These ten best lists for movie critics roger ebert and richard roeper have been collected from various postings in the usenet movies newsgroups and from their best of the year tv show for 2000 thru 2005. Why spirited away is the best animated film of all time vice. Spirited dazzles and entertains like no other movie this year. It also comes to a satisfying conclusion and never once seems to take. Roger ebert and martin scorseses 10 best films of the 90s duration. Apart from the stories and dialogue, spirited away is a pleasure to regard just for itself. Roger ebert september 20, 2002 miyazakis spirited away has been compared to alice in wonderland, and indeed it tells of a 10yearold girl who wanders into a world of strange creatures and illogical rules. Movies made for everybody are actually made for nobody in particular. Roger ebert on miyazakis my neighbor totoro miyazaki. The dubbed version of spirited away premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2002, the same year audiences saw and heard daveigh chase in. Spirited away sen to chihiro no kamikakushi, sen and chihiros spiritingaway, said to be inspired by a 9yearold girl miyazaki met, is a surreal adventure film that defies simple explanation, but can be simplistically described as japans version of alice in wonderland.
Combining japanese mythology with through the looking glasstype whimsy, spirited away cemented miyazakis reputation as an icon of inspired animation and wondrous, lyrical storytelling. To enter the world of hayao miyazaki is to experience a kind of lighthearted enchantment that is unique to the world of animation roger ebert, chicago suntimes. Roger ebert, chicago suntimes a masterpiece, pure and simple. I told him i love the gratuitous motion in his films. Ebert also said that spirited away was one of the years best films. An analysis of hayao miyazakis attention to detail in his masterpiece, spirited away. Spirited away sen to chihiro no kamikakushi 2001, hayao miyazaki, japan, 125 min. Clanak spirited away je odabran u kategoriju izabranih clanaka. Works of studio ghibli, the animation team behind spirited away, come to the frida in santa ana. On the way to their new home, chihiros father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely onelane road which deadends in front of a tunnel.
Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Spirited away is a strange yet riveting comingofage tale of a girl named chihiro as she finds herself in a bizarre world with a menagerie of. Movies about specific characters in a detailed world are spellbinding because they make no attempt to cater to us. Chihiro ogino, a sullen young girl unwillingly moving to a new town. In july 2012, roger wrote about viewing spirited away for a third time and how he was then struck by a quality between generosity and love.
This time i began to focus on the elements in the picture that didnt need to be there. I was so fortunate to meet miyazaki at the 2002 toronto film festival. A conversation with writers about their favorite animated films and programs. Roger ebert awarded spirited away his top score and hailed it as the best animated film of recent years. One of the gifts a movie lover can give another is the title of a wonderful film they have not yet discovered. However, this story is not a showdown between right and wrong. Now the word masterpiece is easily banded about, and theres no need to persuade anyone that this is a great movie. Reviews from german top critics german athena west movierapture keith allen yannik riedl german mutant. Instead, this is a listing of the films that he gave four stars to during the year. Spirited away is a 2001 japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by hayao. But its enchanting and delightful in its own way, and has a good heart. Mitchell also drew a favorable comparison to lewis carrolls through the lookingglass and also said that his movies are about moodiness as mood and the characters. Animation is a painstaking process, and there is a tendency to simplify its visual elements.
The topgrossing domestic production of all time in japan, spirited aways best animated feature win at the. Spirited away is a fairy tale in the classic tradition, a growingup fantasy riding the rapids of the subconscious. What hayao miyazakis films taught me about being a woman. Miyazakis spirited away has been compared to alice in wonderland, and indeed it tells of a 10yearold girl who wanders into a world of strange creatures and illogical rules. Roger ebert july 11, 2012 viewing hiyao miyazakis spirited away for the third time, i was struck by a quality between generosity and love. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. The great japanese animator hayao miyazaki has enthralled audiences for 40 years with his beautiful and sensitive films, filled with supernatural elements, dreamlike images, and a vibrant sense of the small moments that make up human existence.
He hayao miyazaki suggests not just the appearances of his characters, but their natures. Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small japanese town in the countryside, much to chihiros dismay. An essay by miyazaki in the art book for spirited away translation not mine. Miyazaki told roger ebert in 2002, especially for the daughters of my friends. Roger ebert on miyazakis my neighbor totoro here is a childrens film made for the world we should live in, rather than the one we occupy. She encounters a vast menagerie of impossibly inventive characters shapeshifting phantoms and spirits and must find the inner strength to outsmart her. Its enchanting and delightful in its own way, and has a good heart. Spirited away is the story of chihiro, a sullen and whiny girl in other words, an average tenyearold, whose parents are moving her to the country and away from her.
It was during that viewing he began to focus on the elements in the picture that didnt need to be there. An unforgettable story brimming with creativity, spirited away will take you on a journey beyond your imagination. Here are more than 300 reconsiderations and appreciations of movies from the distant past to the recent past, all of movies that i consider worthy of being called great. Ebert also said that spirited away was one of the years best films as well as adding it to his great movie list. It was written by linda woolverton, sofia coppola and hayao miyazaki, directed by sofia coppola, animated by studio ghibli for tokuma shoten, nippon television network, dentsu, buena vista home entertainment, tohokushinsha film and.
The renowned filmmaker was referring to spirited away, his. Videoessayist lewis bond you can view more of his work here created a short documentary about miyazaki called hayao miyazaki. Roger ebert of the chicago suntimes gave the film a full four stars, praising the film and miyazakis direction. On earlier viewings i was caught up by the boundless imagination of the story. Ebert did not produce an actual top ten list this year due to his lengthy recovery from surgery, which forced him to miss a significant portion of the years offerings. Spirited away is one of the most immerse films ive ever seen despite being so alien. Spirited away is a dazzling, enchanting, and gorgeously drawn fairy tale that will leave viewers a little more curious and fascinated by the world around them. That is why it plays so powerfully for adult viewers. Roger ebert je za chicago suntimes filmu dao 44 zvijezdice.
Im just not convinced spirited away is the film we should hold up as miyazakis opus. Finally, we have howls moving castle, earning a surprising split. Cak i bez dijaloga i price, avanture male chihiro su uzitak za gledati same po sebi. Viewing hiyao miyazakis spirited away for the third time, i was struck by a quality between generosity and love. Eberts other top lists are at this sites movie lists page. Roger ebert wrote a lot about spirited away, and this particular bit from shortly before he died summarizes that style beautifully. It is the best animated film of recent years, the latest work by hayao miyazaki, the japanese master who is a god to the disney animators. Spirited away sen to chihiro no kamikakushi, sen and chihiros spiriting away is a 2001 japanese animated comingofage fantasy film. Jonathan ross, then host of the bbcs flagship film programme, echoed this sentiment in calling it one of the greatest animated films ive ever seen. Spirited away literally sen and chihiros spiriting away,sen to chihiro no kamikakushi is a 2001 film written and directed by famed animator hayao miyazaki and produced by the japanese anime studio studio ghibli the film received many awards, including the second oscar ever awarded for best animated feature, the first anime film to win an academy award, and the. Roger ebert chicago suntimes raves, it is the best animated film of recent years. I also think spirited away isnt miyazakis best example of world building, being more grounded in reality than, say, laputa or howl. I would say that this film is an adventure story even though there is no brandishing of weapons or battles involving supernatural powers. The train scene in spirited away, which basically only.
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