Howl's Moving Castle Review
My Rating: 7.1/10
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 Metacritics Rating: 80/100 MyAnimeList Rating: 8.73/10 My Favorite Quotes 1. "A heart is a heavy burden". 2. "They say the best shine brightest under the worst circumstances." - It felt much different than the other Studi Ghibli films. The film felt much more like a Disney/Pixar film rather than a Studi Ghibli one. With a magical plot and creative characters. The emotional value is there, unfortunately it did not feel as strong as a My Neighbor Totoro or a Spirited Away. Still very entertaining and the great attention to detail. And showing how beautiful their artwork can be is truly eye catching, the reason I say it's not like other Studio Ghibli films is because it payed to much attention to the loving connection and not as much on other aspects such as it Wasn't nearly as dark. I love the English voice acting I thought they were very good as well as the unforgettable characters such as the Scarecrow and the Fire Spirit living in the fireplace. I don't appreciate how it ended. The opposing rulers just decide to stop the war like why? Honestly just because Howl finds true love means its time to end the war? It just did not really make a whole lot of sense in that aspect. A well done film until the end in my opinion. Still a classic that I will without a doubt be showing my children. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Voice Acting
+ Magical
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- Bad Romance
- Ending
+ Magical
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- Bad Romance
- Ending
Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 9/10
Plot: 7/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 7/10
Soundtrack: 8.5/10
Dialogue: 7/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 5/10
Plot: 7/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 7/10
Soundtrack: 8.5/10
Dialogue: 7/10
Special Effect: 8/10
Theme: 7/10
Ending: 5/10