Originally posted by mistyblue:
She's sweet girl and has such internal strength mah ...
babe is a form of attitude, not just exterior package
Most, if not all, of Miyazaki's heroines are sweet and have
internal strength.
Chiharu was portrayed as a weak spoilt brat (especially in the
first few scenes) till she became the humble Sen. In his DVD
commentary, Miyazaki had stated that he was rather disappointed at
the way Japanese kids are turning out these days. He deliberately
wanted Chiharu to look starkly different from the heroines in his
other movies, so instead of the familiar look as he had done with
Kiki, San and Sophie, he used Mei from "My Neighbour Totoro" as a
model for Chiharu instead.
As for your definition of babes, well... "one woman's meat is
another man's poison". 
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