Spirited Away (2001)

“Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi” aka “Spirited Away” was an animation produced by Studio Ghibli, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and released in 2001. Studio Ghibli has long been acknowledged by its high quality of making animations, and Hayao Miyazaki is undeniably one of the greatest animation creators. Although they had made a few successful animations before the film “Spirited Away”, the feedback of this movie was one of a kind. It endures so long that we today still consider it as an educational movie and use it as a learning material in textbooks.

    The film won the Oscar of Best Animated Featured in 2003. The success of this movie reveals that regardless of the cultural differences, the movie conveys a higher part of human commonality. I think that it is the very reason why this movie was so popular whether in the east or in the west. Another outstanding part of the film is that it was received by all age. A kid can have fun watching it, and a grown-up can think deeply about the film because there were so many metaphors in it. In a word, no matter what country you come from, what language you speak, or what age you are, you can surly enjoy the movie very much. 

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