People actually like Howl's Moving Castle?

[cinaed]

Seriously, people actually like the movie version of Howl's Moving Castle? Tell me these people haven't read the book, because I can't comprehend how someone who's read the book could actually enjoy this movie.

Well, there went two hours of my life I'll never get back.

Comments

[duckduck.livejournal.com]

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I thought you were going to OotP?

[cinaed.livejournal.com]

It's like, the perfect weather, so Mom wants to garden today and take a walk. We're gonna see OotP on Saturday, my other day off. :)

[rosewildeirish.livejournal.com]

*waves hand* I did, but no, I didn't read the book, and I like it for the sheer trippiness of it - apparently the message is, "Love is fickle and that's OK"? *g*

[cinaed.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, that's what, er, made me unhappy with the movie, actually. Because Sophie? Is badass in the book. I missed her. And the relationship in the book is actually really neat and, well, they're actually equals.

...The fact that Howl looked like a wannabe Draco did amuse me though. *grin*

[calli-wulffe.livejournal.com]

;_; I actually really liked the movie (seen it 28 times which is a little more than she would have liked to see it -_-) and I have read the book. I didn't expect it to be exactly the same because Miyazaki tends to base things very loosely on original materials. If you just think of it as a work of it's own then it's very enjoyable. ^^

[ic789.livejournal.com]

Man, I loved Howl's Moving Castle, I mean LOVED IT!!! I love the animation and Howl (played by Christian Bale) had one of the sexiest voices I've heard in a long time. I didn't read the book, and I'm not sure whether I will. Sorry you feel as though you lost two hours of your life, hopefully you appreciate the animation.

[cinaed.livejournal.com]

I think I wasn't expecting it to be so radically different, like with different villains and whatnot. So I think maybe if I'd know it was going to be so loosely based, I would've enjoyed it more. ...Also, I was PMSy, heh.

And, I dunno, I just felt Miyazaki made Sophie a lot weaker. One thing I adore about the book is that Sophie has magic and becomes Howl's equal, rather than just his lover, you know? Man, somehow I've become a feminist. Who knows when that happened. *laughs*

[cinaed.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the animation and Howl's voice was lovely. I just-- the love story in the book was a lot more interesting, and Sophie's character was a lot stronger in the book. But I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

I liked it

[mazcleocatra.livejournal.com]

I just liked the images. I had no idea what was going on storywise.

Other than "I CAN'T LIVE IF I'M NOT PRETTY DJFHSDKFHD"