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| Howl's Moving Castle : 4 of 5 | |
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6.28.2005
9:17 PM | Link |
 Miyazaki films always stir up a lot of hype on the web, since they are released so much earlier in Japan, so I had seen lots of images of this great film to build my excitement! My pal Barron is a big Miyazaki fan, too, so we went to a late showing almost as soon as it opened. Much like Spirited Away, this film is a treasure chest of beautiful images, all filled with imagination and detail like you've never seen before! Howl is a wizard who lives in a bizarre home that not only can walk around on robot chicken legs, but also has dimensional doors that can open up into different kingdoms. Howl tries to prevent war between two kingdoms, along with his servant Markl (a funny boy), and Calcifer (a cool fire-spirit with a hilarious attitude!). Along comes Sophie, who is cursed by the Witch of the Waste so she becomes an old woman, and she ends up as Howl's cleaning lady. Of course, she loves Howl, and ends up saving the day in the end. The main complaint that every reviewer has made is that the pacing of the plot is extremely unbalanced. The first two-thirds of the movie unfold perfectly, with just enough time spent to feel comfortable in this world and enjoy the mystery of figuring stuff out. Then suddenly, everything goes berserk and the final half hour is stuffed with so many twists that it doesn't make much sense (but to be fair, I need to see it again since I was getting sleepy!). The look of the film is so spectacular that I can overlook the story flaws a little, so any animation fan is required to see this movie and be amazed!
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