The Legend of Hei

The animation used in The Legend of Hei is very vibrant and colorful, but the style reminds me so much of Goku or Dragonball Z; and is definitely not up to the same level or standards as the Studio Ghibli films. The fact that this is a story about good vs evil and superpowers and the hero had to choose who lives and who dies gives rise that they may have taken some ideas from Superman, but maybe not. That might just be a coincidence. It's probably not a movie to be shown to smaller children as it is rated PG-13 and does show quite an abundance of fighting; although looking at the cover art and the little cat, it looks pretty harmless.

If you're into anime or foreign films, this is definitely a movie you might want to see, especially if you don't mind reading the captions at the bottom of the screen. If not, then they do have an English dubbed version but the words are completely different, but it may be easier to follow. Legend of Hei definitely didn't hold my attention as much as Ponyo or Red Turtle.