Did u get the movie in the first go?

Ghibli movies, especially miyazaki ones get put on the "impossible to dislike" pedestal by a lot of people, but that's just people putting them on a pedestal. If you want to rewatch for the hope of seeing what other people like about it, then by all means, but don't feel obligated because ghibli movies are mostly just like a good vanilla ice cream

uhhh i literally watched spirited away when i was like 4 years old, so technically no. though when i watched it again around middle school, i definitely grasped what it was trying to say.

I get more out of it with every watch. But I wouldn’t say I just suddenly “got it” at any point

I think I watched the movie once years ago, but if I did I don't even remember having watched it, let alone what it's actually about.

It's a good show, but if you don't like it don't feel pressured by all the people telling you that you just didn't get it or something like that. I didn't pay too much attention while watching but still understood enough ideas it was putting up to enjoy the movie, but not everyone will catch stuff like that. And if that's you, then it's fine but this is way easier to read into than a lot of shows are

I watched Spirited Away when I was about 13 years old and I remembered how much I couldn't seem to follow where the story and direction of the film was heading, so my brother and I stopped halfway in the movie and watched it again the next day. And it was much more better to understand and getting the movie. So go ahead and give it a rewatch

I don't think you necessarily have to get the movie to enjoy it. First time through was just having a feel for it, seeing where the plot goes and watching the vibrant animation. Then you follow certain characters and try to pick out their meaning.

Chihiro represents to me that annoying child that's thrust upon a new job or a new environment. She goes from being annoying to someone you can really rely on and is confident in herself. It's realising there are things you can do despite it all. Feeling helpless and useless. Being cast out into the real world. Learning your an adult when your parents prove to be just as human as you are. Feeling overwhelmed with that responsibility. Letting your pride go. Doing your best. The antithesis of Peter Pan.

Really there's ways of reading it that don't make sense to me about buying innocence and layers of symbolism but just picking out the themes that resonates with you is enough. Not every story is going to resonate with everyone and that's ok.

I was around 9 years old so no, but I enjoyed it a lot regardless.