Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.2|5.0 Starsììì
Castle
In The Sky, a Hayao Miyazaki animated feature, does
not vary from the same gentleness that defines Hayao Miyazaki filmography. While
Hayao Miyazaki has completely stolen Ben Meyers International Movie Critics
team’s hearts with his more than wonderful animated features, this one, while
not a ‘ho-hum’ film by any means, does seem a little slow in the first half of
the film with the last half of the film picking up its timing. This storyline
does not seem as ‘fresh’ as some of his other stories. The movie follows the
‘evil man wants all power, the good boy saves the day with the help of a princess
who knows spells’ theme. As usual, the parent can count on these films to be
clean and morally well driven.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
The
young girl, Sheeta’s (voice of Anna Paquin) airship is under attack by Dola
(voice of Cloris Leachman). Sheeta crawls out a ship window, tries to scale a
beam, trips, and falls. But, a necklace around her neck gently floats her to a
town where Pazu (voice of James Van Der Beek) lives. Sheeta learns that the
necklace is made of a stone that keeps cities afloat in the upper atmosphere.
Through a series of adventures, Sheeta arrives in Laputa, one of these floating
sky cities.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Hayao Miyazaki for directing efforts. Thank
you to Executive Producer Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Producer Isao Takahata, and Co-producer
Todd Olsson for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Colonel
Muska (voice of Mark Hamill), Uncle Pom (voice of Richard Dysart), General
(voice of Jim Cummings), Boss (voice of John Hostetter), Charles (voice of
Michael McShane), Louis (voice of Mandy Patinkin), and Young Sheeta (voice of Debi
Derryberry).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
Hayao Miyazaki delivers clean, quality entertainment that easily engages
younger children to the adult audience.
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