![]() ![]() But watching "Kiki's Delivery Service" this time around, what I found more interesting than the universal feeling of burnout was the idea that Kiki's powers aren't lost to her forever. There's a clear connection drawn between Kiki's witch powers and the creative process (and turning your passion into your job) that I don't need to get into - even the animators and artists working on "Kiki's Delivery Service" at the time have spoken about how they poured much of their own personal experiences into this particular aspect of the film. Baffled as to this sudden loss of her powers, Kiki takes a trip to the cabin of her artist friend Ursula, who tells her that she went through the same crisis with her painting, and encourages her to find the inspiration that will bring back her powers. ![]() And as Kiki begins to fall into a depression, she suddenly loses her witch powers - she can't talk to her cat Jiji anymore, and she has lost the ability to fly her broom. She's not finding the fulfillment out of living in her dream city and doing her dream job that she had expected. She is looking at the young, carefree kids of Koriko from the outside, but is unable to join in with them. Kiki's business seems to be going well, but she's bored and lonely. There must be more to being, which "Kiki's Delivery Service" examines through Kiki's identity crisis that plays out two-thirds of the way through the film. ![]()
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