Howl's Moving Castle

Hayao Miyazaki, my favorite Japanese film director and animator, has created fabulous film that astonished me once again. Recalled the movie Spirited Away, I was first obsessed by the characters and the vigorous and unconstrained style of Hayao Miyazaki's imagination. I certainly love the adventure of Chihiro Ogino and her growth after she worked in the bathhouse. Therefore, Howl's Moving Caste attracts me when I discover that it's his movie in 2004. Sophie, an diffident 18-year-old teenager who is cursed to transform into a 90-year-old grandmother by a spiteful witch, has to discover the treaty between the magician Howl and the fire demon Calcifer in order to break her curse. Sophie will regain her youth only when she's more confident with herself and will grow older when she eludes problems. She is still an immature girl who is dealing the affection toward Howl and soon she will discover the entwisted past between Howl and her. I appreciate the true love between Howl and Sophie, since my heart aches while they both suffer in the grief of the possibility of losing each other and the cruelty in wartime. Ultimately, Howl's Moving Castle is a love story, yet it involves confidence, courage, encouragement, and trust among the lovers and family members.