I'm so glad that Disney brought this movie to the US so I could see it on the big screen! I have been a big Miyazaki fan since seeing Princess Mononoke (but now Kiki's Delivery Service is my favorite), so I've been excited about this film for quite a while (my pal Matt in Japan sent me playing cards featuring little Chihiro many months ago). The plot is fantastic - a little girl wanders into a strange place (in this case, a bath house for the spirt world), which of course brings to mind Alice in Wonderland. But Spirited Away is much more than a simple fantasy, because Mikazaki always manages to focus on characters and make you feel for them, while you're enjoying the imaginative eye candy. A simply beautiful movie!Labels: anime, dvds, miyazaki
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