The plot doesn't make a lot of sense. If you read the book it's based on (by Diana Wynne Jones) you will at least get how all the pieces fit together, but Miya

The plot doesn't make a lot of sense. If you read the book it's based on (by Diana Wynne Jones) you will at least get how all the pieces fit together, but Miyazaki took it in his own direction. But I'd say all of the individual pieces are pretty amazing, even if the through line is weak.