In the film Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki paints a picture of growing up in an elegant and riveting manner. As our heroine, Chihiro, travels down this intense and, at times, unnerving path she displays her growing maturity and blossoming ability in many ways, from her changing behaviour to her evolving body language, even the way that she speaks changes significantly. Her journey is not only through this magically terrifying world, but is also expressing how at this age, every little girl turns into
Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 film, Spirited Away, tells a tale of a young girl named Chihiro who was hurled into a complicated spirit world. Throughout the film, Miyazaki draws thematic parallels to humanity and the current state of society by using motifs. Spirited Away emphasises how one can work towards their goals without selfishly ignoring the needs of others and find a place within society. This interpretation of the film let us see both sides of greed and selflessness and on society’s flaws. The