Truly Awe-Inspiring

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2005)

I first saw Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky in Japanese Class during a hiatus between test and lesson, and I was blown away. I had seen spirited away, so I was somewhat familiar with Miyazaki's work, but this is a masterpiece. The animation is simple but fantastic and magical -a cinematic experience of divine wonderment is created before your trembling eyes. The storyline is complex, but it is centered around the relationship between Sheeta and Pazu. Through the exploration of Laputa, the magical, almost unreal castle in the sky, they find love, happiness, and each other. Prepare to delve into this, the most visually stunning masterwork of the greatest animation director of our feeble and changing time. Face wonder, excitement, romance, and above all else, a backdrop that will inspire even the most weak-hearted, uncreative, and destitute. A+++!!!!