Editing Spirited Away (section)

=== Environmentalism ===
Commentators have often referred to environmental themes in the films of Miyazaki. In ''Spirited Away'', two major instances of allusions to environmental issues have been noted. [[Pam Coats]], for example, a Vice President of Walt Disney Feature Animation, describes Chihiro dealing with the "stink spirit", who, it turns out, is actually a river spirit but is so corrupted with filth that one cannot tell what it is at first glance. It only becomes clean again when Chihiro pulls out a huge amount of trash, including car tires, garbage, and a bicycle. This alludes to human pollution of the environment, and how people can carelessly toss away things without thinking of the consequences and of where the trash will go.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coats |first1=Pam |title=Making of Spirited Away |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ7ymWBf7XE |website=YouTube |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430163206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ7ymWBf7XE |url-status=live }}</ref>

The second allusion is seen in Haku himself. Haku does not remember his name and lost his past, which is why he is stuck at the bathhouse. Eventually, Chihiro remembers that he used to be the spirit of the Kohaku River, which was destroyed and replaced with apartments. Because of humans' need for development, they destroyed a part of nature, causing Haku to lose his home and identity. This can be compared to deforestation and destruction of natural habitats; humans tear down nature, cause imbalance in the ecosystem, and demolish animals' homes to satisfy their want for more space (housing, malls, stores, etc.) but do not think about how it can affect other living things.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saporito|first1=Jeff|title=What does "Spirited Away" say about Environmentalism?|url=http://screenprism.com/insights/article/what-does-spirited-away-say-about-environmentalism|website=ScreenPrism|access-date=1 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201035/http://screenprism.com/insights/article/what-does-spirited-away-say-about-environmentalism|archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What does "Spirited Away" say about Environmentalism? |url=https://the-take.com/watch/what-does-spirited-away-say-about-environmentalism |website=The Take |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819105243/https://the-take.com/watch/what-does-spirited-away-say-about-environmentalism |url-status=live }}</ref>