Spirited Away transcends masterpiece status. Composed of layer upon layer, it creates its own terminology.
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07/22/03
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Spirited Away (2002)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:150
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.5/10
Consensus: Hayao Miyazaki's dazzling, enchanting Spirited Away takes viewers, young and old alike, through the looking glass.
Theatrical Release:Sep 20, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $9,855,615
Synopsis: Directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, SPIRITED AWAY is the tale of Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is taken down an unusual road by her parents while moving to a new home... [More]
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Michael Chiklis, Susan Egan
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Reviews for Spirited Away
Can at best be described as a surreal blend of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz
07/22/03
É como se David Lynch tivesse dirigido sua própria versão de Alice no País das Maravilhas.
06/29/03
To call this film inventive is to grossly understate its accomplishment.
05/07/03
What separates Miyazaki's animation from everyone else's is the way he imagines his worlds.
04/28/03
An explosion of original artwork, weird characters and thought-provoking action
04/21/03
I could hardly wait for the next plot twist or astonishing set piece, not to mention what visual magic Miyazaki still had up his sleeve (and he has plenty!).
04/13/03
Yes, Spirited Away is a triumph of imagination, but it’s also a failure of storytelling.
04/11/03
...its visual style is remarkably beauteous and its creative touches abundantly imaginative.
04/05/03
Much of what makes the film work lies in the combination of its small touches and emotionalism, making it something more than a film for people who like to get stoned and go watch freaky animation (though it almost certainly works on that level, too).
04/02/03
I hate to gush in the first sentence of a review, but I absolutely love this film.
04/01/03
The most enchanting thing about Miyazaki's work is his desire to do just that -- enchant.
03/07/03
Another classic movie from the master of Japanese animation.
02/16/03
One of the greatest animated films ever made.
02/16/03
like a combination of 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Alice in Wonderland' retold by a clever storyteller who incorporates his own details, twists and bits of humor into the plot.
02/07/03
It's a wonderful example of traditional Japanese anime, and a flat-out terrific film.
01/16/03
Solidly breathtaking and profoundly entertaining.
01/15/03
Repeatedly reminded me of the later Oz books, with Chihiro's Dorothyesque role in a surreal and perilous fantasy land.
01/13/03
As soft and strange as a dream.
01/09/03
It's the sort of film that gives rise to the awed question, 'How did he do that?'
01/05/03
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