CATDOLL: "Spirited Away" received high praise. Japanese netizens: I don't understand what's so good about this movie

Recently, a media outlet selected the "best animated film" of this century, and "Spirited Away", directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 2001, topped the list and received high praise. However, Japanese netizens who learned about this have been discussing it, saying that the result is a bit exaggerated, and that Miyazaki's other works are better than "Spirited Away".

According to statistics from Amazon in the United States, the Spirited Away BD has received excellent reputation overseas, with a score of 4.9 (out of 5.0), and 94% of customers gave it a full five-star rating. In addition, this work was previously ranked first in the "Best Animated Film of the 21st Century" announced by the American film website "The Playlist", making it the focus of attention of audiences from all over the world again after several years.

Amazon customers in the United States gave it a high score of 4.9

European and American audiences who gave all five-star reviews left their reasons for the ratings in the comment section - "I think this is one of Hayao Miyazaki's best works. Its pictures and music are perfect, and the story is excellent. It is more fascinating than any traditional animated film", "Needless to say, this is Hayao Miyazaki's most pinnacle work", "'Spirited Away' is like the Japanese version of 'Alice in Wonderland'. The work brings full imagination and surprise. The script is eye-catching and the character creation is full of highlights."

"Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" by Hayao Miyazaki

For European and American audiences, "Spirited Away" has brought them surprise and moved them. So when Japanese netizens learn of this reputation, how will they react? On 2ch, Japan's largest forum, someone listed the overseas reviews of "Spirited Away" on Amazon and the news that the work won the "best animated film of the century". However, some netizens sneered at this over-rated evaluation, saying that "I don't understand what "Spirited Away" is about."

Hayao Miyazaki's "Castle in the Sky"

Some Japanese netizens compared Spirited Away with other works of Hayao Miyazaki, such as Princess Mononoke and Castle in the Sky, and concluded that "Spirited Away is not as good as Princess Mononoke in terms of content and drawing." Although Spirited Away was the most popular film in Japan that year, "if it is the best work of Ghibli, the evaluation is different."

Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki

Princess Mononoke, which is loved by some Japanese netizens, became the highest-grossing movie in Japan when it was screened in the summer of 1997. It was surpassed by Titanic at the end of the year, and then by Spirited Away produced by the same studio in 2001. The glorious record was not kept as long as Spirited Away. Even so, Princess Mononoke has become an insurmountable classic in the minds of a generation of audiences.

2ch netizen: "If you look at it calmly, I don't know what it's talking about, but I like it too."

2ch netizen: "I don't understand why "Spirited Away" is so popular. Is it because the fantasy atmosphere is better?"

Generally speaking, "cultural differences" mean that foreigners cannot understand the cultural content of their own country, but this time it's completely reversed... Is it true that the influence of "Spirited Away" in Japan is really not as great as that of Hayao Miyazaki's other works?