Watching Spirited Away again after a few years, the Faceless Man is still the most unforgettable character among the many monsters.
The first appearance is Chihiro on his way to The Bath of Mother Yu, floating on the bridge, wearing a mask and no face.
Chihiro greeted him, and a ripple rippled in the faceless man's heart.
The second time he appeared, on a rainy night, the faceless man silently watched Chihiro work outside the house, and Chihiro asked, "Aren't you afraid of getting wet by the rain when you stand there?" The faceless man didn't speak, and Chihiro said, "I don't close this door." After that, when Chihiro was gone, he quietly entered the room. I read this passage several times, and Chihiro's warmth and sincerity are still rare even in an other world. The world is like a reflection of reality, although the activities are different, the reason is the same, eating too much will become a pig, and desire will become greasy and dirty in the case of unrestrained situation. And Chihiro as a child, it is her cleanliness that has not yet been infiltrated by society that attracts the follow-up of the faceless man, and it is the guidance of his inner goodness.
The third time he appeared, he helped Chihiro get the brand of the medicinal bath from the frog man, and incidentally stole a large number of brands to take to Chihiro's face and pushed it into Chihiro's hand, and in the end Chihiro did not receive these, she was not greedy, one piece was enough.
The fourth time he appeared, the faceless man was in the closed bathroom, a frog man discovered his presence, drove him away, he dropped a few grains of gold, the frog man's eyes lit up, and then enshrined the faceless man as a seat. It seems that he has discovered the law of survival in this world, and if he has gold in his hand, he will become popular. He began to eat and drink unscrupulously, constantly conjuring up gold, and the people around him were lured by him to call around, until Chihiro rejected his gold, and he let out a cry of pain.
The fifth time he appeared, the faceless man became bloated because he had eaten too much, Chihiro once again took out the pills given by the river god and fed it to him, and the faceless man vomited wildly, not only spitting out food and eating people, but also spitting out the desire in his heart. The pill can save the white dragon, and here it also saves the faceless man, allowing him to change from a dirty and greasy body back to his original normal self. The expansion and emptiness exchanged for money still need to be rescued in good faith.
The sixth time he appeared, it was the faceless man who followed Chihiro to find Qian's mother-in-law, and took the tram all the way to Qian's mother-in-law's house. If Grandma Tang is like a bustling metropolis, Grandma Qian's home is far away from the hustle and bustle of the countryside, where the faceless man and the little hamster work together to knit sweaters, and Grandma Qian is willing to take him in as an assistant, which is much better than magic. I like the ending of the faceless man very much, instead of staying in the soup pond, the bustle belongs to others, it is better to stay in a peaceful place and warm.
This is the charm of the classic, every time you watch it, there are different feelings, I hope that we can all maintain the innocence of children in today's society, which does not need to be learned, it is what we are born with.