| It's Miyazaki's 3rd best film. It's a 9/10 for me I really love the imagery. |
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| Nope. It holds lots of nostalgic value for me and I respect it but I didn't like it much after a rewatch |
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| Because you and I have watched it in 2021 its alright for us. But imagine this quality and animation 20 years ago It's phenomenal. I wish I could have watched it at that time, I will get totally different much better experience. Its like The Matrix If u haven't watched it at that time, and u watch it now it will be bad because the effects is nothing compared to nowadays effects. |
| Of course it's a masterpiece, enjoyment has nothing to do with it. It encapsulates the craftmanship of the later analog area, but even in content relevance its scope is such that will never be seen again, though it might not be obvious if you're not familiar with J-culture in general and J-cinema in particular. |
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| No, it’s definitely not a masterpiece. When I compare this to anime movies I’ve seen like Disappearance of Haruhi and Madoka Magica Rebellion, it comes nowhere near close. Even when I compare this to movies like Lion King or Wall-E it falls flat on it’s face. |
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| This movie is great , it's a masterpiece!!! But not my favorite, When marine was there and The Wind rises are my favourite Ghibli movies |
| just as you said, its good but not great i gave ita 8 and that too out of nostalgia, other wise the movie is 6-7 |
| I agree, a very average movie for me. People are overrating and praising it just to not look weird or get roasted/challenged by the toxic fandom. yeah and sometimes you will find a group of people who are trying to make it sounds so sophisticated and deep (e.g. oh it is a metaphor of sex industry or some other deep ideology) which clearly is not the case. it is just a normal kids movie. |
| In a word, yes. There's a reason it's the only standalone film I've assigned a 10/10 score to on MAL surpassing even the majesty that is Kaguya-Hime. There's also a reason why it's the only anime feature which has a place in my overall cinematic Top 10 list, and between anime, Western animation, and live action, I've seen a good 5,000+ films. It's the embodiment of the Japanese wabi-sabi principle on film. The only one I've personally witnessed capable of imparting a sense of retroactive nostalgia so powerful and across generational lines that it seems to defy and overcome spacetime itself. It's one of those singular type experiences that you either "get" and it "speaks to you" or you just don't and it doesn't, and no amount of explaining and debating in words is really going to convince anyone because works like this, while also fulfilling a dual function of having surface level broad appeal, are going to wield a more powerful resonance with a subset of individuals, among which some professional critics are likely to be represented, and a lot of it is just based on innumerable subtle beats and by themselves, minor moments and little nuances and flourishes littered throughout the reception of which will depend on one's own life experiences. The strength of atmosphere is ethereal and overwhelming, yet parts of it can summon to mind for us the dirty or cozy or simply boring parts of our own childhood or adolescence or that time between right now and a vague memory from a foggy late night three months back. |
| In my opinion, it depends on each person's preferences. For me, it is 9.5/10. INCLUDE SPOILERS: This whole movie is great fantasy, just like the good old Disney's movies. Music, art, characters are wonderful, but I missed a few little things to be perfect. - To the point, the ending lacks a clear punch line. What happened to Haku? Has Chihiro arrived to the village? Maybe she met Haku? 30 seconds more would be enough. - Kaonashi found a new home, but it's a pity that it wasn't explained exactly why he liked Chihiro so much. Was it really loneliness and the fact that Chihiro invited him inside? - Did Chihiro's hair scrunchie helped anything? Was it just such a talisman? Maybe it warned Chihiro to don't look back until she reaches the outer end of the tunnel? - Soundtrack was wonderful but in two moments was cut too suddenly. Due to these unknowns, after watching it, I was not 100% satisfied, but "just" 99%. Anyway, the movie is nice. I will recommend watching it for my children one day. It creates nice memories. |
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| No, but I love this movie, watched this as kid and later re-watched it plenty of times. always a fun time! |
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| Yes it is. Top 2 animated films of all time. No idea how some don't see the greatness in it. |
| it's a masterpiece in my eyes, but everyone's tastes are different ahah. i respect the opinion of people thinking it's not great, but in my opinion it's beautiful and my favorite movie of all time! has been for 10+ years now and i don't see that changing ^^ |
| I think it's Masterpiece, and it's my favourite Ghibli movie. |
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| Wow! This fandom is still alive :0 |
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EmirDuja said: I just watched it yesterday for the first time......It was a 7/10 experience for me, still I rated it as a higher 8 out of 10............ I mean you don't see a kid's movie with so many symbolisms and themes......... I personally liked the theme of "preserving our old Cultures" and "conserving Nature"I watched sprited away today and I think it's good but not great. I just enjoyed so I rated that 6/10, animations are great, I love that plot but it has got any special characters or other thing for me.Did I missed symbolisms or something? And sprited away categoried drama. I didn't see any dramatic scene. am I wrong? idk I'm sad for this disappointment. I"ll say again it's not bad or average in my opinion but it's clearly "Fine" category for me. what do you think about this? Now is it a Masterpiece? No I don't think so, but it is enjoyable and good one time watch for grown ups too |
  ๐๐ช๐๐ซ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ผ ๐ถ๐พ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐พ๐ป๐ผ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ด๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ช๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ต๐ญ๐ท'๐ฝ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ท๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ |
| It's one of the greatest films of all time. |
 You have been blessed by sparkly bishie Cherry Blossom <3 You're welcome ^^ |
| I've just rewatched it. I'm not a Ghibli fan. Not even close. A few years ago it was a 7/10, really good fantasy, nice characters (with some mentions to be made), amazing art and OST, but that was it for me. I can't believe how much your perspective can change depending on your knowledge of some apparently unrelated topics. It was all mostly because I did not understand No-Face's character and what he stood for besides the capitalist bs, as during my first watch it felt like a pointless antagonist to some extent. I'm not saying it's deep or that you have missed the point if you consider it average or even bad, I'm just saying that at the moment I wholeheartedly consider this movie to be a masterpiece, for the ideology behind it exists, is clear enough if you're willing to invest some time to analyze it and mainly because I sort of agree with it. Also, the bathhouse scene with No-Face's realization of what makes the world go round is probably one of the best scenes in anime imho. 10/10 Man, I swear, some of these P/G-rated movies and series have amazing writing. (eg: Precure sometimes, Kemono no Souja Erin, Cardcaptor Sakura, LWA just to name a few) Edit: spelling |
DomsaSep 23, 2021 2:16 PM
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| Easily a masterpiece in my book. Beautiful film in every aspect. |
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