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I recently went to see Spirited Away at the cinema as nearly every critic has given it 5 stars. However after I saw the film I felt that it didn't deserve it. Possibly 3 stars but that's it.
Ok the animation is unsurpassed by anything else this year (except possibly Finding Nemo but those animations aren't abnormal in cinemas) and the storyline is surreal when you consider the possibility of the spirit world which it is suggesting but apart from that what is so great about it? I can't even remember the wee girls name and even if I did her character was about as deep as a garden pond. All I knew about her past was that she had to leave her previous school to go to a new house. After that you just follow the events in chronological order with no real reference to anything that would give us an insight into her mentality eg was she the odd one out at school?
This lack of depth applies for most of the characters however I did feel some kind depth to the evil witch of the bath house however she was about as scary as a pensioner who just saw some kids on her lawn. If you want a scary (well scary-ish considering it's a U) animated witch then watch Sleeping Beauty. Anyway that was just my opinion but I really want to know what other people saw in it. Any insight would be great.
Ok the animation is unsurpassed by anything else this year (except possibly Finding Nemo but those animations aren't abnormal in cinemas) and the storyline is surreal when you consider the possibility of the spirit world which it is suggesting but apart from that what is so great about it? I can't even remember the wee girls name and even if I did her character was about as deep as a garden pond. All I knew about her past was that she had to leave her previous school to go to a new house. After that you just follow the events in chronological order with no real reference to anything that would give us an insight into her mentality eg was she the odd one out at school?
This lack of depth applies for most of the characters however I did feel some kind depth to the evil witch of the bath house however she was about as scary as a pensioner who just saw some kids on her lawn. If you want a scary (well scary-ish considering it's a U) animated witch then watch Sleeping Beauty. Anyway that was just my opinion but I really want to know what other people saw in it. Any insight would be great.
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Yeh same, that was my stance from the start then I heard it one cinema awards and got 5 stars in every mag so I thought "meh I'll give it a go." I don't think it has given me a great appreciation for the genre though heh.
I don't do Manga so I wouldn't know.
I recently went to see Spirited Away at the cinema as nearly every critic has given it 5 stars. However after I saw the film I felt that it didn't deserve it. Possibly 3 stars but that's it.
Ok the animation is unsurpassed by anything else this year (except possibly Finding Nemo but those animations aren't abnormal in cinemas) and the storyline is surreal when you consider the possibility of the spirit world which it is suggesting but apart from that what is so great about it? I can't even remember the wee girls name and even if I did her character was about as deep as a garden pond. All I knew about her past was that she had to leave her previous school to go to a new house. After that you just follow the events in chronological order with no real reference to anything that would give us an insight into her mentality eg was she the odd one out at school?
This lack of depth applies for most of the characters however I did feel some kind depth to the evil witch of the bath house however she was about as scary as a pensioner who just saw some kids on her lawn. If you want a scary (well scary-ish considering it's a U) animated witch then watch Sleeping Beauty. Anyway that was just my opinion but I really want to know what other people saw in it. Any insight would be great.
Ok the animation is unsurpassed by anything else this year (except possibly Finding Nemo but those animations aren't abnormal in cinemas) and the storyline is surreal when you consider the possibility of the spirit world which it is suggesting but apart from that what is so great about it? I can't even remember the wee girls name and even if I did her character was about as deep as a garden pond. All I knew about her past was that she had to leave her previous school to go to a new house. After that you just follow the events in chronological order with no real reference to anything that would give us an insight into her mentality eg was she the odd one out at school?
This lack of depth applies for most of the characters however I did feel some kind depth to the evil witch of the bath house however she was about as scary as a pensioner who just saw some kids on her lawn. If you want a scary (well scary-ish considering it's a U) animated witch then watch Sleeping Beauty. Anyway that was just my opinion but I really want to know what other people saw in it. Any insight would be great.
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