10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of a train tunnel.
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In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve the needs for her to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are dispised with the help of a white dragon.
Spirited Away is comparable to Alice in Wonderland as the story of Chihiro going through the tunnel is very much like Alice falling through the rabbit hole. However, the world of Spirited Away in some ways are wilder and more surreal than Alice in Wonderland, yet at the same time more believable and coherent as well.
For a film that's aimed at such a young audience, I found it surprisingly profound. The story's underlying theme concerns the importance of names and promises. When Chihiro is employed by Yubaba, the witch who rules the spirit world, Chihiro has to renounce her own name which she needs in order to free herself.
Yubaba and Chihiro
an odd spirit, no face
I must say that there is absolutely no fault with this film. It is beautifully animated, funny, has an arsenal of wildly imaginative characters and an inspiring story with a great soundtrack to support it.
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