![]() Supposedly, compared to the likes of Miyazaki's other international releases such as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke," "Howl" is nowhere as good, but since I haven't seen those other flicks, I really don't give a damn. Having never before seen any of Hayao Miyazaki's previous efforts before, I was blown away by "Howl's Moving Castle," the oddest entry in this year's Best Animated Film category. Sophie's love and support comes to have a major impact on Howl, who flies in the face of orders from the palace to become a pawn of war and instead risks his life to help bring peace to the kingdom. Embarking on an incredible odyssey to lift the curse, she finds refuge in Howl's magical moving castle where she becomes acquainted with Markl, Howl's apprentice, and a hot-headed fire demon named Calcifer (voiced by BILLY CRYSTAL). ![]() ![]() Sophie (voiced by EMILY MORTIMER), an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl (voiced by CHRISTIAN BALE), and is subsequently turned into a 90-year old woman (voiced by screen legend and two-time Oscar(r) nominee JEAN SIMMONS) by the vain and conniving Wicked Witch of the Waste (voiced by screen legend and Oscar nominee LAUREN BACALL). I absolutely loved practical, stubborn Sophie and vain, dramatic. Howl's Moving Castle Movie Synopsis & PlotĪ distinguished cast of actors, under the direction of Pixar's Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc.") and Disney's Rick Dempsey, lend their vocal talents to this English-language version of the film. Good news: The atmosphere and characterization is extremely similar to the Studio Ghibli film. ![]()
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