Pop Culture Tuesdays XVII

After yesterday's post I really should be just posting some random SMAP video or pictures of some visual kei vocalist to counter balance the heaviness with pure Pop Prettiness.

But I'm not going to do that.

Instead, I'm going to be entirely blasphemous in the face of everything Pop stands for, and present elements from Pop Culture which also demand deep reflection.

I'm really sorry, but like the child who attempts to gouge out his parents' eyes trying to escape from a flu shot, you will eventually understand it was no big deal, and actually was for your own good. I'm sure of it.

Anyway, today I'm posting a scene from one of my favorite movies, which just happens to be an anime. Besides, doing a Japanese Pop Culture series and not mentioning this movie is just as bad as not mentioning AKB48.

The first time I watched this scene from Spirited Away I was genuinely dumbfounded. The serene, beautiful melancholy caught me totally offguard. It genuinely gave me chills. The deep, satisfying, someone-kissing-you-on-the-bend-of-your-neck type of chills.

So, here's the scene. I could only find it in Italian...but seriously there's like two lines throughout the whole scene and they're completely irrelevant.

I mean, really. How do you describe this as anything but truly haunting? I could honestly have a day-long conversation just about this scene...but I won't do that to you.

Prettiness (the cheap, shallow kind) next week, I promise.