As a standalone film it is really great, but you can't help but feel you've been cheated if you've ever read the book. She kills herself.)ĭon't remember that? That's ok you'll get the same feeling if you watch Howl's and then go off and read the book. This film really epitomises why people call Miyazaki the 'Japanese Walt Disney', and you'll understand that if you've ever read the original little mermaid story. What Ghibli have done with Howl's Moving Castle is taken half of the things that made the novel such a treasure to read and thrown them at a Beauty and the Beast screenplay. he isn't charming, and the castle isn't some grandiose Disney villa on top of a hill - it's a mishmash of scrap metal and bits of cloth. Sofie isn't 'stunning and radiant’ Howl isn't 'charming and handsome', well.
It's typical in the least typical sense of the word, but only because the characters are not the typical fantasy characters. It's a romance, with a predictable romantic subtext and a fantasy, with a typical fantasy subtext.
While the plot has some enjoyably unique twists and an utterly fantastic steam punk/fantasy setting, it just a little too glorified. I say 'nice' because I genuinely can't think of a better way to describe what is basically a very simple, linear fantasy story. Story - 7/10 - Doesn't have the depth and intrigue of its source material but an enjoyable concept nonetheless. Sofie moves into the castle as a cleaner, but as the story continues she finds herself enrolled in Howl's mad schemes, terrifying the locals and ultimately, capturing Howl's heart. yes, fire, Calcifer - a wise-cracking demon with a lot of attitude. Along the way she encounters a hulking, steam powered, Baba Yaga-esque castle which turns out to be the home of Howl - the legendary wizard, and his assistant, Markel and their fire.
With nowhere to go and no way to avoid her family, an aged Sofie sets out across the treacherous 'Wastes' in an attempt to find a way to rid herself of her curse. Sofie is an average young girl who works hard for a living until one day she is turned into an old woman by a wicked witch. Howl's Moving Castle is based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne-Jones although the 2 differ greatly.
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