And I can tell you it lives up to it's hype. It's one of the sweetest warmest most beautiful films I have ever seen. And by beautiful I mean it's beautiful to look at and it's got a beautiful message.The film is about a family that moves out to the country for recuperative reasons, the mother of the family has an unnamed illness. The two little girls of the family meet up with creatures only they, and other children, can see. And when the youngest of the two gets lost on her way to see her mother in the hospital, the creatures come swiftly to their aid. I know, the story sounds thin but believe me there is more character development and story in this film than there is in any CGI enhanced piece of shit that comes out of Hollywood. There is more humanity and compassion in this film than there is in all of Christendom. And there is more art and joy in this film than there is in any art museum and gallery.
It's a timeless and border-less classic. The story may take place in Japan outside of Tokyo and the characters may have funny sounding names but they could be anybody living anywhere where children are allowed to roam around, are loved, and allowed to think for themselves. This film touched me deeply and I highly recommend it to everyone of all ages.
