Discovering the Reality through Fantasy: A Review of Howl’s Moving Castle Anime

Re-watching an anime, I enjoyed to binge-watch on TV years ago. Realizing that it’s not just for kids. Works that are devoted to all ages, I guess I love them.

Various unusual heroes typical of the anime world appear unexpectedly. The main characters of the work are Howl and Sophie. Two cursed youths. Sophie is bewitched by a witch, the one who poisoned her, and she becomes an old woman at a young age. A witch is not a bad character. Even they become friends with Sophie on the way. Maybe she is vulnerable to what she wants to get.
Howl’s curse was a ghost that found him as a child. The fire “Calcifer” burns constantly and keeps the castle moving. Strange creatures gather and live in a walking house over time. It’s a castle with doors to different worlds activated by Howl’s magical powers.
Both negative and positive features of all images are noticeable. It is difficult to say who is in which character. In the film, we can see love as the hero and war as the anti-hero. Focusing on phenomena rather than individuals. In the handiwork of Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki, it is emphasized that the only way out is love when war is seen as a complete disaster. Diana Wynne Jones, the author of the book, likes adaptation very much and even welcomes changes. You can watch a short interview of the writer in this video and see the inspiration for writing this book(Highly recommended✌🏼):

All in all, Studio Ghibli is a film company with a huge role in Japanese and worldwide film history. I hope to discuss other anime in future posts. If you have any comments, I will be happy to read them. I wish you a nice day.😊

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