Spirited Away

Rather than tell you what this film does right, I'll tell you how this special piece of media makes me feel. Something that most of the other films Ive watched don't. Something I grew up with and still holds that sense of wonder and awe that blossomed with me the first time I saw it. A vast green expanse, nature's breeze calling you towards it. Whispering your name in silence. The sky a welcoming blue, an infinite comforting view of azure. Flowing white clowds slowly drifting without a care. It's peaceful, it's everlasting, it's also somehow just a little bit lonely. Nobody to connect to. Lost in a completely foreign space. Over this hill we climb, there is an unnerving new experience, and a whole lot of people to meet. Watching this in theaters also made me kind of emotional inside. The music dances around a soft magical melancholic feel that makes my heart feel like it's gently being brought down from a really rough time. While also bringing me up with a sense of vague hope. This is a world I'd give anything to explore myself, because it keeps my childlike imagination a place to call home. An elegant world full of serenity, while also mysterious yet kind of scary unknown new experience. Like a child moving to a new town, just like Chihiro.