It saddens me to see this have an average rating of 7 when there are so many poorly put together films that have a higher rating. This film does a great job at balancing the two worlds. As a kid, I was a big fan of the book Holes, and Napping Princess achieves much of the same effect. I love the parallelism between the worlds and I felt the scene selections were perfect. Each plot device was used effectively. They really let the viewer pick up on the little bits of information throughout the story and for them to come with their own interpretation, butit never gets too surreal. Often times with dream related films it becomes a little too surreal, but this uses the dreams just right in my opinion. The music is also fantastic. Seriously, do not miss out on this.