Who says this isn't the greatest animated film of all time?!!

Rating: 9/10 (5 August 2003)

Certainly the greatest animated film to come out of Japan since AKIRA; and in my opinion this film even surpasses even AKIRA. First of all, "Ghost in a shell", "Ninja Scroll", "Cowboy Bebop", are all strong films. But Please, I'm tired of seeing the same old themes being rehashed over and over again. I'm all about the occasional acrobatic fight sequence, virtual cleavage, post-apocalyptic metropolis, cyber porn, virtual memories, cartoon nudity; but after a while it just becomes boring.
Spirited away works as a film, because of it's story. It's the real stuff REAL MYTH, it has all the power of an old parable yet I've still seen nothing like it before (or since).