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Thursday, June 23, 2005

A Brief Review

We went to see Howl’s Moving Castle last Friday afternoon.  I am a rabid Hayao Miyazaki fan and Myria isn’t far behind me.  I hadn’t thought to be going to this film on opening day, or perhaps even at all in the theater because I was afraid there would be a large attendance of children.  I don’t do very well with large numbers of children :) But, the opportunity presented itself and we decided to take it.

There were seven people in the theatre, including Myria and I.  None of us were kids :)

The story is somewhat eccentric as you might expect from Miyazaki, only this time it’s not his story.  The book, Howl’s Moving Castle was written by an English woman - Diana Wynne Jones.  Jones writes magical and offbeat tales, primarily for the young adult market.  Her story telling style and Miyazaki’s artwork are a wonderful thing to behold.  If it is not a perfect match, it will do until something better comes along.  Hint - it’s going to be a while before something better comes along :)


Poster - <i>Howl’s Moving Castle</i>”> </p> <p> <b>Howl’s Moving Castle</b> <br /> </p></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> The movie is about a girl named Sophie and a Wizard named Howl, how they run into one another and help one another.  Sophie has a curse on her and Howl has a fire demon named Calcifer.  Nothing is quite what it appears though and relationships that seem obvious turn out to be quite different than imagined. <p> The artwork is incredible.  This is not CGI.  This is hand-drawn animation of the first order.  The wealth of color and detail absolutely boggle the imagination.  As a feast for the eyes, HMC delivers a banquet - and then some. </p> <p> I don’t think this is going to last very long in the theaters, so go and see this movie.  You could wait for it on DVD, but the splendid, glowing, intricate artwork benefits from the big screen.  And don’t let the animated nature of its presentation fool you.  It will appeal to the entire family - adults as well as youngsters.  </p> <div class=Babbled by Robbyn on 06/23 at 10:26 AM
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  1. I saw that movie last Friday and I loved every minute of it. Miyazaki is fabulous and now I have to read the books!

    Posted by Christina  on  06/23  at  01:05 PM
    Location : Washington, DC

  2. Christina - No question, Miyazaki is fabulous.  You’ll enjoy the book too and have a look at Jones’ other stuff.  She’s a lot of fun!

    Posted by Robbyn  on  06/23  at  04:03 PM
    Location : Gazing at the full moon...howling a little...

  3. *sigh* I loved “Kiki’s Delivery Agency” and “Spirited Away.” I’m afraid, though, I’ll have to wait for this on dvd, because the teeny tiny town I live in is more devoted to showing “mainstream” movies (like Madagascar, or whatever interchangeable stupid romantic chix-like-it date-movie, or the action-adventure movies, or the seriously-dumb PG-13 movies that are too sophomoric for me) instead of art.

    It sounds wonderful though.

    I wish there were an “art theater” somewhere that showed movies like this. And like “Hotel Rwanda” and other “serious” fare.

    Posted by fillyjonk  on  06/27  at  04:11 PM
    Location : in the great fly-over country....

  4. fillyjonk - Probably my next DVD purchase will be Princess Mononoke.  This certainly isn’t an art theater area and I was SO glad the movie opened here at all; I really didn’t think it would.

    Posted by Robbyn  on  06/27  at  05:26 PM
    Location : Being knotty :)

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