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Also shout outs to the EXTREMELY obvious punch-in I had to record like 30-ish minutes in I have no idea why Audition kept rendering it sounding like that LMFAO

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When the world needed him most, he returned. Not only to reassure us, but to let us know we're not alone...

Howl’s Moving Castle is such a bizarre love story. A humble hat maker and a flamboyant wizard, who is rumored to steal hearts. They only showed signs of love in middle, late movie, but you look back at all of the beautiful details and you realize, Sophie always loved him. And Howl never saw her as an old woman. You can see the little details, when Howl laughs, Sophie tends to avert her eyes, and whenever Sophie turns young, Howl becomes more open with her.
Where, Howl was naturally kind to her, because she was a pretty, young girl.

Sophie's curse reflects her inner emotional state: at the beginning, she is young but her soul is old because she sees herself as an old woman, eg, has no hope that anything good will happen for her, has no dream or aspiration, etc. The curse goes away when her attitude changes. Whenever she feels young, passionate or self-confident, the spell breaks. That's why she becomes young again when she's asleep, feels loved and when she loses herself in the beauty of nature.

Watching this video in April 2026 hurts.
But I am thankful for it.

I feel like Sophie’s curse is broken gradually by not howl, but herself. He helps her love herself and have confidence in herself,which is what breaks the curse

Breadsword didn't have to go this hard, but he did. This dissection of Howl's Moving Castle is brilliant.

I'm sorry but "My favorite is Howl's Moving Castle because I need it to be" hit me so hard. I almost cried. This essay was beautiful and I wholeheartedly agree

my favorite moment of the film that wasn't touched in the video is Sophie's visit to Howl's childhood. the way the scene opens with that soft violin music that fully reveals the moment in which Howl and Calcifer exchanged hearts. I love how Sophie understands how to break their curse and tells Howl to wait for her in the future which connects to Howl's first encounter with Sophie in which he tells her "There you are sweetheart, sorry I'm late. I've been looking everywhere for you".

I think something nice to know is that the author of the book, Dianna Wynne Jones, absolutely loved the movie. She liked to think of the movie from Howl's perspective, and the book from Sophie's

this is written like poetry. a love letter. i cried and fell back in love with my favourite movie. i hope miyazaki sees this, i truly believe he would love it.

"maybe we aren't just living in the same world as the sea of decay, but we're residing on its banks and the tides coming in" and god what a cutting quote

i cried when you said howl's moving castle was your favorite movie at the moment because you needed it to be. i feel exactly that today. that hit way harder that it should have. thanks for putting my thoughts in words.

At the end of the movie: “Howl! Meet me in the future!”
At the beginning: “Oh there you are I’ve been looking for you”

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"In the moment when Howl is leaving to protect the castle from the bombs falling overhead, and Sofie pleads in vain for him to stay because she's the reason he won't, Miyazaki manages to so perfectly capture the simultaneous ecstasy of loving someone with your whole heart and the paralyzing terror of knowing that that person loves you back."

Well, I ended up crying. It's incredible how much not only we share surrounding this movie, but also how powerful, evocative and well done your videos are.

Howl's Moving Castle always makes me feel like I'm falling in love for the first time again. I'm older and married now, but watching the story makes me nostalgic of simpler days. I am pretty sure I could fall in love with anyone if the theme played in a public place. The nostalgia of young love is very powerful, and beautifully portrayed in this masterpiece and I think it makes this movie one of the most romantic and timeless movies ever made.

I love how all of the protagonists were just kind people finding each other and letting each other into their lives. Sophie is such a loving soul, it was so good to see her just... Be unabashedly kind. Sure, she has her sassy moments but they're always in good fun and justified. Cleaning the castle with such vigor and not letting anyone get in her way? She's doing a nice thing for others and the job needs to get done. Not helping the witch up the stairs? Well, she's the one that cursed her and Sophie still cheers her on regardless of that.

I just... Love the love she gives and receives.

"While every Warship carries a tiresome, steady hum. A tone devoid of life because they only exist to end it." that was so beautiful my man, I had to stop and write this.

I’m Iraqi and when i read about how he didn’t accept his award and why he didn’t i started sobbing. He’s such a kind soul and i hope nothing but happiness comes his way