Spirited Away has captured so many hearts because of its rich animation, its strange aesthetic, and the messages embedded in its characters. To many this film is peak Miyazaki, and though it was my second anime film it helped to instill a confidence in me that I could watch anime films and enjoy them (something my immediate family never could do).
The first thing that leaps out at me to talk about are the sisters Yubaba and Zeniba, which in…
A huge drop in quality from the first one. All of the Spider-Gwen sequences were uninteresting and were also made worse by making my eyes bleed at every possible turn. It was done wonderfully in the first film, this just feels like neon vomit. That said, I loved all of the Miles scenes and though it feels like they in some ways have ruined the main ideas of the character with the Spiderworld, every bit of Miles is engaging enough to keep you in the movie. Interested in the sequel, though this I think dropped the ball hard.
It's a pleasant Christmas film and I still enjoy it, but its production quality is really poor. The script is one of the better TV movie ones, but it can't elevate itself past that origin, even with a great performance by Jack Palance.
It feels like this modern generation is afraid of old people having sex or being viewed sexually. The film couldn't even use real old people for its elderly homicidal couple. This film is just boring, hamfisted, obnoxious, and also trash. I'm gonna be having fun as an 80 year-old man being rushed to the hospital for enjoying my wife's sags and wrinkles, and I'm gonna be proud of that.
