The differences between spirited away and a Disney film.

Sarah Whittall

Disney movies have always been magical, all the other movie companies, and later even Disney themselves, tried to recapture throughout the years. It seemed that they had

everything. Touching stories, cute romances, talking animals, magical people, and a good guy who always comes out in the end. And how could I forget the villains, who seemed so

scary (at the time). However after the mediocre Hercules, the animation quality of these films started to die down, and so did the quality of the stories. However, I noticed so many

other Disney movies being released I either hadn't heard of ever in my life (because they were straight to video B-movies), and Disney Channel started to stop showing my the

cartoons which everyone knew. As culture in America was shifting, so was the magic in Disney. Out with the old, and in with the new. But if you ask me, change is only good in

certain circumstances.

A Disney Film

Studio Ghibli, founded in Japan, may not have had the intention of "blowing the public away" with their stories and movies (as the word

"ghibli" suggests), but in a short time, that is exactly what they did. The animation in films made by Studio Ghibli are very recognizable. It is anime. Spirited Away proved everything that Disney could never be in every single aspect. These films are a lot weirder and not as “fairy-tale” and “magical”. But the stories in these films get you so stuck in

you just want to watch more & more.

A Studio Ghibli Film (Spirited Away)

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when

her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to

survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the

courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world

where humans are dispised.

Spirited Away Summary