Everything Hayao Miyazaki touches is great and this was no exception. Its childlike innocence is reminiscent of his earlier work like My Neighbor Totoro and somewhat less creepy than Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. It's great for young children and for anyone who ever was one. I could have done without the touch of environmentalism he includes in most of his films but it wasn't so bad that it ruined the movie for me.