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Castle in the Sky Movie Review

Starring: Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Jim Cummings
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"CASTLE IN THE SKY is a movie written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 1986. Sheeta, a young girl who's in fact the last princess of the mythic Laputa, an island floating in the sky, is escaping from the hands of Muska who wants to rob her of a mysterious crystal that allows her to levitate. Muska knows that this crystal could drive him to Laputa and its military power. The young Pazu, with the help of Dola the pirate woman, will defend Sheeta against her enemies and even reach Laputa with her. But Muska has followed them and invades the island."
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Mental/Magical powers focus Yes
If a cartoon... - animated cartoon

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - a teen
Has special powers? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlng, curly
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Japanese

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - govt employee
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - Japanese
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1900-1950)
Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station - futuristic human warship
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes
Forests? Yes
Misc settings - prison - fort/castle

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - Japanese
Subtitles? - Yes
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - exploding bombs - exploding spaceships - exotic spaceships
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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