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Mamoru Hosoda of Toei Animation was originally selected to direct the film, but quit the project after Studio Ghibli's executives rejected many of his concept ideas. The film was shelved until Miyazaki took over. [22] The project resumed production in February 2003. [19] It was scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2004, and released in the summer of that year. [22] Main article: Music of Howl's Moving Castle Joe Hisaishi, who composed and conducted the score, in 2011 Like several other Miyazaki films, Howl's Moving Castle reflects the director's love of flying. [12] Aircraft of inventive design appear in the film, and Howl frequently transforms into a bird. [15] Miyazaki examines flight as a theme most directly in the later film The Wind Rises. Miyazaki stated that he was attracted to military aircraft as a child, but that he grew to detest them because of the destructive purpose for which they are created. Thus Howl's Moving Castle contains images both of aircraft shown as harmless and beautiful, and large military craft depicted as ugly and destructive. [15] Cavallaro writes that Miyazaki wants to "portray flight as an object of admiration and awe," but that he is not "[blind] to its abuse by unscrupulous strategists and rulers." [15] Hauru no ugoku shiro (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018 . Retrieved 26 April 2022. Japan Media Arts Festival Awards" (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010 . Retrieved 1 March 2009.

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Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007 . Retrieved 4 January 2008. Influenced by Miyazaki's opposition to the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003, the film contains strong anti-war themes. Miyazaki stated that he "had a great deal of rage" about the Iraq war, which led him to make a film which he felt would be poorly received in the United States. [1] It also explores the theme of old age, depicting age positively as something which grants the protagonist freedom. The film contains feminist elements as well, and carries messages about the value of compassion. In 2013, Miyazaki said Howl's Moving Castle was his favorite creation, explaining, "I wanted to convey the message that life is worth living, and I don't think that's changed." [2] The film is significantly thematically different from the novel; while the novel focuses on challenging class and gender norms, the film focuses on love, personal loyalty and the destructive effects of war. [3] Hunter, Stephen (10 June 2005). "The Emperor Has No Story". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016 . Retrieved 20 November 2016.Rooney, David (8 September 2004). "Review: 'Howl's Moving Castle' ". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2016. Scott, A. O. (July 2005a). "Where the Wild Things Are: The Miyazaki Menagerie" (PDF). The Asia-Pacific Journal. 3 (7). David, Margaret (27 September 2022). "The 12 Best Studio Ghibli Movies, According To Letterboxd - Did They Get It Right?". /Film . Retrieved 3 December 2022.

Wilson, Carl; Wilson, Garrath T. (2015). "Taoism, Shintoism, and the ethics of technology: an ecocritical review of Howl's Moving Castle". Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities. 2 (3): 189–194. doi: 10.5250/resilience.2.3.0189. S2CID 191753828. Ebert, Roger (9 June 2005). "Howl's Moving Castle Movie Review (2005)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 2 June 2013. The film has several differences from the novel, partly due to the different requirements of the two media. Diana Wynne Jones' novel has a very large cast of characters, and several plot threads that were too complex to be transferred into the film. [30] As a result, characters such as Sophie's second sister Martha are left out, as is the plot thread involving Markl (who is called Michael in the novel, and depicted as an adolescent, rather than as a young boy) courting her. [31] Jones discussed the film with Studio Ghibli representatives, but did not have any input or involvement in the production of the film. Miyazaki traveled to England in the summer of 2004 to give Jones a private viewing of the finished film. She has been quoted as saying "It's fantastic. No, I have no input—I write books, not films. Yes, it will be different from the book—in fact it's likely to be very different, but that's as it should be. It will still be a fantastic film." [32] The novel depicts Howl's castle as a tall, dark and sinister wizard's tower, very different from the complex image in the film. The film's castle may be seen as a parody of the machines seen in the movie, driven both by steam-engines and by magic. In the film, it is a "rotund collage of chimneys, roofs, steam pipes, and other odd appendages, borne along on mechanized bird legs" [31] that is similar to Baba Yaga's hut in the popular fairy tale. It is vaguely organic, and almost depicted as a life-form. [31] Similarly, Calcifer is a demonic figure in the book, as compared to the "endearing" persona and image that he has in the film. [31] Both film and novel try to render fantastic elements as mundane and ordinary things. Although they are set in a fantasy universe, the characters are often shown performing routine tasks, like cooking breakfast or washing up, in contrast to the heroic actions typical of a fantasy universe. [33] In the novel, Jones disrupts the fantasy-world setting by including scenes in which the characters travel to the real-world Wales. The movie, however, avoids this digression, and maintains a constant setting. [34] Shilling, Mark (17 December 2002). "New Hayao Miyazaki film heads Toho line-up". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003 . Retrieved 5 September 2013.Levi, Antonia (2008). "Howl's Moving Castle". Mechademia. 3: 261–263. doi: 10.1353/mec.0.0059. S2CID 201752967.