
Inspired by Pedro's painting, Maria tries her best to return to her piano, but she'll soon have to face her sister's commands, her own creative blocks and memories, and any introvert's biggest fear: an expansive girl who won't leave her alone.
Spirited inverts the tropes of the holiday musical genre to update an age-old tale for 2022. It's a paean to those who make grand spectacles possible.
In less than 30 minutes, Proudfoot guides the viewer through a narrative that touches on American history, mind-health issues, race, and gender politics
Spoiler Warning
If the message here is that without a support system, grieving people turn into monsters, it’s not really well-delivered and may be flawed as a message itself.
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.