By: Victoria You

Spirited Away is a movie from a famous animation studio, which is called Studio Ghibli. The movie itself is very popular in Japan.

The movie starts with a little girl who is moving. Her dad thinks there is a shortcut and takes an unknown path. While on the path, the girl, Chihiro, notices strange egg-shaped statues. Her father suddenly stops the car, and her mom asks why. The family gets out of the car when they see another egg-shaped statue blocking their way.

They enter a gate behind the statue to check what is in it. Chihiro’s parents smell a delicious scent, which they follow to a small restaurant with nobody inside of it. They notice plates of delicious food, and they start devouring it.

On a bridge, she meets a boy, Haku, who explains that the area is a place for spirits who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm.

So she runs back in a hurry to find her parents but discovers that they have turned into nasty pigs! She is very scared and sprints around in the direction she thought was back. She runs into Haku again and realizes that she is turning transparent. Chihiro is surprised and scared. Haku hands her a blue orb and tells her to eat it. She is scared, hesitating, and nervous. At last, she eats the blue orb.

At the end of the movie, she finds her parents and turns them back into humans. Even though it’s been a long time, they think it hasn’t been so long. They continue their trip to their next home. I think Spirited Away is an incredible movie with a great storyline and beautiful animations!