TV MOVIE BLOG

Perhaps one of the best and well-known Japanese animated movies, Hiyao Miyazaki's Spirited Away , incorporates elements of love, kindness, and generosity in conjunction with the complexity of animation and how Miyazaki's imagination and endless creativity produces a piece of work that is magical and enchanting for the viewer. Spirited Away was released in 2002 to audiences in Japan, and became so popular that it was then released to the rest of the world in which Miyazaki won several awards because of its captivating storyline and graphics. It appeals to other cultures and audiences because of the installation of Western influence; texts such as Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Homer's Odyssey to embellish a narrative that is alluring and exciting for different audiences and cultures to experience. The movie opens with the young protagonist Chihiro in the car with her parents leaving their hometown to live in the provinces; it sets up Chihiro as a spoi...

It's time to wake up Australia. As we come to a day and age where large countries such as Australia are becoming more multicultural, you have to ask yourself whether Australian tv is behind on the times. Of course these days they are more open about showing contestants on reality shows of a more diverse background, but still Australian made dramas such as Home and Away and Neighbours have yet to catch up with the rest of the world and the current Australia. Home and Away and Neighbours have been Australian soap opera favourites bringing the sense of drama into households since the early 80's. As Australia is transforming and becoming more diverse and multicultural, its weird to see that two Australian classics have yet to catch up in the sense of multiculturalism. Most if not all actors and actresses on the show are potentially  originally light skinned (without those tans from being a show set on the beach) and come from an Austra...