Today I was home watching Spirited Away on DVD with my little sister. Its a movie that I could keep replaying for ages on end. What always strikes me is how on the spot Miyazaki is in his portrayal of a young girl in how she speaks, acts, and feels. There is a scene where the main character, Chihiro/Sen, has to go down some deadly steep stairs; she hesitates and then plunges in, feet first, and runs down the stairs screaming. Right then, I just felt like that is exactly the same thing I would have done, when I was younger. Miyakazi has lovingly constructed, in Chihiro, a display of childlike innocence, vulnerability, and sincerity. The spirits, the bathhouse, and the magic of Japanese folklore, tradition, and culture was elegantly preserved in the storyline. Spirited Away is a dazzling expression of its Japanese heritage.
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