Howl’s Moving Castle
I really don’t know why it’s taken me so long to finally watch this movie but I’m glad that I finally made time for it. If, like me, you’ve inexplicably put off watching Howl’s Moving Castle I’d recommend that you watch it as soon as possible … you won’t regret it!
Howl’s Moving Castle is a visually and aurally beautiful movie. Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli did a fantastic job of bringing Diana Wynne Jones’ novel to life in his own unique way. All of the characters, both major and minor, are well realised. Sophie is a strong and likeable young woman who is forced to reconsider the world and life in general from a different perspective. Howl is a mysterious, powerful but surprisingly fragile and childlike wizard. The Witch of the Wastes is consumed and trapped by her obsession. These characters are bound together by a number of themes including greed, cowardice, the futility of war and redemption.
Howl’s Moving Castle is a very artistic and beautiful film which I would highly recommend.
Yeah yeah! I recommend it too! ^^
I think its better than princess mononoke… tho that movie was good too :S
Posted December 22, 2009, 11:12 pmTotally love it! Not sure if you’ve already seen “the girl who leapt through time” but I’d recommend it. I love the love story of Howl and the i-forgot-her-name-girl. Very cute. ;o)
Posted December 31, 2009, 6:52 pmI just watched it last night :S (end of year movie XD)
Kinda sad… in the end…
I hate endings like that :S i wish there was a scene at the end where he appeared in front of her… like after a few years ^^
Posted January 1, 2010, 3:13 pmSorry about the late response but I’ve been away and offline.
I actually haven’t seen Princess Mononoke either Yo. It’s on my list!
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is also on my list Lab. It looked really interesting.
Posted January 6, 2010, 3:56 pmlol yohman, thats why its good coz itll make u think. its like 5cm per sec. its frustrating, sort of bittersweet love. u’ll like it nahrallah.
Posted January 6, 2010, 5:00 pmWhat? You haven’t seen Princess Mononoke? Dang, you need to get on that! As far as artistic, spirituous anime films go, it can’t be beat! It was one of the first animes I ever saw. I had no idea what the story was about back then, but it’s just beautiful to look at at listen to!
Posted January 10, 2010, 6:49 pmI’ll do my best to locate a copy!
Posted January 10, 2010, 6:52 pmSurprise, hello, and konnichiwa. I’m new here, but I love anime. Now that we’re no longer strangers… Those films = total classics. I really liked Calcifer the fire spirit from Howl’s. Along with ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ (another from Miyazaki) and Ninja Scroll, they are my top 3 anime films. Princess Mononoke is a goodie too… stunning art and style.
Posted January 25, 2010, 9:00 amWelcome … umm … Gibson (if I may shorten your name). ^.^ Calcifer is such a loveable demon! lol There are some amazing anime movies out there … some of which I really have to find the time to watch!
Posted January 25, 2010, 7:22 pm