Yun-fat
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Spirited Away (2001)
Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Hayao Miyazaki has created more masterpieces than your average filmmaker has created films. The sheer force of his talent has been felt since The Castle of Cagliostro, and he’s remained relevant as an artist, while also being a vastly inspirational individual. (Watch the documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness and share my awe at his seemingly tireless work ethic.) He’s won countless awards in his field and has been lauded as one of animation’s greatest visionaries.
Why am I telling you all this? Because it’s astounding to me that Spirited Away, perhaps his greatest work, is so fiercely humble in mentality, free of all disdain, cynicism, and pessimism that could stain its childlike beauty.
The story encompasses a naive girl who stumbles off the beaten path and finds herself at a bathhouse run by witches, spirits and godlike creatures. She must learn to work for a living while she’s surrounded by entities that are vastly superior to her in strength and intellect, all while seeking a way to rescue her parents from the clutches of an evil spell.
Spirited Away is endlessly imaginative, filled with more wonder than any film of its kind. Studio Ghibli is renowned for its gorgeous and lifelike animation, but they truly outdid themselves. The scenic backgrounds are photorealistic, with lush valleys and plains blending into the horizon. Miyazaki also has a keen sense for sweeping, epic action, and Spirited Away is chockfull of jaw-dropping moments that send chills down my spine. I’m not exaggerating. There are many visuals in this film that genuinely make my hair stand on end.
If you’ve never seen a Studio Ghibli film, this would be a great place to start. It more than deserved its win for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, and remains to this day the gold standard for animation around the world.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Miyu Irino
Studio: Studio Ghibli
Donnie Darko (2001)
Drama | Sci-Fi
The term “cult classic” was invented specifically for films like Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko. Initially dismissed by the masses and denied by critics, its lasting appeal is indisputable and its cultural impact impossible to ignore. Put simply, Donnie Darko is too strange to forget.
On the surface, Donnie Darko is about young Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal), who survives a near-fatal accident only to find himself haunted by visions of a large rabbit creature. That hook alone aroused my interest enough to seek the film out. Other canny filmgoers did the same, and they’ve been spouting hordes of theories, explanations, and analyses for years since.
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