Spirited Away is one of my favorite animations, not only because it is the best animation in the Oscar, but also because I can find my initial heart, find peace in the restless world, find responsibility in my growing experience and find the courage to face the future.
Ogino Chihiro, the hero of the story, is a little girl who will start a new life in the countryside with her parents. She is naive and lazy in the car, content with the status quo. Their parents are not going to drive into a small town. They are exhausted by the boat. Regardless of their own image, they feasted on the food that no one cared about in the town, and eventually became pigs because of greed. Chihiro wanted to leave after discovering the difference between his parents, only to find that the way back had become a river.
As night fell, the town became lively and all kinds of ghosts appeared in the street. Chihiro's parents chose to stay in town to save him. Fortunately, he met a teenager named Bai. He gave her medicine to stop his body from disappearing and told him how to save his parents. With Bai's help, I was lucky to find a job as a handyman in the soup kitchen. Gradually become mature, in a task to clean up the river god, because of the successful completion of the task and got a magical pill, which can save parents. But she ran out of pills, because she saved Kaonashi, and his mind was occupied by greed, and his mother-in-law photographed him stealing money and breaking the seal. Finally, he came to Qian together, found the magic that could save Bai and his parents, awakened Bai and brought his parents back to the world. At this time, Chihiro was mature and steady, no longer worried about the future growth, found the initial heart to support himself, and also had the goodwill to treat the whole world well.
When talking about the role of Chihiro, Miyazaki Hayao himself said, "When it comes to the sinking of the Japanese, what worries me most is not economic growth, nor how multimedia will develop, but whether the children in our country are healthy." This problem is not only a dilemma for Japanese society, but also for the whole human society. At this time, Japan's economy is developing at a high speed, and its single-minded economic development will inevitably lead to a series of social problems, environmental pollution, children's psychological problems, human greed and moral decay, all of which finally made a great animated film.
Chihiro in the movie is a child spoiled by his parents, content with the status quo, innocent and carefree, and has no expectations for the future. For example, under the rapid economic development, the material needs are rising day by day, but the children are not mature at heart, and their parents are typical adult images. They are impolite for their own selfish desires, think that everything is not as important as vested interests, and finally suffer the consequences, and are punished as pigs because of their greed. The phrase "don't eat too much, you will be slaughtered" in the film is even more thought-provoking.
Another hero, Bai, is an ideal figure. He is brave, wise, friendly and full of goodwill. Gradually guide Chihiro to grow into a person with his own thoughts and personality. Bai helped to remember his name and told him how to stick to his heart; Help Chihiro find the help of Grandpa Boiler and teach him how to face life independently and solve his own problems. Do bath work in Tang gang, teach him to grow up and be kind forever; White is like Miyazaki Hayao himself. I hope that through my own efforts, I can awaken the children of the whole society to face the future life, teach them the strongest heart and the richest personality, and let them not lose themselves in this society full of interests.
One of the scenes that impressed me the most in the film was bathing the river god. When he appeared, he was covered in mud and garbage, stinking and stumbling, just like a sick old man. The whole bathhouse thinks he is a rotten god, and they don't want to be near him, showing disgust. Therefore, this severe task falls on the new Chihiro. After Chihiro tried to clean up the rotten god, everyone was surprised to find that the so-called rotten god was the river god. This refers to the high-speed experience and development. Rivers are polluted by human beings and will become disgusting and dirty. Miyazaki Hayao used this scene to tell us that the pollution in society is very serious now. If adults are unwilling to admit their mistakes, the pollution will last forever. Choosing Chihiro to clean up the garbage is not the expectation for the next generation. I hope everyone will protect the environment and treat nature well, and naturally they will pay something.
The description of Kaonashi in the film resonated with most people. Kaonashi is an isolated group in society, alone, and no one wants to be with him. He is too supercilious and excluded. Even though he has good intentions, he still has great emptiness and loneliness. So, after it discovered people's obsession with money, he dug up money to gain people's respect. In this step-by-step temptation, his image has changed a lot and he began to be greedy and arrogant. People's pursuit made his heart extremely inflated. Finally, with the help of Chihiro, they found themselves again. This kind of group is just a group of people in society who are intoxicated by interests and gradually lose themselves. Even well-intentioned, driven by interests, will eventually get worse and worse. Only by finding your own heart and initial heart can goodwill last forever.
This is the story of Spirited Away. Spirited Away's spirit hides the author's deep concern for this society. Perhaps only real actions can make us grow up and make this society better. Maybe many years later, we will still remember those hidden flowers in that warm summer. Antique streets among trees. A newly baptized girl, with the joy of rediscovering herself. Head high towards an unknown new life. Without the slightest timidity, it seems that everything is in sight. I found the answer in that bizarre and fantastic adventure.