Spirited Away

Hello my lovelies,

Hope you're well and looking forward to Christmas as it gets closer. Of course when it hits December I'll be getting some Christmas film reviews going but for now we continue with my never ending list of films sugested to me by so many people. Today's is Spirited Away. This Studio Ghibli film has been recommended to me by a few different people now and I can see why.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 2001, Spirited Away is a Japanese animated fantasy film which tells the story of a 10 year old girl named Chihiro as she moves home with her parents. Along the way they seem to take a wrong turn entering a land in which spirits dwell and sadly Chihiro's parents get drawn into a trap that could see them living as pigs forever if Chihiro can't save them.

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Although this is a long film, and can seem slightly strange, there is just something about it that makes it a beautiful anime to watch. I'd definitely recommend watching the subtitled version as with this it tells you meanings of characters names which just adds to how well this film was made. The artwork is brilliant and the amount of different spirits is inumerable. The creativity of Studio Ghibli amazes me and although I think this is only the second film of theirs that I have seen (Grave of the Fireflies being the first), already I'd recommend them to anyone. The soundtrack the works alongside these bright and colourful scenes is is so good that its even won awards! 

Even though this is a story about a child fighting and working to free her parents so they can return to the human world, there is still some elements of humour amongst the story, for example the idea that of all animals Chihiro's parents turn into pigs due to eating so much.

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You don't need to be an anime lover to enjoy this film, just be prepared for its long runtime but you get so drawn in to Chihiro's determination to save her parents that the length of the film doesn't seem to matter so much. Its a film that is fit for all age groups as well so anyone can enjoy it. Basically find it and watch it, you may think its odd at first but then you;ll get into it.

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x

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