Life Lessons from Spirited Away

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Today's video essay analyses and reviews the meaning behind Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away and how it is more than an animated masterpiece. It has an incredible depth when it comes to teaching children how to deal with a frustrating and seemingly hopeless situation. Sifting through these precious life lessons, I realized they make the film even more beautiful than it already is. Please watch the entire video to see the meaning behind Spirited Away!

In this animated feature by noted Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) and her parents (Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi) stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku (Miyu Irino), who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.

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[ella-pfkj]

Spirited Away is one of those films that you can watch countless times and still pick up on little details you’ve never noticed each time. I love this film so much!

[reprisegaming]

I feel like Haku also teaches that you shouldn't be afraid to let go of something.

[jocelynfisher]

I never thought of the crying scene in this lens of healthy venting. It is really cool

[Cilibi]

Something that always strikes me as important is that when she decides not to look back, the hair tie her friends made sparkles in the light. Even though she’s leaving her loved ones behind she will always have them with her.

[loveydovey]

That's exactly why the crying scene is my favorite. It's showing that it's okay to vent through crying and also shows the building trust she begins to have for Haku, who feeds and comforts her.

[will--]

The shine of the hair tie at 7:15 (which was made by her friends) continues to highlight the power of love and friendship for solving an individual’s problems and challenges

[Vanessa-nyfy]

I watched spirited away for the fist time last night, I been hurting and grieving and wayching it gave me a sense of how to move on in a positive way and to take my memories with me but not obsess over not being able to go back. I love the way you explained it becuase it was kinda how I felt when watching it

[judojorge]

"once you've met someone you never really forget them"

[kamrankambang]

LET ME ADD A BIT MORE MORAL. 1. FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. SCENE WHERE HE TRIES TO HELP THE SOOT.

[mrblue]

No wonder it is one of the greatest films ever made.

[chieludz]

"Look ahead and not Back"
I will remember this

Edit:btw I like how he still hearts comments till this day

[heyfelicia]

I just wish that sometimes I can fade into the world in spirited away and forget reality. This video is truly inspiring and although I long for my life to be like a fairy tale where there is a happy ending and true love, this showed me that reality is not what you always think it is. I just watched spirited away for the first time not long ago and I'm instantly attached. The story, amazing. The art, beautiful. I just wish that the spirit world were real so I could go there sometimes.

[gracebyChrist]

this review made me realize that the movie is teaching us about Adulting.

[unique]

Oh my god .... It's right in the feels.... I see myself when you explain the I think that was what miyazaki want, to send a hidden message for our adultself to understand it ...

[arunikapritimishra]

An Indian voice explaining life lessons from spirited away. Wow. I'm dead Happy. Thanks for being that Indian who knows and appreciates animes truly. Absolutely loved your video essay. ♥️

[LordWyatt]

Change is Inevitable. Change is Painful. Change is Necessary.
Don’t look back.

[ShaunTranSit]

I have gone into this lesson like when I was in a hard relationship with my family and then having to deal with life without my family

[Arttective]

DEAR ALL! Please stay safe amidst the Coronavirus pandemic and take necessary measures! God bless.

[mylittlethoughttree]

I think this was a fantastic video, loved it. There's so many life lessons to draw from Spirited Away and I think people tend to get so caught up in all those film theories and everything else, that they forget them. Spirited Away is very much a film about life and about a little girl growing up, learning how to navigate life. It's interesting you said about the real world as an alien world, too. I recently did a video myself talking about the world here feeling alien because that's how the wider world feels to kids when they're forced to grow up/enter the world of work etc.

I really like your editing in this video too. I'm honestly shocked you don't have more subscribers, but I empathise 100% with the struggle and I've just given one extra subscriber.

[parkjun]

My 9 minute is not wasted after watching this video. Really worth it. Thank you for explaining beautifully