Howl's Moving Castle is the latest film from Miyazaki, the genius behind Spirited Away, one of the all-time favorite films here in the daddychoy household. When the DVD arrived from Netflix we eagerly popped it into the player, and sat down to watch it. It was pretty enjoyable; while not as good as Spirited Away, it was definitely better than Castle in the Sky, and a bit better than Princess Mononoke.
Some observations:
* The opening sequence reminded me a lot of Kingdom Hearts--what with the "mud" people, the jumping, the balcony--heck, it's Traverse Town! I wonder if that was intentional.
* Interestingly enough, the film seems to suggest that dark hair=ugly, while blonde=beautiful. Look at Sofie--she's not all bad (actually, she's pretty) when we first meet her, black hair and all; yet she considers herself homely, compared to her sister, who has blonde curls. Howl himself has naturally black hair, but when we first meet him, he's blonde.
* I'm curious to read the book now. I've heard that it's quite different from the written word.
Studio Ghibli's next film is apparently Earthsea, from the series by Ursula K Le Guin. Can't wait.
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