Letterboxd — Your life in film

In the BFI list of the 50 movies you should watch before you turn 14 voted for by 70 film experts who each created their top 10 Spirited Away gained the most votes and it is easy to see why. Hayao Miyazaki in an interview (tinyurl.com/4b5sgaa) stated in an interview that is intention in making the film was to create a role model for young girls to look up to which was not simply damsel in distress looking for her…

The film that inspired a generation of film makers doesn't disappoint. Part of a common theme in BFI list of the 50 films you should watch before you turn 14 is the idea that parents ignore the warnings that their children give them leading to the key conflict in the film. I believe the reason this theme resonates with society is that it is a recognisable situation that many people are in. The reason children are ignored is same for…