Spirited Away is an animated Japanese film (anime), by Hayao Miyazaki, he “has made many famous films including; Laputa: The Castle in The Sky (1986) and Princess Mononoke (1997) and his excellent work has earned him the title of ‘Walt Disney of Japan’” (Dugdale). Even though the film maker decided to retire in 1997, he decided to create Spirited Away after noticing that young girls don’t have much to look out to in the media other that romance, he wanted to create a film “in which they could be heroines” explains Miyazaki. “The film was translated by Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios in 2003. It has also been translated in to eight other languages” (Dugdale). Within the context of this seminar paper, elements such as the narrative
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Sources tells us the the setting for the film is “the fictional city of Tochinoki along Route 21, just north of Nagoya. Tochinoki is also the name of an amusement park to the north of Tôkyô and a spa resort in the south of Japan” (IMDb). It a calm city that Chihiro’s mom acknowledges as “in the middle of nowhere”, with a valley like appearance: hills, small bridges and a nearby forest. “The large hill in their neighbourhood where the dirt road begins is named Green Hill” (IMDb). At the end of the dirt road in the forest is where they encounter the abandoned tunnel, cracked walls, dusty benches and floors filled with dried leaves. Meanwhile Chihiro’s parents are amazed at the green pastures that appear at the other end of the tunnel, Chihiro is filled with shock and annoyance portrayed through her facial expressions of not wanting to be in the unknown environment. The wind keeps pulling them in, unconsciously and too curious to notice, her parents continue to an upward hill that leads them to a dried river which they are able to cross by stepping over some stones to the “theme park”. The theme park is filled with colorful traditional buildings with faded paint and red lanterns hanging across the …show more content…
The precise details that were put into it make the film come to life and sinks you into the plot making it nearly impossible to pause. Throughout her quest Chihiro makes some unusual friends that help throughout her quest. Sen. Sen works diligently and trusts that Haku will help her to save her parents. She makes triumphs and mistakes when working, but she doesn’t give up. Chihiro learns to value what she has, even though it wasn’t through the very best experience. She gets accustomed to the mythical world and is no longer surprised by what she may encounter next. By the end of the film, we have a transformed Chihiro, one that can fight her own battles and is no longer afraid to take chances. It took a lot of inner strengthen from her behalf to not look back, after crossing the bridge, as Haku instructed her. We would wonder what would have happened if she had turned
Sources tells us the the setting for the film is “the fictional city of Tochinoki along Route 21, just north of Nagoya. Tochinoki is also the name of an amusement park to the north of Tôkyô and a spa resort in the south of Japan” (IMDb). It a calm city that Chihiro’s mom acknowledges as “in the middle of nowhere”, with a valley like appearance: hills, small bridges and a nearby forest. “The large hill in their neighbourhood where the dirt road begins is named Green Hill” (IMDb). At the end of the dirt road in the forest is where they encounter the abandoned tunnel, cracked walls, dusty benches and floors filled with dried leaves. Meanwhile Chihiro’s parents are amazed at the green pastures that appear at the other end of the tunnel, Chihiro is filled with shock and annoyance portrayed through her facial expressions of not wanting to be in the unknown environment. The wind keeps pulling them in, unconsciously and too curious to notice, her parents continue to an upward hill that leads them to a dried river which they are able to cross by stepping over some stones to the “theme park”. The theme park is filled with colorful traditional buildings with faded paint and red lanterns hanging across the …show more content…
The precise details that were put into it make the film come to life and sinks you into the plot making it nearly impossible to pause. Throughout her quest Chihiro makes some unusual friends that help throughout her quest. Sen. Sen works diligently and trusts that Haku will help her to save her parents. She makes triumphs and mistakes when working, but she doesn’t give up. Chihiro learns to value what she has, even though it wasn’t through the very best experience. She gets accustomed to the mythical world and is no longer surprised by what she may encounter next. By the end of the film, we have a transformed Chihiro, one that can fight her own battles and is no longer afraid to take chances. It took a lot of inner strengthen from her behalf to not look back, after crossing the bridge, as Haku instructed her. We would wonder what would have happened if she had turned