Out down your local Blockbuster or video store, is a film which has been out for a long time in other countries. The review below is for the subtitled version which I bought from Hong Kong. The one down the video store is the dubbed (English) version.
This is probably the greatest Animated film I have seen
If you liked the animation from Kill Bill Vol1 which came within the film, this is the type of animation that this film is - Only better.
It is scary in parts for little children though, but older children and many parents will love it. Children who see it, might even come to place it near the top of their all time list.
The story begins when a girl called Chihiro is moving away from her own town to a new one with her parents. When on her journey they come to a tunnel which is blocking their way. They decide to enter the tunnel and see what is on the other side.
They enter into a town which has no occupants but is laden with food. Her parents decide to eat this food which turns them into pigs. Chihiro did not touch the food and warned her parents not to.
Soon after this, a boat is arriving on to the shore and you find out why and what this town is. Chihiro is helped by a boy who makes sure she is not seen by the occupants of this boat and an amazing journey begins.
Without a doubt, this film is a MUST SEE. The animation is so jaw droppingly gorgeous that you feel transported to this world, you really feel a part of it.
It won the OSCAR for animation in the year it was released and you will see why. The film is so surreal, so wonderful and such a great morality tale that its head and shoulders above anything else.
So, if you like Animation or even have an interest in Animation or film for that matter - you cant do wrong with this.
Its a masterpiece of the highest order and credit goes to everyone involved in this and especially Hayao Miyazaki who created this.
Mutter Chops rating : 9.7/10 (SUPERB)
You can tell by the thumbs up at the top, how much I love this film.
