A beautiful and magical adventure movie

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 1999)

Many people who have never seen anime consider it all one genre. This movie proves this wrong more effectively than any other one I've seen. Laputa: castle In The Sky is magical, funny, sweet and wonderfully animated. A young boy, Pazu, catches a girl falling from the sky, a glowing stone on a necklace she wears. From there, the two are chased by the army and pirates, all trying to find the beautiful and powerful floating castle of Laputa. Not only is Laputa a wonderful adventure story, it can make you stop and think about the horrible effects of war and absolute power. I very nearly cried at the end. Try and see the original subtitled version, though I haven't seen the new dub, with the original music and voices.