Laputa, or the English title, Castle in the Sky, is probably my most favourite work of Hayao Miyazaki. First of all, I watched this movie when I was young, maybe in the middle 20′s, so all the impression I got was fresh and unforgettable. Timing was good to see this for me. Of course this movie still tells me a lot, but the first impression was right still too.

I can tell many things about Laputa, but little by little, I want to explain my feeling about his works.

Laputa idea was probably quoted from British old story or something ( sorry I don’t know) because I’ve seen such an article before. There is a famous British person in Japan who lives in Japan more than 20 years, he gave his lovely comment about this moive that he remembered his hometown, Wales of Britain. He praised this movie as he got a dream he always has in his mind from this movie. He is of course an adult, but it’s not unusual that a grown man has such a comment at Miyazaki movies. Miyazaki works are not only for kids but more for adult persons.

Laputa is a lovely and dreaming story for me, too.

What does Laputa mean for me or us ?

Is it our heart of good and bad, love or evil ?

Laputa is expressed a dreamland firstly, but it is finally destroyed by sincere boy and girl when Laputa is about to be controlled by human evil.

When Laputa dissapears, there is no tear, there is no regret, but there is a confirming justice.

Dream of Laputa is destroyed but reality of love, real humanity comes out from that ending.

Laputa tells me more and more when I see again and again.

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