Sunday, June 19, 2005

Howl's Moving Castle a Disappointment

When you regard someone's work with high esteem, your expectation of his/her work goes up. But what happens if his/her work does not live up to your expectation? Utter disappointment and maybe betrayal. Well, that's how I felt after I saw "Star Wars: Phantom Menace" a few years ago. Last night, it was Howl's Moving Castle, although it was more of a disappointment and no betrayal.

Howl's Moving Castle, which was adapted from an English novel by Diana Wynne Jones, is still a great animation with delightful visual textures and out-of-this-world imagination. But compared to Miyazaki's recent works, this movie is a disappointment. The cause of my disappointment lies in the continuity and pace of the story. Like Roger Ebert, I found that the weird and incoherent events and characters introduced in unlikely parts of the story disrupted the continuity of the plot. Halfway through the film, the plot becomes unclear and I found myself getting a little impatient even for a Miyazaki movie. The worst part (spoiler alert) was the plot development in the last 5 minutes of the movie. I rank it to almost to the same level of corniness as that of the dialogue between Skywalker and Amidala in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones." Overall, I still like the movie because I am sucker for Miyazaki's work just I am for Lucas's. Would I recommend the movie? Well, only if you are a fan of Anime or Miyazaki. I would recommend Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke if you haven't seen any of Miyazaki's films.

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