What's it about, and what's so great about it?
Spirited Away is not a kid's movie. Oh sure, you can take your kids to watch it, there's no objectionable content. But treating it as a mere Disney-esque tale does a terrible injustice to this movie, which is one of Miyazaki's best (and, unfortunately, the only one I've seen :/).
The story revolves around Chihiro, a young girl who is moving to a new town with her parents. On the way, they get lost and encounter a market filled with food. Her parents are overcome with greed and turn into pigs as a result. Chihiro must then fend for herself in a strange land which turns out to be a bath for the gods run by a witch, Yubaba. The story is very fantastic, but all in all, Spirited Away is a tale of a young girl becoming more mature in her outlook and thinking. Miyazaki intended this to be a commentary on the social ills plaguing Japan, and this the movie does in spades. No onscreen action is without meaning. In this aspect, Spirited Away excels.
As with all Ghibli/Miyazaki productions, the production values of Spirited Away are excellent. The animation is incredibly fluid, and creative use of CGI has allowed for a completely immersive tale. The English dub of Spirited Away is now out on DVD, and I recommend that any anime fan pick it up and watch it.
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