The clocktower in Kiki's delivery service reminded me of Castle Cologistro. The keeping track of time and being young are very important in both films. They both reference a distant history; Castle Cologistro goes back to Roman times and Kiki's mom references the thosands of years witches have been wearing black. Both films are confronting tradition, and how to remake traditions to be the character's own. It is obvious that if the princess in CC had accepted her past she would have been a morally bad character. In this film Kiki has to figure out a way to support herself when she is too young for society to recognize her as independent. As a witch she is fufilling an age old tradition in a new modern era. This type of moral imperative is also place on the princess in CC. While the princess in CC is very passive and must be "saved" by the thief Kiki has her own adventures. Kiki does have a lot of help, and many close friends but they seem to be there as secondary characters witnessing her growth and aiding her on her way to full witchood.
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