Spirited Away, 2001 – ★★★

helpful snowman · Mar 25, 2024

I really enjoy that in this world, an evil witch is basically just trying to staff her business. She forces people into servitude, their lives kind of suck, but it’s mostly because she’s trying to run an otherwise legitimate bath house that caters to monsters.

There should be a lot more stories like this, someone building a tale around a supernatural world or heavy, weird elements, but in the service of doing something super normal.

Vampire temp office where they provide overnight employees for stuff?

Ghosts who can pass through walls and make excellent home inspectors as a…