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Spirited Away
Z SPIRITED AWAY: This is such a painful yet beautiful film; it has produced a kind of welcome anxiety in me since I first saw it, since it blends bleakness and humour, making for rather delicious punishment. This is the story of Chihiro, a little girl who follows her parents into an abandoned amusement park. When her parents are turned into pigs, she accepts a job at a bathhouse for spirits and meets a series of frightening antagonists who teach her plenty but do not destroy her essence. Love for the environment, selfreliance and bravery are just a few of this
Princess Mononoke
film’s strongest themes. Z PRINCESS MONONOKE: The female fighter who gives her name to this film’s title has been raised by wolves and her fight is to save the sanctity of Nature. The Princess meets a young warrior prince (Ashitaka) whose life is doomed, unless he finds the cure he so desperately needs. Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a bloody war between the Gods and a violent group of iron workers, finding solace in the arms of Mother Nature. Z MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO: This is the
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
surreal tale of two sisters: Satsuki and Mei, who meet and grow close to a giant bunny called Totoro. Soon, they discover that it is actually he who makes the trees grow and winds blow. Totoro introduces them to new friends (including a cat who turns into a bus), whom they learn to rely on when life takes a dark turn. Z NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND: Nausicaa is a young princess who lives in a post-apocalyptic world that is devoid of nature and inhabited by gigantic insects. She is the only one who realises that peace between warring
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
factions is necessary if life on earth is to be restored. Z LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY: Laputa (we can hear our Spanish friends chuckling) is a floating city in the sky, built so that its inhabitants can live in harmony with Nature. The island is deserted owing to a catastrophic event, and two warring factions are keen to find the city and exploit it for gain. Yet the secret to finding the heavenly island lies with a little girl, Sheeta, who races to confront those who only wish to satisfy their own greed. e
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