Spirited Away - by Arislyn on 17:57 17 Oct 2002
I figured I'd best let everyone know about this one. It's rare that you see an anime make it to the big screen here in the US, but one is out right now. It's showing in two theatres here in my town, so you may want to check your listings.
It's called Spirited Away and looks to be quite entertaining. It looks to be about a young girl who gets trapped in another dimension and must find her way home.
If you want to watch the trailer, it's at http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/spirited_away.html
You'll need Quicktime to see it.
I wonder why you just don't see anime in theatres in the US much? It seems to be so popular with a large group of people that I can't help but be surprised by the lack of it in Hollywood. Why don't (most) Americans like anime? It's far more involved and plot intensive than most Disney films ever hope to be and the majority of it is beautiful to see. However, I'm not going so far as to say that all anime is interesting and well drawn. It's just like any other medium. You have good ones and bad ones.
I figured I'd best let everyone know about this one. It's rare that you see an anime make it to the big screen here in the US, but one is out right now. It's showing in two theatres here in my town, so you may want to check your listings.
It's called Spirited Away and looks to be quite entertaining. It looks to be about a young girl who gets trapped in another dimension and must find her way home.
If you want to watch the trailer, it's at http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/spirited_away.html
You'll need Quicktime to see it.
I wonder why you just don't see anime in theatres in the US much? It seems to be so popular with a large group of people that I can't help but be surprised by the lack of it in Hollywood. Why don't (most) Americans like anime? It's far more involved and plot intensive than most Disney films ever hope to be and the majority of it is beautiful to see. However, I'm not going so far as to say that all anime is interesting and well drawn. It's just like any other medium. You have good ones and bad ones.
Spirited Away - by Arislyn on 08:43 18 Oct 2002
I've talked the hubby into going to catch a matinee of this over the weekend. I'll let you know how it is.
I've talked the hubby into going to catch a matinee of this over the weekend. I'll let you know how it is.
Spirited Away - by Arislyn on 14:33 19 Oct 2002
Ack! It's a no go....*sighs* I was so looking forward to getting to see this, but wouldn't you know it, last night was the final showing and I didn't realize it. I was going to hit it for a matinee this afternoon.
Ah, well...I guess I'll just have to see it on video, then. Poop.
Ack! It's a no go....*sighs* I was so looking forward to getting to see this, but wouldn't you know it, last night was the final showing and I didn't realize it. I was going to hit it for a matinee this afternoon.
Ah, well...I guess I'll just have to see it on video, then. Poop.
Spirited Away - by Arislyn on 08:12 21 Oct 2002
Yeah! I got to see it.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone out there who is a fan of fairytales. The story is of a young girl named Chichiro who wanders into a world apart from our own, a world where spirits of all kinds abound. Chichiro enters the domain of Yu-Baaba, who takes her real name to try and control her. However, as long as Chichiro remembers who she really is, there is hope for her to return to her own world. If she forgets, then she is bound by Yu-Baaba forever.
This is the story of how Chichiro makes her way home by showing love and compassion in a world where both are in short supply. (Not necessarily because all the spirits are bad, but because they are controlled by Yu-Baaba, who is a greedy, selfish spirit.) Many of the characters you will see are whimsical and magical, while others are frightening. The artwork and cinematograhpy are beautiful!
I definitely recommend seeing it! Oh, and if you have ever seen the anime "A Chinese Ghost Story" then you will know kind of what to expect from "Spirited Away". The stories both have the same feel to them.
Yeah! I got to see it.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone out there who is a fan of fairytales. The story is of a young girl named Chichiro who wanders into a world apart from our own, a world where spirits of all kinds abound. Chichiro enters the domain of Yu-Baaba, who takes her real name to try and control her. However, as long as Chichiro remembers who she really is, there is hope for her to return to her own world. If she forgets, then she is bound by Yu-Baaba forever.
This is the story of how Chichiro makes her way home by showing love and compassion in a world where both are in short supply. (Not necessarily because all the spirits are bad, but because they are controlled by Yu-Baaba, who is a greedy, selfish spirit.) Many of the characters you will see are whimsical and magical, while others are frightening. The artwork and cinematograhpy are beautiful!
I definitely recommend seeing it! Oh, and if you have ever seen the anime "A Chinese Ghost Story" then you will know kind of what to expect from "Spirited Away". The stories both have the same feel to them.
Spirited Away - by Arislyn on 07:23 19 May 2004
I ran across this article today talking about Miyazaki, Spirited Away and how it sparks the imagination of a country that has been lacking in wonderful, original myths for so long.
Now, I agree that Sprited Away is utterly fantastic and completely blows anything Disney has done right out of the water, but I'm not sure that America is quite in the imaginative rut that the author claims:
Perhaps our movies and television are a bit stale and cookie-cutter, I agree. However, when you turn your eyes away from the screen and to paper, I think you willl find that imagination still lives within the written word.
I've always had a much lower standard bar set for television/movies than I have for writing. When I watch the screen, I don't want to think. I just want to be entertained. If I want to exercise my imagination and take to flights of fancy, then I read. But, that's just me.
I ran across this article today talking about Miyazaki, Spirited Away and how it sparks the imagination of a country that has been lacking in wonderful, original myths for so long.
Now, I agree that Sprited Away is utterly fantastic and completely blows anything Disney has done right out of the water, but I'm not sure that America is quite in the imaginative rut that the author claims:
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Look. All signs point to the fact that we are facing a dire failure of imagination in this country. We are clinging like blind bats to dying (dead) myths about who we are and what we stand for and what angry patriarchal war demons we believe in. Our sour leaders frantically clutch crumbling and outdated and jingoistic notions of empire and God and righteousness. You know they do. Magic and imagination and free thinking are reviled right now, threatened, openly despised as anti-American and unpatriotic and oh my God don't you dare question the prevailing boot-stompin' cowboy-hatted violence-happy ethos of God and guns and might-makes-right or John Ashcroft will come to your house and suck the pith straight outta your soul with a Shop Vac, unnerstand? |
Perhaps our movies and television are a bit stale and cookie-cutter, I agree. However, when you turn your eyes away from the screen and to paper, I think you willl find that imagination still lives within the written word.
I've always had a much lower standard bar set for television/movies than I have for writing. When I watch the screen, I don't want to think. I just want to be entertained. If I want to exercise my imagination and take to flights of fancy, then I read. But, that's just me.
Spirited Away - by NoonChild on 09:53 15 Oct 2004
I saw this the other day on DVD. It was beautiful and engaging. It had some recognisable moral messages (finish what you begin/strive and you will excel/dont judge on looks etc.) and some which made no sense to me a mere Westerner. A true fairytale there are obstacles to overcome but a good heart allows one to beat them.
Asside:I have come accross the story of what happens if one eats the food of the Spirits before, but I cant think where? Is this in any other films?
I saw this the other day on DVD. It was beautiful and engaging. It had some recognisable moral messages (finish what you begin/strive and you will excel/dont judge on looks etc.) and some which made no sense to me a mere Westerner. A true fairytale there are obstacles to overcome but a good heart allows one to beat them.
Asside:I have come accross the story of what happens if one eats the food of the Spirits before, but I cant think where? Is this in any other films?
Spirited Away - by Brad on 17:35 15 Oct 2004
This is a wonderful film. What an imagination!
This is a wonderful film. What an imagination!