Spirited Away!

What is the importance of Spirited Away being a Japanese animated film?

• It allows characters to have abilities that normal humans cannot have without special effects.

• Animated films are a staple in Japan. They are as popular if not more popular than traditional films.

• Animation is a stylistic choice many directors choose in order to portray their vision of the film.

• All of the above

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What is an appropriate characterization for Chihiro at the beginning of the film?

• She is a sweet young girl excited to move to a new town. Some would call her normal or average.

• She is a young girl upset she has to move, but she is still ready for adventures to come! Some would call her adventurous.

• She is a young girl angry she has to move, and she takes it out on her parents. Some would call her a brat.

• She is a young girl unbothered by the fact that she is moving because she has very little friends. Some would call her a loner.

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What motif is seen throughout the movie

• Water

• Food

• Pigs

• Nature

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Chihiro's parents being turned into pigs is an allusion to what?

• Alice in Wonderland

• The Chronicles of Narnia

• Where the Wild Things Are

• Through the Looking Glass

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What is the main goal of the film?

• Chihiro has to learn how to survive in the spirit world

• Chihiro has to learn how to be successful in the bath house

• Chihiro has to save her parents from Yubaba

• Chihiro has to save the bath house from Yubaba, No Face, and other evils.

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What is a word that would NOT describe Haku?

• Manipulative

• Kind

• Mysterious

• Confused

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What does Chihiro lose when she signs her contract with Yubaba?

• Her name

• Her memories of her old life

• Her parents

• Her possessions

• Her physical appearance

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Why is it such a big deal Chihiro loses her name?

• It was all she had left that was her's in the spirit world

• She was named after her granny so it is important to her

• Chihiro means "to search," and "to seek," so it takes away her personality

• Her new name Sen means "cent," so it is a reminder of what she owes Yubaba

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How does gold effect the people of the bath house?

• It encourages workers to be rude to one another and always put themselves first

• It makes Yubaba hateful to everyone around her other than her baby Boh.

• It blinds everyone to No Face's changes, and the damage he is causing to the bath house and the workers

• All of the above

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Why does No Face get angry when Chihiro doesn't want his gold?

• Chihiro was the first person who was kind to him, so he wants to make her happy

• He can't control Chihiro like he can control the other workers if she doesn't want his gold

• He is creating gold so Chihiro can pay back Yubaba and save her parents, but she doesn't want his help

• Chihiro is the only person in the bath house who isn't interest in his gold because she can see the monster he has become

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