Miyazaki-san; Please never stop!

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2009)

"Hauru no Ugoku Shiro" was the last of all the Miyazaki-movies I saw after having seen them all in some 10 days, having been bewitched by "Spirited Away" on one of the last days of Christmas. As always with the Japanese master, it was an outstanding feature; magical, real, intoxicating, wonderful, exciting and adventurous all at once. Still, this one, one of his last to date, was one of the best of the best.
It tells the story of young Sophie, an insecure, silent and sad girl who works in her late father's hat shop. One day Sophie meets a young man who saves her from some bad soldiers. It turns out he is on the run himself, running from some strange creatures. When it seems that they are caught in the middle between them, the man suddenly jumps high up in the air, taking Sophie with him, and starts walking in the sky. That night, when Sophie is at home again, the women in charge of the followers turn up outside Sophies house...
Like I've said, "Hauru.." is an always captivating movie, just like all Miayazaki-features, but this is even one of the best of them. 9/10