It's a simple, straightforward adventure story with gunfights, chases, robots, magic, and perhaps the only truly evil villain in the studio's filmography.
Castle in the Sky is the closest that Studio Ghibli has come to making a classic Spielbergian blockbuster. It's a simple, straightforward adventure story with gunfights, chases, robots, magic, and perhaps the only truly evil villain in the studio's filmography. It's a pure blast of entertainment.