spirited away

Rei Chan · Post by **Rei Chan** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:40 pm

Gomen Gomen! *To DTJB*
Well, I hope you will find out the ending soon so that we can both rant about it all we want.
... Gomen... Getting off topic...
I lent my friend the dvd and she really liked it. (trying to stick to subject...).

LoST RaiNDRoP · Post by **LoST RaiNDRoP** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 6:32 pm

[quote]no face was scary...

...specially when he got all big!.. i like the part when the girl what preparing a bath for the.. uhhh.. umm.. "dirty spirit?".. anyways.. yea.. i thought that was pretty groes..[/quote]

The Hitokiri Battousai · Post by **The Hitokiri Battousai** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 6:37 pm

I saw Spirited Away during Vacation in Tenesse deep in the mountains were rented a Chalet (a 3 story cabin with pool table, jacuzzi, hot tub, 5 bathrooms, tons of rooms, it was the life) with my sister. It was pretty cool.

At MY school, we call it the "Media Center" but we call the "librarians"..."Library Nazis". We also call our hall monitors "The Gestapo"

deckofdarkness · Post by **deckofdarkness** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 7:34 pm

ive got a question....
is spirited away any good. ive heard both good and bad things.

UncleMilo · Post by **UncleMilo** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:00 pm

deckofdarkness wrote:ive got a question....
is spirited away any good. ive heard both good and bad things.

You haven't been reading the notes here...

Anyway, it is a masterwork of animation. It takes on a very fairy-tale like story and some people badmouth it since the story centers on a young girl. They say "it's just a kid's film"... but first off, I always have troubles with the word "just"

after all... what's so great about a diamond? It's JUST a rock.

and what's wrong with family films? When they are done right, they can be as entertaining as anything else...

From Studio Ghibli alone we have:
Kiki's Delivery Service
Whispers of the Heart
The Cat Returns
My Neighbor Totoro
Castle in the Sky: Laputa

All of them great films...

Spirited Away is an excellent film. It is an excellent family film. It is an excellent anime. It is a first rate title.

-Uncle Milo

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:02 pm

i hated it. saw the first hour and a half and i couldnt finish it it was just so boreing and stupid in my opinion. i didnt find the story good and there was like no action and the whole thing just dreaged on forever

UncleMilo · Post by **UncleMilo** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:18 pm

madmag9999 wrote:i hated it. saw the first hour and a half and i couldnt finish it it was just so boreing and stupid in my opinion. i didnt find the story good and there was like no action and the whole thing just dreaged on forever

See, this is typical of the negative comments on Spirited Away.

"The characters were boring and stupid."

Haku? Boring?
No Face? Boring?
Chihiro? Stupid?

"I didn't find the story good..."

Apparently, you're not that keen on writing skills either.

"...and there was like no action in the whole thing."

Apparently, unless there's gun play and explosions, the anime has no action and is therefore a drag to have to watch.

So... if you share this person's view that any anime that forces you to pay attention rather than simply placate you with explosions and fight scenes is a boring anime, then you won't like Spirited Away...

however... like it or not, it is still a masterpiece of animation.

-Uncle Milo

deckofdarkness · Post by **deckofdarkness** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:46 pm

wow.......

deckofdarkness · Post by **deckofdarkness** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:14 pm

thats interesting to read...

Rei Chan · Post by **Rei Chan** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:53 pm

You forgot to put Princess Mononoke~ Another epic movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki (and Studio Ghibli).
Er... Spirited Away is a good film but I didn't really look at it as a children's film. It was too long and the story line was confusing for any child to sit through (my cousins fell asleep... I was rather insulted).