A Perspectiva Junguiana do amadurecimento no filme ‘a viagem de chihiro’

Abstract

This article aims to analyze and discuss the 2001 Japanese animation Spirited Away, a movie directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli that tells the story of the little girl Chihiro, who accidentally enters the dimension of the spirits and is forced to work for a witch. The analysis will be made from the theoretical perspective of Carl G. Jung on coming of age and the development of the personality, concepts that the Swiss psychiatrist recognizes in his writings on personality through the process that he denominated individuation. Thus it was necessary to examine the works of Jung that deepen this theme, seeking to relate the development of the main character with Jung’s ideas. For this purpose a qualitative content analysis was carried out. In addition to Jung's works, Christian Gaillard's text ('Jung and the arts', 2010) was used as an inspiration for understanding the application of Jungian thinking about art. This led to a theoretical study of Jung's work on the transition from childhood to adulthood and coming of age. The results of the analysis indicated that Jungian theory has solid foundations on the psychic stages of human life, among which childhood and adolescence are, and from this it was possible to comprehend and interpret Chihiro's journey and to deepen understanding of the Jungian work.