I had such a mixed reaction to Spirited Away. Fantastically original story and visuals, but such an odd plot -- kind of dreamlike and nonsensical.

For instance, the heroine's main helper turns out not to be a human, but actually a dragon. Then at the end, we discover he isn't actually a dragon either. He was originally the spirit of a river.

This is sort of like eating a cake and then realizing it's not a cake, it's a steak, and then discovering you're still wrong and it's actually a bed, and you haven't been eating it.