What's with the ending of Spirited Away?

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What's with the ending of Spirited Away? 2017-08-20 04:41:18 Post No. 161342543
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What's with the ending of Spirited Away? Anonymous 2017-08-20 04:41:18 Post No. 161342543 [Report]

On the left we see Chihiro and her family entering the portal to the spirit world. On the right we see them exiting at the end of the film.
How come these shots are the same (aside from the different backgrounds and shot order)? Surely this isn't because of budgetary/time constraints, right? That seems silly for a Ghibli film.

In my understanding, Spirited Away is about the growth of Chihiro and how she overcomes her former timid self. It seems contradictory for her to still be clinging to her mother with a sour expression on her face. Even still, they went out of their way to have these scenes be nearly identical.
What's the reason for this? What am I missing here?

Anonymous 2017-08-20 04:46:07 Post No.161342742
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Anonymous 2017-08-20 04:46:07 Post No.161342742 [Report]

>>161342543
Miyazaki is a hack.

Anonymous 2017-08-20 04:58:09 Post No.161343149
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>>161342742
Oh, right, of course.

Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:00:50 Post No.161343251
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Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:00:50 Post No.161343251 [Report]

The ending with the dragon was so random and stupid. Did they really think a total non-sequitur deus ex machina like that was a clever ending? It was a weird end to an otherwise pretty good film. My interpretation of Spirited Away is that it's Alice in Wonderland but in Japan.

Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:11:57 Post No.161343598
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Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:11:57 Post No.161343598 [Report]

>>161343251
You mean the fact that Kohaku was a river god, and fell in love with Chihiro after saving her when she fell in his river? I don't know, I guess they just really wanted some kind of love story.
A bit random, sure, but what does that ending really do as far as deus ex machine goes? The fact that he flew her back across the water? Or the fact that it's why he'd been helping her all along?

Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:17:37 Post No.161343778
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>>161342543
The scene where she's falling while holding hands with Haku is god-tier.

Anonymous 2017-08-20 05:38:38 Post No.161344406
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This film is full of lovely views, don't you think?

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