Review of Castle in the Sky

Lately I have been going though many of Miyazaki's works and I believe this is one of his better pieces. Castle in the Sky is one of Miyazaki's early works from the 1980's and tells a tale of a boy and girl and their adventures in finding the Kingdom in the sky, Laputa. Many of Miyazaki's pieces tend to have whimsical aspects that people have come to expect as Miyazaki fans. Castle in the Sky is probably one of better pieces where his whimsy really exudes. Watching Castle in the Sky I was taken on an exciting journey from start to finish. Story: The plot isas mentioned before. A boy and a girl's adventure to the Castle in the Sky, Laputa. When watching a movie most have a tendency to uninterested me and that didn't change in the movie. Aside from that the Journey to Laputa was a joy ride, from being chased by Pirates to flying in the sky each moment had me wanting more and more. Though the ending is a classic Miyazaki having the watcher imagine what comes next.

Art: Mind you this movie is from the 1980's so its not going to have state of art 2014 animation. I will say for the time period the art was well done. Having seen a decent amount of anime I can say with certainly it is better than some of the art of it's predecessors

Character: This movie while brilliantly done, is made so that both adults and children can enjoy it. This being the case I believe that the characters weren't very deep.The characters were funny, enjoyable, and well crafted.

Overall: I believed that Castle in the Sky was a very good movie. Many of Miyazaki's films are enjoyable and should be watched. Older movies aren't usually aren't the most interesting, but one as well crafted as this is good even today. If you're looking for a good Miyazaki film this one should definitely make your list, it also shows that even in his early days Miyazaki films were really good.