Coming ofage film (spirited away)

Spirited away review

What do you think it meant by the term ‘coming of age’? How might this apply to movies?

a coming of age film is a film where the main protagonist or protagonists are young and who have to create a major decision that has a key moment of personal growth

Make a list of five famous coming of age movies based on your google search.

war hourse

wolf children

dirty dancing

the outsiders

juno

spirited away is a coming of age film because it involves a main protagonist who is young and has to complete a few major tasks involving saving her parents this is very big proof of the transition from young teen to adulthood

  

1) How does The director of Spirited Away blend realism with fantasy.

2) What life lessons does Chihiro/Sen learn from her experience?

3) Even though the setting is fantastical, what every day struggles does Chihiro face?

4) Pick out three conventions of Coming of Age films that are present in Spirited Away. Explain how they are used in the film

5) What message do you think director Hayao Miyazaki wanted to send to young girls?

kamaji matches as the typicle stariotype of the wize man/woman who helps the protagonist on their journey
zeniba being the twin of the evil witch who wants to help
yubaba being the evil twin witch
akio and yuko are the parents and disbelievers of what actually happend



in spirited away Kamaji is represented as a creature of sorts as he speaks normally but has multiple arms he is a bit like the wise man/woman in a stereotypical film that can help the protagonist/s complete their mission

yubaba plays the part of the evil witch and is standing in the way of Chahiro from freeing her parents of being pigs and escaping the bathhouse