Spirtied Away 7 virtues and sins

July 4, 2010
Spirited Away 7 sins and virtues
 In Miyazaki's movie Spirited Away, Chihiro and the other characters commit the seven deadly sins of the Catholic way, but also the seven heavenly virtues.  As of the seven deadly sins Yubaba lusts for power and money, but makes Haku do all the work for her.  As for gluttony we see this in one of the first scenes.  Chihiro's parents eat food from the spirits, while Chihiro holds back.  When she tries to convince her parents what they are doing is wrong her father climes it's ok because he "has a pocket full of cash and credit cards."  They later get turned into pigs to prove their gluttony.  NohFace shows complete anger in the bathhouse cause mostly but the greed of the workers at the bathhouse.  He goes insane and eats the workers as if trying to rid himself and other people of sin.  But by doing so creates even more sin, and a huge mess.  NohFace only returns to his normal self when he leaves the bathhouse and vomits up the things he has eaten out of greed and rides his insides of the sinners he had eaten.  The bathhouse in these scenes represents sin itself and a dark force's influence.  When Chihiro get 'turned' into Sen she starts working but seems to be slower and less experienced then the other workers.  Len (or Rin) later asks Sen if she has ever worked a day in her life and Sen seems to give off the opinion that she never did work, and she was spoiled.  Thus making her have the attribute of slothfulness, from before the movie.  The workers are very prideful and show this by shunning Sen and showing prejudice.  Even though they are the same status in the bathhouse she is treated like an underling.   Zeniba shows that she envies her sister by playing pranks on her.  She takes the things she thinks her sister loves or needs and transforms them into a mouse and a bird.  She doesn't take any money, so that shows that she believes her sister has some sort of a heart and would only truly be affected by the absence of a henchmen and Yubaba's own baby.
 As contradictory the characters also show in the move the seven heavenly virtues.  Sen shows faith in herself as she tries to get to Swamp Bottom and seems to believe in herself more to save Haku.  Repeatedly Sen shows that she has gained fortitude in herself threw out the movie. She also hopes for Haku's recovery and believes in him and holds onto the fact that she thinks Haku is a good person even though she is is told repeatedly that he is a bad person, thief, Yubaba's henchmen, etc.  The virtue of charity was shown when Zeniba invited NohFace to live with her.  By doing this she keeps NohFace from the bathhouse and gives him a place to stay, and have some sort of family.  Sen also shows temperance when NohFace offers her money in the bathhouse.  She repeatedly denies the money and both times hurries off to have Haku.  She doesn't give into greed and take the money and also shows loyalty to her friends.  Haku shows his since of justice when he tried to repay Chihiro by setting her free from Yubaba's contract.  He also follows Chihiro back to the bathhouse after he remembered his real name, to make sure Yubaba follows threw their deal.  And when Chihiro has to choose which one of the pigs is her parents she shows a clear mind and prudence.  In the end she chooses correctly (no of the pigs were her parents) and is able to return home with them.