Movie 231/1001 ~ Spirited Away

Filmed in 2001, Spirited Away is a classic animated film directed by Hayao Mayazaki. Spirited Away won best animated feature in the 2002 Oscars ceremony. The film follows the young Chihiro, a little girl, who is moving with her parents. When her dad takes an ill-advised shortcut, they end up finding themselves at an abandoned amusement park, and the parents find a lot of food, whish they consume. The little girl explores the area and meets a boy who tells her that she must leave immediately before nightfall. When she gets back she finds that her parents have turned into pigs, there are spirits everywhere and she is starting to disappear. Like most anime follows the general reasoning and logic is sometimes hard to follow, but the movie is still fairly coherent. Additionally, the film has several scenes and characters which are simply too cute and interesting that they will certainly improve the rest of the movie for any viewer.

***1/2