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千と千尋の神隠しis without doubt my favorite movie. Somehow, it is difficult to explain why. I once tried to explain its plot to my friends, yet all I can do is to make them less interest in it, sadly. 


I never really see the theme of protecting our environment as many claimed. People love this movie for different reasons. One of my favorite talk show host said he cries whenever he see the scene in which 饒速水琥珀主 got his name back. Well, I love that scene too. But what remains in my mind for almost 10 years is the train that goes silently across the face of boundless still water, under the starry sky, with 千 and the "faceless man" sitting next to each other, having no idea about their future. There are times when I feel sorrow. I close my eyes at night, and I see the train coming.

By the way, 久石 譲 is the true master. He always work with, the director of 千と千尋の神隠し. Here's another of his work, from the movie もののけ姫, perhaps my second favorite movie, which is directed by 宮崎 駿 also.