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  futureboykonan@ wrote:
  This is a very good piece of animated cinema. It is thematically rich and subtle, and it has an engrossing story and characters. A trademark of Miyazaki Hayao's filmography is the lack of characters whose motives can be simplified into good or evil----every single one, from the sorceress sisters Yubaba and Zeniba, the lonesome wayward spirit Noh-Face, the spoiled baby Boh, the dehumanized and depersonalized Haku, and Chihiro herself is morally ambiguous in their actions. Chihiro, the protagonist of the story, is but a normal Japanese girl, a youth who has been stripped of interest in her deep heritage and whose tastes lie in materialism. In only a short while, she loses her parents and her identity, but in the struggle to gain her identity back so she can return with her family from the world of the divine spirits to the mundane everyday world, she sheds her "western" shell and becomes more respectful of her Japanese heritage, and as a person she grows immensely, her hidden inner talents brought out and her own values reshapened as she learns what it truly is to be human. In the process, she aids others in regaining their identity and their "humanity". She is a role model for the young women of not only Japan but of the entire world. The whole motion picture combines epic qualities and moments of quieter introspection rarely seen in films these days. As for the technical quality of the film, very few 2D animated films outside of those once produced by Disney, Don Bluth, and Dreamworks can reach the level of sophistication and expressiveness in this movie. The character designs, the background art, and the rich movement combine to create a visual treat. Sure, the frame rate is not as high as many American animated films, but it is not the number of cels per second that define whether animation is good or not. The grace, subtlety, and detail in the character animation is easily on par with the best from Disney's first golden age, even if the animation is not as fluid. However, though the fluidity is not so great, the animation is less jerky than 99%of all japanese anime every released. In Miyazaki's hands, the animation feels natural, realistic, and he brings the characters to life as very few animators can (others that come to mind include Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnson, Glen Keane, Bill Tytla, and Milt Kahl. ) Overall, a film that should not be missed.
(10/10)
 
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