Howl's Moving Castle - an Underrated Masterpiece

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At the end of the movie: “Howl! Meet me in the future!” At the beginning: “Oh there you are I’ve been looking for you”

Sophie's curse reflects her inner emotional state: at the beginning, she is young but her soul is old because she sees herself as an old woman, eg, has no hope that anything good will happen for her, has no dream or aspiration, etc. The curse goes away when her attitude changes. Whenever she feels young, passionate or self-confident, the spell breaks. That's why she becomes young again when she's asleep, feels loved and when she loses herself in the beauty of nature.

i cried when you said howl's moving castle was your favorite movie at the moment because you needed it to be. i feel exactly that today. that hit way harder that it should have. thanks for putting my thoughts in words.

my favorite moment of the film that wasn't touched in the video is Sophie's visit to Howl's childhood. the way the scene opens with that soft violin music that fully reveals the moment in which Howl and Calcifer exchanged hearts. I love how Sophie understands how to break their curse and tells Howl to wait for her in the future which connects to Howl's first encounter with Sophie in which he tells her "There you are sweetheart, sorry I'm late. I've been looking everywhere for you".

When the world needed him most, he returned. Not only to reassure us, but to let us know we're not alone...

I feel like Sophie’s curse is broken gradually by not howl, but herself. He helps her love herself and have confidence in herself,which is what breaks the curse

Howl's Moving Castle always makes me feel like I'm falling in love for the first time again. I'm older and married now, but watching the story makes me nostalgic of simpler days. I am pretty sure I could fall in love with anyone if the theme played in a public place. The nostalgia of young love is very powerful, and beautifully portrayed in this masterpiece and I think it makes this movie one of the most romantic and timeless movies ever made.

My favorite detail in howl's moving castle is one of his jackets. He has this tan jacket with 6 purple/blue triangles on the front. There aren't many similarities between the movie and the book, but some of the details are still there. In both stories, Sophie talks to her hats, Howl has a meltdown over his looks, and Calcifer switches between sassy demon and demon demon. In the book, Sophie cuts up one of Howl's jackets because it wears out and she wants to make it into a quilt. She cuts this jacket up into triangles, then sews it back together. It actually becomes a plot point in the book, but in the movie it's just a jacket. It's just a nice detail. And it leaves room for a deleted scene following Sophie's rampage where she messes up Howl's jacket. Aaaaaand I just saw the end of the movie and now I'm crying

this is written like poetry. a love letter. i cried and fell back in love with my favourite movie. i hope miyazaki sees this, i truly believe he would love it.

Breadsword didn't have to go this hard, but he did. This dissection of Howl's Moving Castle is brilliant.

god im in tears. this was a beautiful analysis of my fav movie. thank you ❤

This essay was made with such heart and thoughtfulness, so beautifully edited, that this is not in the millions of views by now is a crime. It gave me such comfort and turmoil at the same time, and gave me a whole new set of lenses to watch the movie over and over with. Truly a masterpiece in its own! You deserve all the success

I'm sorry but "My favorite is Howl's Moving Castle because I need it to be" hit me so hard. I almost cried. This essay was beautiful and I wholeheartedly agree

I think something nice to know is that the author of the book, Dianna Wynne Jones, absolutely loved the movie. She liked to think of the movie from Howl's perspective, and the book from Sophie's

Howl's Moving Castle felt like a dream. Everything felt right. I kinda regret how I only discovered HMC and Studio Ghibli only a few years ago. But I certainly found it when I needed it the most. Thank you so much for this beautiful representation. It's totally an experience, just like the movie.

This video hit almost all the notes Howl's castle did - but harder. Ultimately, it's a message of hope - something I so desperately desire these days.

35:19 "In the moment when Howl is leaving to protect the castle from the bombs falling overhead, and Sofie pleads in vain for him to stay because she's the reason he won't, Miyazaki manages to so perfectly capture the simultaneous ecstasy of loving someone with your whole heart and the paralyzing terror of knowing that that person loves you back."

A very interesting point someone made to me recently is that when Sophie is in Howl's past and interacts with him briefly before coming back to the present she yells out to him, "Find me in the future!" At the beginning of the film when he first interacts with her... he says, "Ah, there you are darling." It could be a coincidence but I like to think its not. ;-; <3

Ghibli movies are not meant to be finished, they're another world that wants to keep you there.