Either way, Howl’s Moving Castle is a marvel to watch. Even if the plot leaves something to be desired in terms of explanation, it can be followed if you stay on your toes. In fact, the pacing is a little strange after a particular plot turn near the middle of the film, after which rather than a thrilling run up to the climax, the story seems to fluctuate between excitement and scenes devoid of any action.ĭespite such minor grumbles, Miyazaki has provided another beautifully animated piece with well-conceived and well-voiced likeable characters. It also makes effective use of silence, although occasionally the soundtrack seems inappropriate in relation to the events onscreen.Īlthough the storyline, based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones, has been accused of being confusing, the loose ends are predominantly tied up at the end, albeit in a strangely rushed manner. All do well, although Mortimer as well as never really sounding like the age of the character, provides a fairly bored monotone performance.Ĭomposed by frequent Miyazaki collaborator Joe Hisaishi, Howl’s music accompanies the film well and is better than that in Spirited Away. The voice acting is all solid too, with Billy Crystal standing out as Calcifer, with Christian Bale also impressive as Howl. Whilst the physical features of the characters, particularly Howl, are drawn in Japanese style, the entire film is filled with exquisite detail of Western pictures. His style, which fuses elements of both Western styles of animation and that found in Japanese anime, will be equally impressive to children and adults alike. There, she befriends a captivated fire demon called Calcifer (Billy Crystal) who promises to lift her curse if she helps him gain his freedom.Īs is the case with all of Miyazaki's work, the animation in this film is undeniably breathtaking. Transformed, she sets off into the wastelands where, with the help of a sentient scarecrow, she hops aboard the eponymous walking abode of Howl. Witnessed by the jealous Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall), she is given a curse changing her into an old crone (Jean Simmons). By chance, Sophie crosses paths with notorious wizard Howl (Christian Bale). Set in a 19th Century Europe-esque fantasy land with a blend of science and magic in which two kingdoms are at war, the movie tells the story of Sophie (Emily Mortimer). Howls Moving Castle is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York.It was a runner-up for the annual Boston GlobeHorn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years later. From director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, Howls Moving Castle is an Academy Award-nominated acclaimed fantasy based on the novel of. Starring: Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Jean SimmonsĬreated by the man behind the Oscar-winning Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle is the English-language version of Hauru No Ugoku Shiro which now hits British screens after proving extremely popular at the Japanese box office.
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