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How Have We Never Covered… continues with the dominant winner of week 2, Spirited Away. Nothing could slow its momentum down, not even the little engine that could, Booksmart. Thank you for your votes and participation in week 2, and we hope you enjoy our discussion of Spirited Away.
Time Stamps:
00:00:30 – Week 2 Breakdown
00:04:39 – Introductions and Synopsis
00:07:52 – Quick Reviews
00:20:01 – Expanding the Syllabus
00:41:25 – Analysis
01:07:05 – Shelf or Trash
01:08:49 – Tournament Talk Week 3
Exploring Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved film won the Best Animated Film award at the 2002 Oscar Ceremony, though he declined to attend. The story is a fantastical coming of age adventure focusing on Chihiro. Chihiro gets drawn into a spirit realm, and must escape to save her parents. It’s surreal and transcendental and bonkers.
This week, we’re excited to get Spirited Away to the film analysis table. We discuss the film’s look at capitalism and consumption, the natural order and ecological ideologies, narrative and pacing, and much more as we break down week 2’s champion.
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