Yes, it’s anime. But Castle in the Sky is anime that was done by Hayao Miyazaki, which means that it’s a) gorgeous and b) perfectly safe to watch with your teenage kids. It’s kind of steampunk, heavy on the derring-do and light on the grimness: the air pirates are all kindly and the zeppelin quasi-German army types can’t shoot worth a dang. If you just want to sit in front of the television for a few hours and watch something made by somebody who really knows how to draw clouds in motion, this is one of the movies you want. I found it refreshing. Continue reading Movie of the Week… end: “Castle in the Sky.”