(9 /10)Īnimation: Laputa: Castle in the Sky is what you expect from Studio Ghibili great animation. (9 /10)Īdventure: Laputa: Castle in the Sky uses the idea of a mystery that is surrounding a legend to drive the adventure side of the story. (9 /10)Īction: Laputa: Castle in the Sky is filled with action that ranges over nearly every type you would expect to see in an action adventure film. Support Characters: Laputa: Castle in the Sky has a support character list that is mainly used for extra comedy and extra parts of the story.ĭirector Review: Hayao Miyazaki – Hayao does what he has always done, given us a good animated film that can still be talked about nearly 30 years later. Muska does make for a good villainous character very calm and calculated throughout. Muska: Muska is the agent working for the military to find Laputa but his methods will include a large body count to get his answers. Dola does start off looking like a villain but in actually fact she turns into almost like the original jack Sparrow. (8 /10)ĭola: Dola is the leader of the pirates who wants the crystal and will do anything to make sure she gets the crystal.
Pazu is like most young men who want an adventure and this works well for the character because it makes us care for his journey for answers about what happened to his father. He saves Sheeta and with this his adventure can begin once and for all. Pazu: Pazu is a young orphaned boy who wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and find the legendary floating castle Laputa.
Sheeta is very traditional princess like character who is always willing to sacrifice to save people from suffering. Sheeta: Sheeta is a young girl who is from Laputa who both Muska and Dola are after, she befriends Pazu and will learn the truth about her past. Mixing all this together gives you everything you need for a solid and enjoyable action adventure film. We have some just after adventure, some after treasure while we have another group who believe they have a connection to the island. It has the traditional multi sided story that follows a range of characters with different motivations to want to find the island in the sky. Laputa: Castle in the Sky is a good action adventure story that could easily be put in the same league as many of the most popular live action ones. Pazu joins force with Dola and her pirates to save Sheeta as everyone involved wants to find the secrets of Laputa. Sheeta and Pazu get captured by the military side of the people after her and with Muska leading the search for Laputa. Sheeta has to team up with Pazu as they try to escape from pirates and military who both want to get their hands on Sheeta. Pazu dreams of being able to find the legendary Laputa a floating castle that his father once saw on a trip before spending his life searching for the castle a second time. Sheeta lands literally in the arms of Pazu a young boy who helps on a mining job. They are after Sheeta and her crystal but she escapes the attack by jumping and guided to safety by her crystal. Story: Laputa: Castle in the Sky starts when we see an aerial attack on a future flying craft from Dola and her men. There may be spoilers the rest of the review Plot: A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle. Starring: (Voice Talents English) Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Richard Dysart, Jim Cummings, Michael McShane, Mandy Patinkin, Andy Dick, Corey Burton