I know there is another thread about this movie, but that one is about public reaction to the film and mine is more of a personbal impressions thing.
Just saw the movie and was blown away from the beggining. Just when it starts it seems to be a mix of Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and LSD.
The visuals are among the most creative Myazaki’s ever done and will stun anyone. The story and carachters are cute and fascinating and make the lenght no trouble at all.
Now for some minor complains that CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Well, the little girl’s parents are far from the usually likeable adults of most Myazaki’s movies and seem limited to acting stupidly and making stupid remarks all the time.
The Nanny witch also seemed to change personality too fast from a perverse (turning a baby into a mouse!), murderous creature into Nanny much too fast and in an unexplained fashion.
I really liked the way that Haku had a limited presence during the movie and he made a gorgeous dragon. Still I would prefer if he hadn’t been there at all. It was due to him and Nanny that the ending seemed too abrupt to me.
Keep in mind this are just very minor nitpicks, that I loved the movie as a whole and that I only saw the dubbed version and not yet the subtitled one.
So, what doyou make of it?