Spirited Away
Spirited Away is about entering a strange world, almost losing yourself in it, and finding your way back stronger, kinder, and more grounded in who you are.
The stories of ghibli are always unique, while I definitely saw these in a different light when i was younger now older these stories hold different meanings to myself I never saw back then.
Driven from a desire for desperate help to free her parents but a sense of escape and eager need to explore this world. We learn how to grow up, to not be greedy, and to find ones identity at the same time. In the real world, it’s easy to lose yourself to systems, jobs, or expectations. Shown in how greed empties people. Simplicity and kindness restore them. Much like a restoration of one's spirit or the planet. While not hugely influential in this film like his other works, Miyazaki always pushes the deep desire and appreciation for nature. When humans neglect nature, we also lose something spiritual and essential within ourselves.
Miyazaki never dissapoints by leaving Joe Hisaishi in charge of the musical composition which is able to take you into the world miyazaki creates