Better Than Fellowship of the Rings

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2002)

I liked everything about this movie. The conflicts kept me interested till the end even though I knew from the outset that the heroine's parents wouldn't end up as blt's. The movie struck the right mixture of severity and tenderness for the heroine's travails. It is not unmitigated harshness. We see her evolve through her experiences - her tears at the beginning of the story her courage at the end. The animation was fantastic and should be viewed on a big screen for maximun impact. And I loved sensuality of the drawings, enough to notice but not dismay.