flow but it did have some ups and downs.
Regardless, entertainment is given.
Characters:9/10
This is what kind of dragged me away from the anime at first.
Characters were creepy as f***. Everything up to Yubaba's appearance was creepy, weird and just plain boring to be blunt.
It did pick up it's pace at the 30 min mark throughout the movie.
It ended up leaving me satisfied so I guess it was cool.
Animation:10/10
Lovely, simply lovely. Everything in this movie was detailed out, with grassy fields to every spick of dust and wood on each floor giving the sense of reality kicking into this anime. I really mean it, I could get away with telling a kid that this is a non-fiction movie. And I'm not talking about the characters of course. This section truly is deserving a 10/10 out of respect for effort.
Setting:10/10
Typical, but I liked it you know. Sometimes the Original is good and it's meant to be that way in this case. a stranded island, leading to spiritual worlds. Nothing to complain about in my opinion.
Personal enjoyment:10/10
I'm gonna be honest here' It took me two days to finish this anime. 1/4 the first, rest of the 3/4 the next day. I mentioned this in the characters section, the characters and vibe was really broken and falling apart even though it's just a beginning but it should have felt fresh and new to me but rather felt dull. I stopped around 20 mins, got something to eat and was like " forget this movie".
One thing with me is that I always will finish what I'm watching. And that determination brought me here to make this review to tell you how amazing it ended off as. Not a masterpiece, but truly something you should watch before dying lol.
Conclusion:
This was a really good Movie. I recommend this to everyone 9-10+ years of age. Everything compiled was the key to this movie and it showed the audience what the writers are capable of.
PS: This is my second review on MAL. Help me out on my first review on Tokyo Ghoul and likewise to this review.
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