The Elderly
Elderly stereotypes:
Vulnerable
Wise
Cruel
Weak
All-knowing
Mean
Evil
Kind
Nurturing
Helpful
Sensible
Caring
Mysterious
How characters meet these stereotypes:
Kamaji: Kind, Nurturing, Wise, Helpful
Yubaba: Evil, Cruel, Wise/All-Knowing, Mysterious
Akio: Kind, Caring, Vulnerable
Yuko: Kind, Caring, Vulnerable
Zeniba: Wise/All-knowing, Smart, Kind, Helpful, Mysterious
Kamji- Kamaji is presented as a mysterious character at first that appears to be mean, but is actually quite kind and nurturing to Chihiro, showing how the elderly are often seen as evil but are actually quite kind and gentle. During the boiler room scene, the mise-en-scene helps him appear evil but we actually see by the end of this scene that he helps Chihiro at trying to get a job
Akio- Akio is Chihiro's father and we see, at the beginning of the film, he acts quite recklessly, as he drives down a treacherous road at a fast speed and despite his daughter's fear he still eats from the buffet showing how, in this case, the elderly are actually more irresponsible than the children.
Yubaba- Yubaba appears as cruel and cunning from the very begining, especially towards Chihiro, showing how the elderly are cruel towards the younger generations for being too lazy. The director wants to make the audience feel immediately bad for Chihiro and tries to make the viewer go against Yubaba.
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