Howl's Moving Castle: A film about people who don't want to be adults

In Howl's Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki flips his own script and instead of making a coming-of-age film, he makes a film-where-people-should-have-come-of-age-but-didn't, shaping his story around how to grow up if you're already an adult.

Howl is unique in the sense that it's like a setup for a sitcom: it takes characters that have the same problem and literally puts them under one roof.

In this final video of my Introduction to Studio Ghibli Storytelling series, I reveal:
* how Miyazaki seamlessly integrates fairy tale storytelling with archetypal mythology
* the interview quote that sheds some light on the perspective to apply when watching this film
* the big reason why the characters don't want to grow up and how that ties into Miyazaki's lifelong anti-war stance
* and how the ending is actually not that weird if you pay attention to how the film sets up its storylines

And don't forget to grab the Studio Ghibli Secrets guide over at my website https://www.followthemoonrabbit.com !

Video credits
Written and performed by Adam Dobay
Recorded by Livia Farkas
Editing by Gabi Trost and Eszter Vermes
Special thanks to Flick Beckett and the Duke of York's cinema staff

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