A beautiful film. Not just for children.

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2005)

This American adapted anime film strait from Japan didn't do to well here in the states. I can honestly ask... why? The film was great. It had a original tale of an ambitious little girl, obviously not wanting to move from her old home, who wanders off into a mythological land of strange beasts where souls trapped and transformed. At this point you understand the little girl wants to get back to her parents, who were transformed as well.
The art amazing and oh-so colorful. Whoever Miyazaki, director, hired to illustrate this movie should be rich. And yes, I know that more than one person helped. But still, the art is faced past during the right times and slow sometimes too. The slower scenes I actually prefer because you get more time to gaze in wonder at the scenery. The creatures all seem to be from Japanese mythology and stories of some kind.
The movie is truly magical and will captivate anyone who watches the first 15 minutes of it.