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<blockquote data-quote="Torx" data-source="post: 422186" data-attributes="member: 2730">I happened to get into Seattle Sunday and saw Miyazaki's &quot;Spirited Away&quot;, the highest grossing movie never to open in the US . . . until it opened in the US, that is.I'm curious to hear what people thought of it, and any juicy ideas anyone gleamed in order to turn into good d&amp;d idears.I personally liked the movie (not as much as I liked his &quot;Princess Mononoke&quot;), but I loved the spirit world that was created.&nbsp; There was an interesting mix of characters and races, something new always keeping you interested.&nbsp; In particular, I liked the boiler man and his soot-mates.&nbsp; I also liked the idea of both river spirits (I won't say any more, no spoilers here).But most intriguing was their use of magic.&nbsp; That's how I always dreamed magic to be as a child, not the complex arcane rules that d&amp;d makes me envision.&nbsp; The careless casual use (seemingly not paying attention as a room cleans itself up), visual effects (Haku's blossom spell at the beginning on the bridge), and having limits, while never having to explicitly explain &quot;why?&quot;.All-in-all - good movie, definitely for children, but I'm glad I saw it - and it gives me some great ideas, akin to Alice in Wonderland and Sigil.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Torx, post: 422186, member: 2730"] I happened to get into Seattle Sunday and saw Miyazaki's "Spirited Away", the highest grossing movie never to open in the US . . . until it opened in the US, that is. I'm curious to hear what people thought of it, and any juicy ideas anyone gleamed in order to turn into good d&d idears. I personally liked the movie (not as much as I liked his "Princess Mononoke"), but I loved the spirit world that was created. There was an interesting mix of characters and races, something new always keeping you interested. In particular, I liked the boiler man and his soot-mates. I also liked the idea of both river spirits (I won't say any more, no spoilers here). But most intriguing was their use of magic. That's how I always dreamed magic to be as a child, not the complex arcane rules that d&d makes me envision. The careless casual use (seemingly not paying attention as a room cleans itself up), visual effects (Haku's blossom spell at the beginning on the bridge), and having limits, while never having to explicitly explain "why?". All-in-all - good movie, definitely for children, but I'm glad I saw it - and it gives me some great ideas, akin to Alice in Wonderland and Sigil. [/QUOTE]

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