Spirited Away

I'd say that I never thought it possible for me to really enjoy an animated film and gain significant moral insight from it. I really tend to detest films that don't appear utterly serious or intentionally stupid, and this film appeared neither. While watching this film I became more engrossed in Chihiro's quest for her parents initially but then so much more in the end. It was so interesting the way her quest evolved and how deep it became. She created such a mess with the No Face, but she also solved that mess. Haku saved her once from being expelled and then she deemed it her duty to save his life after getting attacked by the paper birds. She even travels by train to return the witches seal that Haku stole. Her determination and desire for justice becomes more and more evident through out this film, and also more admirable. At first Chihiro appeared as this little whinny annoying thing but as the film progressed I actually started to admire her little animated self. I really enjoy foreign films. I've seen many films in French and Italian, but I've always kept away from those in Chinese and Japanese because they weren't as pleasant to listen to. With Spirited Away I much prefer hearing it in the language it was intended, it sounds far more natural. All in all I've enjoyed this film, learning much more than I thought possible.