Miyazaki never made a truly bad movie, and nothing here really ranks below a B- or C+, and most are much higher.
This trope is so frequent in his filmography that fans have come to see it as a trademark of his.
Ashitaka, the Prince, attempts to bring balance by stopping the war.
The picture was released as a cofeature with Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies , a story of misery, hopelessness, and prolonged, agonizing deaths.
Beautiful scenery: When Sheeta and Pazu find Laputa Castle, the entire place awes them mainly because the entirety of the outside is a garden.
It happens all the time to the extent that originality, by definition, simply does not exist anymore.