 Ebert also said that "Spirited Away" was one of "the year's best films" as well as adding it to his "Great Movie" list.Elvis Mitchell of "The New York Times" positively reviewed the film and praised the animation sequences.Mitchell also drew a favorable comparison to Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass" and also said that his movies are about "moodiness as mood" and the characters "heightens the [film's] tension."