The best animated movie money can buy

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2015)

If you know an animated film that is truly superior to Spirited Away, please please let me know asap for I cannot think of anything that can even remotely compete with this incredible gem from Studio Ghibli and the great Hayao Miyazaki (and I've watched all the usual suspects). Not only does it represent the very best in animated storytelling available, it also puts most live action features to shame! Miyazaki has delivered some amazing movies in the past (like Laputa, Naussica and Princess Mononoke), but this time around his story and execution are so brilliant that Spirited Away soars in stratospheric altitudes. By the time Chihiro and friends embark that train during the third act, under Hisaishi's haunting score, you are certain you are witnessing a monumental epic.