This film is interesting from beginning to end even though the plot advances rather slowly. It's a bizarre amalgam of Wizard of Oz,The Neverending Story, Alice in Wonderland, My Friend Totoro, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The City of Lost Children (just to name a few). It has some rather disturbing images and ranks among the weirdest films I have seen in my life. Unfortunately, this is all the plot I am able to reveal without spoiling the uniqueness of this film. Upon investigating the theme park, things are obviously very "wrong" (at least to the little girl- her parents seem woefully oblivious) and as it gets closer to sunset, things just get worse. Upon investigating the tunnel, they find a strange "theme park" on the other side devoid of inhabitants.
The film concerns a young girl and her parents who find an odd tunnel in the side of a hill while moving to their new home. In the case of Spirited away, I'm glad I did not know what I was getting myself into, otherwise I might not have come (and surprisingly, not for the reasons you likely assume). All I knew was that the film was directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki, the same man responsible for Princess Mononoke ( a film released a few years back that I also enjoyed). OK, that aside, was it a good film? I deliberately did no research before seeing this film as I prefer to go into films with little or no expectations. So whenever you go see the Disney release of a foreign film, realize the film you are watching may not be the 'same film' the rest of the world sees. For those that don't know, Disney has a nasty habit of importing titles from Japan and then changing the story when dubbing films or creatively editing the endings or plot to "suit American audiences". This is another Disney purchase of a Japanese hit. Last night I was able to catch the Disney US Release of Spirited Away ( originally The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro).
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