One of the best MOVIES I've seen !

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2004)

I distinctly remember that, on the way out of the theatre, I realized I had totally forgotten about the film being an animation!
I couldn't remember, and still can't, when I was that drawn into a movie and into the world of an author. Certainly very subjective, but I felt that this work speaks to the child AND to the grown-up in me, and I didn't experience that so often...
The incredibly intense moods, particularly some very calm moments where nothing happens, almost no sound... beyond words at its best moments (which, to me, is: most of the time!), though I admit - to give it the honesty it certainly deserves - having being a bit lost in the overwhelming diversity of caracters and events some times...
But that's really nothing compared to what this film gave to me (I didn't even say "film" on purpose...).
Not the one to watch if you want to get violently distracted... (Mission impossible 1 & 2, Terminator 1 - 3, and so on).
Definitely worth watching, I'd put it in my top ten of the past ten years.
How do you describe emotions? This movie shows what pictures and sound can do when a master is using them to let his soul speak...