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Creative Writing Group Work
Submitted by Group 4:
ARCILLA, John Paul
BUCUD, Ariela M.
HERRERA, Prince John S.
JANIER, Rainier James C.
MAHINAY, Jeia Lauryn L.
MUÑOZ, Harry S.
RAGA, Juliana S.
Chosen Fictional Movie
Characters
Setting
The setting of Spirited Away swings between the present-day Japan that Chihiro and her family call home and an
intriguing parallel realm populated by exotic creatures and spirits. However the primary location for the Japanese
animation movie Spirited Away. It is the location of two key locales in the movie, the bathhouse owned by Yubaba and the
cottage owned by Zeniba. The Spirit Realm's inhabitants typically do their daily business at night rather than during the
day, in contrast to the Human World. In fact, the spirit realm is depicted during the Meiji era (1868 to 1912), when Japan
emerged from its seclusion and opened up to Western influences.
Style
Writer's choice of words B. sharp short sentences (Script of Spirited away)
A. sentence structure Daddy, are we lost? We're fine, we've got 4-wheel drive.
Something you wouldn't recognize. It’s called love
Simple
D. tone and atmosphere
Example 1: A human Watching spirited away was a experience, i remember watching it alone, i
Example 2: Quit whining was blown away by the way it is animated, viewing it is like watching your
dream.
Compound The tone of the character depends on the mood and situation they are in, but
Example 1: Now go, and don't look back. most of the time the character talks straight to the point, they don't use
hedge.
Example 2: Deny death, and you deny
Example:
life
“You humans always make a mess of things. Like your parents who gobbled up
the food of the spirits like pigs. They got what they deserved.”
Complex
Example 1: If you make Sen cry I won’t The atmosphere it gives, feels like in a dream, Spirited Away, as seen through
like you anymore the eyes of its young lead, is an expression of worries and concerns.
Example 2: I Don't Need Any Help, This
On the first scene where the Chihiro seems to express a strong emotion of
Place Is Full Of Soot
sadness then she said
“ I finally get a bouquet and it's a goodbye present. That's depressing.”
Compound-complex
Example 1: I finally get a bouquet and One of my personal favorite scene is when he sees her parents turn into pig
it's a goodbye present. That's “What about my mom and dad? They
depressing. didn't really turn into pigs, did they?
You can't see them now,
Example 2: Quit Whining. It's Fun To
Where it successfully present the fear of losing your parents
Move To A New Place, It's An Adventure
There are numerous themes that are unique to Spirited
Away. Identity, isolation, and the loss of the past are
its main themes. As soon as Yubaba took and changed
Chihiro's name into Sen, her identity vanished. This is
Theme
how she manipulates people and forces Chihiro to put
out effort in order to avoid being converted into a pig.
In the movie, a character's name serves as their
identification. Until Chihiro remembers that she fell
into a river and was miraculously saved, Haku is
unable to completely understand who he is or his past
because Yubaba stole his memories. When Haku gives
Chihiro her old clothes and the letter from her friend
with her name on it, that is the only time she
remembers her real name; memories from the past
provide the characters with hints as to who they are.
Despite having the name and identity as Sen, Chihiro
develops maturity and responsibility. Nevertheless,
she is Chihiro. Chihiro appears in the opening and
closing moments of the film, but by the time it is
through, she has changed.