Spirited Away

Walt Disney Studios | Release Date: September 20, 2002

8.9	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 2039 Ratings

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Louis'sbrotherMar 21, 2007

With all due respect to those who liked it, WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!, and I mean ever! I don't know what the creators of this movie were on when they made this movie. Had the minimum not been 0, I'd give it -100,000,000! The story With all due respect to those who liked it, WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!, and I mean ever! I don't know what the creators of this movie were on when they made this movie. Had the minimum not been 0, I'd give it -100,000,000! The story makes absolutely no sense, the characters are just stupid, and the acting is terrible. DO not watch it at all!… Expand

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LeventeS.Jun 25, 2009

Despite impressive visuals and halfway decent characters Spirited Away suffers tremendously from a plot so hair-brained and juvenile that it undermines everything good about the movie. Why is it, in Miyazaki films, that evil characters, once Despite impressive visuals and halfway decent characters Spirited Away suffers tremendously from a plot so hair-brained and juvenile that it undermines everything good about the movie. Why is it, in Miyazaki films, that evil characters, once neutralized will suddenly join the hero's side and become all helpful? Why is there no treachery? No deceit? Does nobody in this crazy fantasy world have principles? Why does the villain's twin wear identical clothes? Why are stairs no longer a reliable method of vertical transport? Why does the villain give a final test before honouring her word, rather than be, say, villainous and betray someone? These are all massive problems, and though there are probably more, I hate them so much I can't even remember them. This movie is terrible and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone older than five (though said five year old may wet his pants and have nightmares about it).… Expand

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night4Apr 5, 2016

I appreciate the monumental effort that went into this movie. It's the kind of movie where, after watching it, you spend the next afternoon reading everything you can possibly get your hands on to better understand each and every detail.I appreciate the monumental effort that went into this movie. It's the kind of movie where, after watching it, you spend the next afternoon reading everything you can possibly get your hands on to better understand each and every detail.

However, it so blatantly and bluntly denounces "greed" that it loses all credibility. I know, it's meant for children. But the message seems to be if you have, want, or somehow acquire ANY money, ever, you're evil.… Expand

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LeoB.Feb 12, 2003

Too bad, boring and disgusting.

1 of 13 users found this helpful

LouisH.Mar 22, 2007

I can't believe how anyone could possibly like this movie. It's just like a Japanese anime version of "Alice in Wonderland", but 100X worse! I had no clue what this scrap-on-screen was even about, and I am glad, because I would I can't believe how anyone could possibly like this movie. It's just like a Japanese anime version of "Alice in Wonderland", but 100X worse! I had no clue what this scrap-on-screen was even about, and I am glad, because I would have fried my brain if I knew! Absoulute 0.… Expand

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CalibMcBoltsMay 30, 2016

An over the top, messy, crazy, incoherent, poorly structured, japanese take on ''Alice in Wonderland''
Except the beautiful animation (like with every Miyazaki film) there really is nothing here for me to like

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KJHJun 22, 2010

When I saw the movie, it was way too scary. It was more of a nightmare than a movie.

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JohnnnieP.Jun 21, 2006

I have not seen one review that addresses the exact themes that are woven into the film, throughout. remember the wolf in little red riding hood. all dressed up with nowhere to go, waiting for a free meal in grandmas bed well.

0 of 3 users found this helpful

BroyaxDec 25, 2019

J'espère qu'on ne fait pas voir ce genre de truc à nos chères têtes blondes parce que c'est crade et dégueulasse... mais est-ce vraiment destiné aux enfants ? j'ai comme un doute, car c'est putain de malsain. Et quand ça ne l'est pas, c'estJ'espère qu'on ne fait pas voir ce genre de truc à nos chères têtes blondes parce que c'est crade et dégueulasse... mais est-ce vraiment destiné aux enfants ? j'ai comme un doute, car c'est putain de malsain. Et quand ça ne l'est pas, c'est tout simplement de mauvais goût.

Les grosses métaphores sont juste énormes de maladresse, dénonçant grossièrement quelques uns des sept péchés capitaux (arrête de te goinfrer comme un goret, tu vois bien que c'est pas bien...) mais ici mélangés ou plutôt arrangés à la sauce shintoïste des esprits multiples pervertis par les bas penchants typiquement humains. On doit ajouter également les préoccupations écolos du film, bien balourdes elles aussi (la pollution, les allusions au pétrole, tout ça... et gnagnagni et gnagnagna). Sans oublier la glorification du stakhanovisme de l'usine-prison (on est chez Mao là ou quoi ?!). Mouais bref, cause toujours, tu m'intéresses.

Tout ce merdier est long comme un jour sans pain, la musique est japoniaise jusqu'à l'indigestion et l'ensemble est très décousu ainsi que souvent aberrant... L'animation reste ce qu'elle est dans ce genre de dessin animé nippon en 2D, c'est-à-dire assez pénible à voir ; seuls les décors sont peu près corrects... Un voyage à éviter en tout cas !… Expand

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Leo299May 17, 2023

Pros:
Great world building
Good animation
Cons:
Plot is thin
No memorable characters

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shirokuma2077Oct 26, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spirited away was a huge let down. Most of the time in many movies and web-series, they show you a few important parts of the main plot which will give you the temptation and curiosity to keep watching the movie in spirited away however, nothing is answered. Everything feels unexplored and left out. I felt like I missed an entire anime behind this. This movie is just about a young girl working chores to find a way to survive in an unexplained world of ghosts at the same time trying to get her parents backas they turned into pigs for eating way too much. Everyone reacts in the most unrealistic way to everything. The worst part is where chihiro was told to recognize where her parents were in a group of pigs she replied "they aren't here" there was no reason for saying that and Studio Ghibli replied, “At the last moment, Chihiro can tell the difference because she has overcome the obstacles and mastered the ” living energy “. That was not a satisfying answer. The animation is beautiful to this day, great voice acting, great sound effects, horrible plot and story telling. … Expand

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grosseAug 25, 2023

Overrated Miyazaki movie. Of all the wonderful Japanese animation there is out there, choose something less mainstream

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