There is a change in attitudes, too. At the begining, the people treat Chihiro as an inferior being. But as she demonstrates her strength and deterimation, everyone warms up to her. Then through one mistake people grow angery at her through fear. Once she corrects the problem, however, the cheer her like a hero.

Miyazaki makes certain statements with his movie. A stink spirit comes to the bath house. No one wants to serve him because he stinks so bad. Yubaba makes Chihiro take care of him. And through her kindness she discovers a "thorn" in it's side. It ends up being a bicycle handle. With the whole bike. She, and the rest of the workers, start pulling it out, and along with it comes all kinds of other trash. What remains after the dirt and rubble are pulled out is a mighty River God. The pollution hindered him, making him unrecognizable.

The bonus DVD has some interesting items, especially if you are into seeing how the story was created. However, after seeing Spirited Away, they can be a bit anti-climatic.

All in all, this is a fantastic movie. Like "Alice In Wonderland" this movie has it's dark points, but in the end Spirited Away has light triumph. I would not be too surprised to see Spirited Away become the Japanese equivalent to "Alice In Wonderland", as far as it being wide known and the classic fantasy for everyone.

peace.