Fatastical

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2014)

Who hasn't heard about Spirited Away? It's commonly referred to as one of the best animated films ever, if not the best ever. Well, I expected a more formulaic film regardless and what I got here is like a series of really fantastic, wonderfully unique, colorful segments. The animation is beautiful but so is the screenplay, so vividly written with very memorable characters. It's definitely like My Neighbor Totoro in that respect. The dialogue is charming and sort of dark, as is the film, but there's many moments of subtle humor that never relies on too much gags or easy comedy. I really loved this and the hype was warranted, it just too me too long.