Howl is an interesting departure from Miyazaki's more classical wabi-sabi anime style that most of his heroes and heroines are drawn in as Howl is definitely a very contemporary bishonen. Although it flirts from theme to theme to theme with a kind of animated attention deficit disorder, the landscapes and utter unabated surrealism left me stunned and never bored.Īlso, from a quizzical character design perspective, Howl is certainly one of if not the most beautiful characters that Miyazaki has ever created.
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I think this is a very smart movie in many subtle ways and it's one that I look forward to watching again on the big screen and then on DVD. Some people have complained about the lack of plot or story or serious character development, but even though the characters are fairly static, their emotions and the physical changes they undergo as they go through these emotions brings out a higher truth that is seldom given such artistic and natural freedom. It is as if the characters go from one emotion to the next, in a world that is as random as one's own dreams. In this way the film is simple, pure, and extremely beautiful. What I love about this movie is that it's highly emotional without a great deal of logic or plot or story to get in the way. All of his other films are very linear and even though their highly varied worlds may be visually stunning and highly creative, I feel the dreamy world of Howls Moving Castle is by far the most captivating, bizarre, and imaginative of all the worlds Miyazaki has ever envisioned. I think this is possibly Miyazaki's most intriguing movie. Reviewed by surenm 10 / 10 A wild and surreal trip into the mind of a master. Since there are 1000 words limit in the comment system, I'll write more in by blog: But I do want to highlight the thread about personal freedom as it will help you to tie up the pieces of the story. For example, this is probably one of the few movies that tell me what it is really like to be old. There are other wonderful things in the movie. And Sophie says, "Yes, a heart is a heavy burden". He feels terrible because it is like "trapped under a stone". For Howl, his turning point comes when he refuses to move his castle anymore (I'll leave it to the reader as why he does that) By the end of movie, he regains his heart. She is very assertive as being the cleaning lady in Howl's castle and even tames Calcifer to cook her food.
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When Sophie is turned to an old lady, it actually set her free because the good thing of being old is that one has "so little to lose" She becomes more adventurous and takes control of her life. Even her sister asks her to "look out for yourself". When her sister asks her "Are you going to spend your life in that shop?" She replies "It meant so much to papa. She refuses the invitation from her friends and keep working at the hat shop. Sophie, on the other hand, is bounded by responsibilities. According to Suliman, Howl's power is too great for a person without heart, and he will eventually becomes a monster (some political figures come to my mind). He only wants to be free." But in Miyazaki's world, nothing is black and white. When Sophie confronts Suliman, she comments Howl as "selfish and cowardly and unpredictable, but he's straight as an arrow. He doesn't has a heart and even his home (which is usually characterized as a stable point in one's life) can move :-) He is disguised as different wizards in different counties, and when Sophie asks him how many identities he has, he said "Enough to guarantee my freedom".
But when I watch it again on the DVD, I realize the movie is probably about one thing: personal freedom. I felt the same way when I saw it in the theater for the first time! The story seemed arbitrary and I couldn't connect the pieces together (much like I saw "Ashes of Time" for the first time). Probably many people find the story confusing. Reviewed by kengoogloo 10 / 10 Try to decode the story. Seeing that she is under a curse, the demon makes a deal with Sophie-if she breaks the contract he is under with Howl, then Karushifâ will lift the curse that Sophie is under, and she will return to her 18-year-old shape. In the castle, Sophie meets Howl's fire demon, named Karishifâ.
Under the curse, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune, which takes her to Howl's strange moving castle. A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, cursed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a magician named Howl.
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