Picked By
K.E. grade 10
Media Type
Teen Reviews - Movies
Howl's Moving Castle is a love story between an 18-year-old young girl named Sophie. She ends up cursed by a witch into an old woman's body after meeting a magician named Howl. While she is under the curse, Sophie sets out to find her fortune, which takes her to Howl's odd-moving castle. Sophie is definitely one of my favorite protagonists ever. She is nice and kind while still having a good sense of humor. The lovely animation dispersed with melodic background music sets the mood for the magical and mystical aesthetic. The characters, mainly Sophie and Howl, and their inner problems are well presented with correctable character arcs given to some of the characters.