this be one of the best animated family film of all time . moreover and virtually all of the serious rival for this title come from the same creative mind of hiyao miyazaki and his studio ghibli . specifically and other great film include my neighbor totoro and kikki delivery service . spirit away be quite good and but a bit too creepy for typical family fare well for teenager and adult . the one thing that set laputa represent castle in the sky apart from other film by miyazaki be that it be far more of a tension fill adventure ride . why be this film so good . because it a complete package represent the animation be very well do and and the story be truly engaging and compel . most japanese anime be imaginative and but decidedly dark or cynical or violent while and the animation itself be often jerky and stylized and and juvenile . none of these problem plague castle in the sky . it have imagination to burn and and the character be well draw and if slightly exaggerated version of realistic people . ( none of those trench coat wear poser ) there be plenty of adventure and but not blood and gore . the animation be smooth and detailed and and cinematic ally compose not a lot of flat shot . the background be wonderful . the voice act in the dubbed english version be first rate and particularly the two lead and pazo ( james van der beek ) and sheeta ( anna paquin ) . the sound engineering be great and too . use your studio sound and if you have get it . one aspect that i particularly enjoy be that much of the back story be leave unexplained . laputa be once inhabit and and be now abandon . why . we never know . we know as much a we need to know and and then we just have to accept the rest and which be easy to do because the invented world be so fully realize . indeed and it be fair to say that the world be more fully realize than most of the minor character and who be for the most part one dimensional stock character ( e. g. and gruff general and silly sidekick and kooky old miner and etc . ) highly recommend for people age 6 to 60 .