HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (2004) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! Studio Ghibli

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (2004) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!! Studio Ghibli | Movie Review!

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THE HAYAO MIYAZAKI CLASSIC!! Howl's Moving Castle Full Movie Reaction Watch Along: / thereelrejects
With Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron having just won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Tara Erickson & Aaron Alexander give their First Time Reaction, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review for the film featuring the voice talents of Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Psycho, Pocahontas), Emily Mortimer (Lars and the Real Girl, Scream 3, Mary Poppins Returns), Jean Simmons (Guys and Dolls, Spartacus, Hamlet) Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally, Analyse This, Monsters Inc), Lauren Bacall (Misery, Dark Passage, The Big Sleep), Blythe Danner (Alice, Meet the Parents), Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games, Five Nights at Freddy's), Jena Malone (Saved!, Sucker Punch, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Rebel Moon), & MORE!
Tara & Aaron react to all the Best Scenes & Most Memorable Moments including Howl Protects Sophie, Sophie Meets Madame Suliman, Grandma Sophie's Curse, Sophie Kiss Calcifer, A Heart is a Heavy Burden, & Beyond!
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@kamaAEA-ss1xc Ай бұрын

~¤😊I Love that Movie🤗I recommend you to watch Anime {The Empire of Corpses} is Light Novel One of Based on the Sherlock Holmes novels, it's so so good Animation like this Anime for the Artwork, you are going love it this Animation too💘¤~

@francisco_m7849 Ай бұрын

Hey Greg and John and everybody. So now that I’m watching Tara and Aaron doing house moving castle, I was wondering if you would consider phantom 2040 the animated series from the 90s. It was on after Batman. The animated series had its run. It was a really well wind show I had top voice actors on it like Margot Kidder, Mark Hammel, Ron Pearlman, Richard Lynch it was a good cast, and it was also animated by the same person that did aeon flux for MTV. Each episode was a half hour long so I could not begin to figure out how you guys would be able to watch it lasted. I think two seasons. But it is definitely a throwback simple premise is it’s a very cyberpunk style futuristic world mixed with the classic phantom comic strip theme. I would say it would be a good companion piece after the phantom movie which is underrated and it was pretty good as far as I’m concerned. Just throwing it out there and if anybody read this and they think it’s not a bad idea. Let the guys know, I’m pulling for either Aaron Andrew or Aaron and Tara. They might fit with the watch but it’s kinda up to you guys anyway thanks. Appreciate it for letting me throw a suggestion out there. It may not be the traditional way. It’s supposed to be done, but you know, I’m just kind of figuring all this out myself, thanks bye😊😊❤

@francisco_m7849 Ай бұрын

❤😮😊🎉 here’s another one that you may not have picked up yet again I haven’t finished the video. I don’t know if you figured it out. The reason why the witch of the waist wants how heart is she’s the one that fell in love with how he’s the first love that broke his heart.

@francisco_m7849 Ай бұрын

Yay, it’s fact checking time with Tara🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Escrima88 Ай бұрын

Castles in thw sky naussica and the valley of the wind etc.

@herodaresfire4512 Ай бұрын

Sophie told young Howl to find her, and chronologically the next time he sees her he says There you are.

@Mads97415 Ай бұрын

It's definitely one of those things that takes a couple of watches to connect the dots! I still see people who love the movie just figuring it out when someone points it out (and I was one of those people lol). It's a movie that is a bit convoluted, but it doesn't ruin it at all for me.

@donnieldavid9795 Ай бұрын

Agreed i only notice this time watching with them that you can see sofie's mom passing above head .. going to the castle while sofie was walking with the dog @Mads97415

@patch5383 Ай бұрын

and if you look closely during that scene where he finds her, the ring he eventually gives sophie is glowing! he used it to guide him to her

@yas0809 Ай бұрын

Oh shit that's right! How did I not connect those together 😳😱😭🤭🤗

@kevthepoet Ай бұрын

I NEVER noticed that before, thank you!

@ArthurCrane92 Ай бұрын

Peak Miyazaki experience: "I don't know what's happening but I love it!"

@julienichols5333 Ай бұрын

Followed shortly after by "What a lovely experience...what was the plot again?" (which is how my friends and I always reacted to the more real-world, non-fantastical movies from Ghibli).

@thewillo1317 Ай бұрын

Grave of the fireflies "I know exactly what's happening and I hate it"

@JoshBou Ай бұрын

This is a perfect example of why 2D animation will never die, and that not everything can be expressed properly in live action or 3D. It truly is magical in every sense of the word.

@ni.nienha6812 29 күн бұрын

Right? Like I prefer the 2D more, it's just beautiful

@VIBEROCKS96 Ай бұрын

The start of a Ghibli run!? 🎥

@jordymckibbs6613 Ай бұрын

I hope so 🤞

@GhostKyng Ай бұрын

@@jordymckibbs6613me too. I hope they do spirited away

@markthedark595 Ай бұрын

I hope so! Especially since Tara hasn't seen any and Aaron has seen 4 up to this point.

@lisabeloved Ай бұрын

Yes!! Yes times infinity!

@iblamegravity2341 Ай бұрын

Not if they want to keep their channel up. 🤷

@litttlemochi Ай бұрын

"I'm sorry I was late, I was looking everywhere for you". Howls first words in the movie * crying

@gabbi-m Ай бұрын

Howl's Moving Castle is the type of movie you definitely have to watch more than once to catch all the little details of what's truly going on. It's so well done. One of my favorite studio ghibli films for sure. Thank you for your reaction! I enjoyed watching it. 🥰

@MarcoBayod_MB Ай бұрын

I always start crying around here 58:35 the music, the sky, the kid running around with the dog... I felt it in my heart.

@DanGamingFan2846 Ай бұрын

This movie is perfection. One of Studio Ghibi's best, and one of the most emotionally moving animated movies period. And yes, Sophie is amazing.

@TheBoglin Ай бұрын

Oh 100%. If some of the scenes if not the breathtaking scenery doesn't bring a tear to your eye, I dunno what will.

@kaptainrogers Ай бұрын

The war starts because the neighboring Prince goes missing and they blame Sophie's country. (Breifly mentioned on her walk to her sister's worlplace before the soldiers hit on her.) Turnip Head turns out to be the missing Prince. And he promises to go home to stop his father and this needless war.

@raynacarraway440 Ай бұрын

I have not seen enough comments taking about how GORGEOUS Howl is so I'm gonna be the first 😂. Like yeah being attractive is part of his character as he literally has a meltdown over his hair color, but Miyazaki still had no reason to make him as fine as he did + paired with Christian Bale's voice for the dub?! I'm giggling and kicking my feet every time I watch this movie 🤭

@JuanitoEsBonito Ай бұрын

The way his beauty progressively increases throughout the film as well😭💀

@KazKindred613 Ай бұрын

He's also sooo gender

@marslara Ай бұрын

Not wrong, that man is very gorgeous 😂

@V_4_Versace Ай бұрын

I want to listen to the movie with headphones on one day lol because I can just imagine how beautiful CB's voice sounds with that gorgeous face 🫠

@jessicalukram74 Ай бұрын

He's so gorgeous

@PotatoPo-Ta-To Ай бұрын

21:10 Tara realizing that it’s a moving castle just like in the title is so fun and wholesome. She was like 😮

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

😂😂 ❤❤❤

@mrabduh Ай бұрын

That flying walk is always give me a goosebumps

@briellevalyntin3233 29 күн бұрын

Paired with the music, this shit set my soul on fire 🔥❤

@tevward92 Ай бұрын

I never truly understood how Sophie's curse works, but I have a theory. I think whenever she is her normal self doubting personality, she is an old woman. When she is confident and not self doubting, she turns back into a young woman. Basically, the old woman body is mirroring her own self-doubt.

@a.g.demada5263 Ай бұрын

Yes, you got it. She become older when she loose confidence in herself and young again when she's confident. About her hair who is still silver in the end, I think it's like a remaining of the curse

@V_4_Versace Ай бұрын

@@a.g.demada5263 Any clue why it was sometimes brown especially when she was sleeping?

@a.g.demada5263 Ай бұрын

@@V_4_Versace maybe because the curse wasn't broke yet

@ImmortalSparrow Ай бұрын

in the book she is cursed by the witch but STAYS cursed because Sophie herself keeps herself cursed (unintentionally with magic). So I have the idea that it's more or less the same in the movie

@johannaisabellaleyva9236 Ай бұрын

I feel like her hair stayed silver at the end to symbolize her accepting herself. She found strength in being an old woman, and in a way, that persona represented her wise and mature personality, which she resented at the beginning.

@kevthepoet Ай бұрын

OOOOH let this be the start of a Studio Ghibli marathon PLEASE!

@gggonext9302 Ай бұрын

PLEASE WATCH PRINCESS MONONOKE TOO!!!

@JoshBou Ай бұрын

Yes! THIS!

@joelleblanc8670 Ай бұрын

In the books Sophie WAS a witch.. but she didn't know it before the story. That's why she can see the blob men, and why her aging goes back and forth. Her own magic starts to drive the WotW's spell

@AnnMegFair Ай бұрын

Miyazaki's films all have so much heart, they're all incredibly wholesome and soft, like a long, comfortable hug. Even the sad ones.

@MM-hm8jr Ай бұрын

Christian Bale apparently is a big fan of Ghibli and has been in a few Ghibli movies bc of it

@dragnfli08 Ай бұрын

"That women sounds 50" Later actually turnd into an octogenarian.

@a.g.demada5263 Ай бұрын

Even older because she's supposed to having 90 years old 😂

@Reyna_Amaturi Ай бұрын

You guys should definitely react to all of the Miyazaki films, they're so beautiful and the food imagery is just *chef’s kiss ❤

@Mucrush Ай бұрын

I think this is my favorite movie of all time. The fantasy, the emotions, the art, the color, the voices. So many wild things happen and you don't feel the need to question them. You're invited into their world, taken on a wonderful crazy journey about love and acceptance ❤

@Vulcanerd Ай бұрын

The realization on Tara's face when Aaron said, "Yes... like a moving... castle..." ❤

@tiffanykim2773 Ай бұрын

I had no idea Josh Hutcherson was the voice of Markl bruh I am shook.

@mirimh444 Ай бұрын

... JOSH? FREAKING JOSH HUTCHERSON???

@migwi17 Ай бұрын

*cue the whistle meme* @@mirimh444

@MrTragedious986 Ай бұрын

One of the best Studio Ghibli movies, and yes I love Sophie as a character.

@ReelRejects Ай бұрын

Leave your MIYAZAKI Rankings below, people!!

@FGOboi Ай бұрын

Pls react to "Kimi no Nawa" (Your Name) or "Koe no Katachi" (A Silent Voice) if you haven't yet❤❤❤

@Alexeya13 Ай бұрын

My personal top MIYAZAKI(Studio Ghibli) movies. (Side Note: They're all good) Howl's Moving Castle Spirited Away The Cat Returns (spin-off of 'Whisper of the Heart') My Neighbor Totoro Whisper of the Heart

@TheOnlyNeptoon Ай бұрын

Princess Mononoke is my favorite

@xo_reydua Ай бұрын

My top 3 are 1. Howl's Moving Castle 2. The Wind Rises 3. Whisper of the Heart

@davidpothier6823 Ай бұрын

Personal bias because I watched it at the right age but definitely spirited away at number one

@markthedark595 Ай бұрын

Honestly I didn't expect Studio Ghibli reactions here. I'm all for it.

@shainewhite2781 Ай бұрын

This is one of the best animated fantasy movies ever made!

@kevthepoet Ай бұрын

Yep, that's Billy Crystal!

@user-qh2us7ky1p Ай бұрын

Hayao Miyazaki admitted that Atamanov’s film “The Snow Queen” (1957) had a decisive influence when he was choosing what he would do in life

@melanated_persephone2334 Ай бұрын

Before audiobooks, there was Christian Bale in Howls Moving Castle 😂😂

@the_nikster1 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure if you guys caught this but the prince (Turniphead) was the reason they were at war. the other kingdom that was attacking them had lost their prince and thought they had something to do with it. I am SO excited for you guys to do more Studio Ghibli films! they're all so fantastic! 😃

@leonardoortellado6482 Ай бұрын

Lauren Bacall is the voice of the witch, thats insane!!!

@RasmaRose Ай бұрын

37:50 - The houses are empty all the time- Howl's house just fills up the empty space because MAGIC! 😎🤙🏼

@jonathant4902 Ай бұрын

Thank you Tara for appreciating this movie as much as you did. I admit I wasn't sure whether this movie would sit well for this channel, since I was under the impression you guys have not been exposed to much eastern media, let alone japanese animated movies. You were spot on about the themes and how deliberate the movie was in conveying them. It even borders on the melodramatic (something which is common in japanese movies) but I'm glad you guys were not turned off by it. One thing I absolutely love however is the music. Hayao Miyazaki's works have always had good music but the main theme here, Merry Go Round of Life is exceptionally beautiful. It is overall a very cheerful theme but the hints of melanchonly make it timeless. It's crazy how versatile the piece is since it is used so many times in the movie, in different situtations.

@Sammy11611 Ай бұрын

I literally LOVE this movie!!! The animation is gorgeous and so is the writing! "A heart is a heavy burden" is SUCH a good line! Love this reaction guys!

@po5283 Ай бұрын

Just watch Miyazaki's entire filmography, he's batting a 1000, I've thoroughly enjoyed each of his films, even the ones I didn't think I would like, I ended up loving!!!

@francisco_m7849 Ай бұрын

Here’s a little reference for you guys. The Director was always fun of England so there’s a lot of fanatic visualization of things that he likes. The military or regime is similar to that of England’s reign probably in the early or mid 1800s I think not sure I haven’t really gone into the historyof the novel or war is actually based on, but everything is essentially loosely based on they don’t really specify what type of government it is, but you can tell you can there’s always a tell

@seattlecryptid Ай бұрын

Funny that this has both Josh hutcherson and Jena Malone in it, pre- Hunger Games 😊 It makes sense that Howl has such like an ornate and shiny room because of his bird form because some birds do like shiny things.

@maurer3d Ай бұрын

8:32 Jean Simmons did the voice for "Grandma Sophie" (it was one of her last projects before her death in 2010)

@kingofthecheviothills Ай бұрын

Miyazaki loved the UK, castles, sheep, clouds now I see why, he even loved Tynemouth 😊

@Mads97415 Ай бұрын

One of if not my favorite Studio Ghibli movie (my favorite shifts often haha). Also one of my favorite scores (Joe Hisaishi never misses)! Sophie is one of my favorite studio ghibli characters because I definitely relate to not feeling confident in myself like she feels and seeing her try her best to work through it was so inspiring for me (and still is)!

@besupaaa Ай бұрын

I love how this movie is about war, politics, love, self discovery, courage, empathy, found family, acceptance, AND MAGIC AND ALL THE THINGS. AND THE SOUNDTRACK. And I love how in this movies characters are so layered, people are not entirely bad or entirely good. You can see Sophie goes back and forth looking less or more old the more she grows into herself or doubts herself. I think the curse makes her appearance reflect her "inside". And I believe the government wanted to control all the magic to use however they wanted. And those who didn't agree would lose their magic. Some sort of magic fascism. From what I gather the prince was cursed and that somehow unleashed the war between the two places, like an inside job to start the war.

@francisco_m7849 Ай бұрын

😊❤ i’ve totally fallen in love with Tara and Aaron watching Howells. it is so adorable watching the two of you watching such a wonderful animated film.

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

❤❤❤ love ya back!

@digdug4451 Ай бұрын

My nesting partner and I have matching Calcifer tattoos instead of wedding rings! Super excited to see yalls reaction to this and hear your thoughts on it! Also every time I hear Merry-go-round of Life, I start tearing up. The music from all the ghibli movies but especially this one is so damn moving. It's like this wonderful mix of pure happiness and complete melancholy, and I love it

@rhiannonliddell Ай бұрын

omg the way i GASPED and nearly started crying cause i realised u guys are doing my fave studio ghibli i cant wait to sit and watch this with u guys

@r2d2rxr Ай бұрын

The war was a result of the Prince (Turnip-head) of the other kingdom disappearing, and the kingdom Sophie is from being blamed for it. It’s a very quick conversation in the background at the beginning of the film, also some of the propaganda leaflets that fell from the sky had the prince’s face on them. Blink and you’ll miss it. Madame Suliman wasn’t aware that the prince was with Sophie nearly the whole film. It’s a background element that’s supposed to show how silly wars are, a thematic element in the background.

@DanKim-cr1mm Ай бұрын

I'm so shock you reacted to this movie😊 I had a crush on Howl ever since I watched How'l moving castle.❤❤❤

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

This was a great unexpectedly delightful film!!! Thanks for your support yall! ❤❤❤

@TheBoglin Ай бұрын

Loved Tara and Aaron's reaction to this film, so glad you guys had a great time with it. You guys should check out "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", that ones awesome, and "Princess Mononoke" is great too.

@Arcannabis Ай бұрын

I’d LOVE a Mononoke reaction, I believe that film won an academy award or at least a nod for its animation. Ok it won a Japan Academy Prize, but it wasn’t nominated for an American Oscar, even though it was submitted by Japan for their Foreing Language catagory submission.

@ambersmith1018 Ай бұрын

Oh my GOD yes yes a thousand times yes. I want to see Tara react to everything Ghibli

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

❤❤❤😂

@benmason9755 24 күн бұрын

Castle In the Sky has always been my favourite of Miyazaki's films, it was not only my introduction to his work but to real, heavyweight anime cinema in general, back when I was still a child and young enough to be genuinely anraptured by it without later biase. Later on I discovered more of his movies, after I'd grown up and become a true anime junkie with stuff like Akira and Ghost In the Shell and other more adult anime staples, but Miyazaki really became the bright heart in the artform for me because his work is SO optimistic and whimsical and PURE. Princess Mononoke is, for me, his true masterpiece, not only because of its astonishing animation but the incredibly powerful and complex message at its heart, but even now, I still love Castle best, I think that one's ALWAYS going to be the one I keep returning through because it means SO MUCH to me.

@drizzle11ify Ай бұрын

This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time! It is just so well written and the characters are beautiful. I could watch this on repeat and it would never get old! Thank you ❤

@gracerenee9814 Ай бұрын

HOW FAST I CLICKED OMG. My favorite people my favorite movie my favorite DAAAAAAY

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

❤❤❤🤌

@gracerenee9814 Ай бұрын

@@TaraErickson if this Ghibli trend continues it's gotta be princess mononoke it's my #1 other than howl 😭😭❤️ love everything you do for real 🤟🤟❤️

@teteymaimai9652 Ай бұрын

Sophie gets young when she feels confident, since the very beginning of the movie its stablished that her character does not feel pretty and its often insecure, that's why when she sleeps she's young again cause she's "not feeling" anything

@rebeccagonzalez3064 Ай бұрын

About her gaining some wisdom as sophie got older, I kind of see it as now that she is older she's kind of finally released her fears and insecurities she had as a younger woman and can now appreciate these smaller things because of that. She also always worked so hard (didn't go out with her coworkers after work, her sister even said she works too much), and in the book actually she felt the pressure of being the eldest sister (she had 2 sisters in the book) and felt she had to settle for just what was expected of her - taking care of the hatshop. When she turns old, she can let it go and finally do as she pleases. Also fun fact/easter egg, theres a scene at the beginning where you can hear someone mention that "martha got her heart eaten", I'm pretty sure its an easter egg to one of sophie's sisters in the book! The one who's not in the movie.

@asialaysia7335 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite movies of all time :). I even crocheted howls jacket for the re-release in theaters last year. Took me like two months lol

@TheHoboAuthor Ай бұрын

I really recommend checking out the book this is adapting, they made enough changes for the movie that its not a 1 to 1 and its really interesting to see the differences

@masamune2984 Ай бұрын

This is a crew I didn’t realize how much I absolutely ADORED together until they watched this film together. Love you both. More please 🙂

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@otterpoet Ай бұрын

Delightful reaction. So lovely watching the wonder in both of your expressions. Ghibli movies are the very essence of magic and whimsy. Ever since I watched a hand-me-down, grainy VHS tape of _My Neighbor Totoro_ back in the late 90s, I've been inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's work. And the complete irony of his personality... the man is like a walking rain cloud of shadows and cynicism XD As a horror writer, he's the one that taught me about the narrative power of hope, even at the darkest moments. Just a consummate storyteller.

@TimedRevolver Ай бұрын

Studio Ghibli has this amazing ability to warm your heart or shatter your soul. Would love to see you two react to Porco Rosso. It's my personal favorite Ghibli film.

@irenegyu7949 Ай бұрын

if you read the novel, you would understand why she sounds old even from the begining of the film. She actually has magic too, without even realised it. If she believe or manifest the hat would make the costumer look pretty, they would be pretty. She has no confident. She always believe that she is ugly and look old, boring, etc. That is why, she always sounds old or she called herself, not pretty compare to her sister (who has british accent). That is why also, everytime she believe in herself, she started to look younger and younger. Her power is like manifestation.

@shayneoshaughnessy2471 Ай бұрын

sophie's 18 and tbh i thought she didn't sound THAT old with emily voicing her, but she definitely did sound older than 18, lol

@Lazrael32 29 күн бұрын

A lot of people don't notice how often sophie gets younger and older in this. In the book it's explicitly said that Sophie has magic power too. She's kind of an enchantress (in that she can enchant things), That she always felt old so she ends up holding onto and empowering the curse. If i'm remembering it correctly. The book is amazing. it's definitely different and maybe a bit darker. they diverge quite far. but i love both the movie and book anyways. one of the rare times that happens.

@BlueRoseWolfie Ай бұрын

I love Miyazaki films!!! This is one of my favorites, the art is always spectacular!

@mgc0847 Ай бұрын

the way my jaw dropped when i saw this reaction !!! y’all need to react to all the ghibli movies !!!

@masquerade79 27 күн бұрын

As much as this movie is a guilty pleasure to watch. Its so criminal how much from the book got left out. The nature of Sophies curse, the 3rd sister and Sophies relationship to them; where howl was born! I recall the author saying she liked the movie, but they made Howl and Sophie much more noble then they really were

@Mintykitt3y Ай бұрын

This is one if the best Ghibli films! One of my favorites aside for Whisper Of The Heart.

@maozedong8370 Ай бұрын

That movie is excellent too.

@armonmozaffari Ай бұрын

Spirited away, howls moving castle and princess Mononoke are some of my all time favorite movies but the other Miyazaki films are also great especially castle in the sky, ponyo, lupin, and the boy and the heron

@MichaelPallada Ай бұрын

'Merry go round of life' is one of the most beautiful pieces of music for a movie ever made!

@MichaelPallada Ай бұрын

And if you haven't seen (many) Ghibli movies, start with Spirited Away, then My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, Proco Rosso, The Wind Rises, The Boy and the Heron and Pom Poko. Then end with Grave of the Fireflies and get ready to get your heart torn out and stomped on it, repeatedly....

@colleenb507 Ай бұрын

I love how dramatic Howl is

@vincegamer Ай бұрын

Tara's surprise when Howl's moving Castle moved had me in stitches

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

😂😂

@briellevalyntin3233 29 күн бұрын

This movie is magical in every sense. It was my intro into Miyazaki films. The music is my ringtone 😊

@AlexIsOffline Ай бұрын

Oh I would LOVE for Aaron and Tara to continue to react to Ghibli movies! They're easily some of the most visually, emotionally and musically stunning movies you can experience. The whole catalogue is amazing, but my personal favorites (and there's a lot of them lol) have to be Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke and Laputa; Castle In The Sky.

@parappa_is_my_rapper6557 5 күн бұрын

i always loved young sophie’s voice since raspy girls are never portrayed in most media so i was not expecting y’all do think she sounded older😭 loved the reaction, we definitely don’t get enough studio ghibli reactions

@wakkadakka9192 Ай бұрын

3:42 The right term is - Militaristic country Militaristic means emphasizing readiness to wage war. Regular military parades are one of the signs. A militaristic government is focused on building up its armed forces, and often acts aggressively toward other countries. Equally suitable for both democratic and communist types of government, or any other. 23:51 Again same mistake. Sorry but it's so funny to see a typical American perspective of communism as something evil 😅 By the story lore it's just two Kingdoms fighting, in other words there is no communism or democracy, just two different Monarchy fighting each other.

@nekomancia Ай бұрын

Considering Miyazaki's context when adapting this story, I would say that he brings a lot of references to Japanese fascism, something that he has already expressed himself publicly to repudiate, but otherwise his comment is perfect, especially the part about the typical North American perspective lol

@FerrumAnulum Ай бұрын

Howl's moving castle was the movie that cemented Miyazaki in the west.

@RyanJohnson-dj8qd Ай бұрын

Yes! Tara and Aaron just need to watch all Studio Ghibi's movies.

@chaplinsgirl Ай бұрын

Thrilled to see your reaction to this beautiful film. So much fun watching Tara and Aaron fall in love with it. It would be a gas to see you both watch the other Studio Ghibli movies.

@TaraErickson Ай бұрын

❤❤❤🎬🎬🎬

@ZarecRixx Ай бұрын

Howl's Moving Castle and Kiki's Delivery Service are absolutely favorite Studio Ghibli movies

@millieboon Ай бұрын

I like how throughout the move is is getting younger as her back is straighter and her features get smaller

@rorysreality3105 25 күн бұрын

I read the book almost two years ago. Just like the movie, you have to read it a few times to understand it because Sophie is removed from most of the plot until the end. However, the movie makes more sense with some context from the book, even if they are very different.

@siogw2816 Ай бұрын

When Sophie feels young she looks young, when she feels old she looks old

@the_33rd Ай бұрын

Studio Gibli is notorious for striking channels down, some have had their entire channel deleted for copyright right strikes. The Japanese do not mess around when it comes to their ip’s. Hope you guys see this comment.

@dannybob42 Ай бұрын

Oh Awesome! Ghibli movies rock. Howl's Moving Castle is no different; fantastical, romantic, and Christian Bale testing out his Batman voice. I always appreciate the subtle development of Sophie de-aging throughout the story, the further she grows in confidence the younger she gets. If you're going into the Ghibli collections I'd recommend most of them, though Grave of the Fireflies will destroy you be careful what day you watch that. Personal faves of mine I'd recommend are Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.

@a.g.demada5263 Ай бұрын

I think it's the first Miyazaki's movie I saw and it became my favorite. The moment where Howl mentionnes Sophie's hat always make me laught because I always wondered why she doesn't wear a hat as pretty as the ones she made in her hatter hop. In the french version, he even called it ugly. I don't know if you noticed it but when Howl putts his hand on Sophie's shoulder on the begining, we can see his ring shining

@mintyjourney Ай бұрын

Howl's moving castle is about self-confident. Sophie confident herself to defend howl from madam solomon, she turn young. When unconfident, she upset to herself and turn old

@Dublin.655 Ай бұрын

Love Miyazaki's movies! The art, the music, the art, the stories. All incredible. I love how he just drops you into a world and lets you figure it out as you watch. No massive info dumps. I get chills every time I watch his movies.

@usedtobemyself Ай бұрын

Ghibli soundtracks always get me so emotional

@Ash-ny1kg Ай бұрын

Howl's Moving Castle is forever iconic!! 🔥🔥🔥 It never gets old no matter how many times I rewatch it

@samfisher6606 Ай бұрын

I love this movie so much! It's in my Top Ten all-time favorite movies. I love the subtle ways they shift Sofie's age. It took me a couple of watches before I understood that her visual age is tied to her self-esteem and confidence.

@davidsamford4711 Ай бұрын

Loved watching this with you guys! Please do more Ghibli!!

@BaDazai Ай бұрын

Sophie is absolutely adorable as an old womana and i love her, she is one of my favourite studio Ghibli characters ❤

@ChrisTheDuck20 Ай бұрын

Okay so from what I know, I could be wrong, Sophie does have magic, unknowingly. Whatever intention she has for those she makes the hats for, comes true. We see that she talks about the person getting a specific had getting married. Then later, we see someone with the hat talking about getting engaged. But i think I cut it out

@Vulcanerd Ай бұрын

Miyazaki's films always have strong female characters. If not the main character like San, Sophie, Sheeta, Chihiro, Nausicaa, even when they're not the main character, you still have ones like Lady Eboshi, Fio and Gina, and Lady Kushana. But, then he also has strong male characters. Characters are just awesome, overall, with Miyazaki's projects.

@DJD11920 Ай бұрын

This is one of my top three favorite Ghibli movies and my favorite by Miyazaki. My other two are Whisper Of The Heart and When Marnie Was There

@mrrd4444 Ай бұрын

The visual storytelling in this movie is astounding, even if the plot is a little hard to figure out the first watch through. Essentially, Howl was being forced to fight in the war on multiple fronts because of his multiple identities, as well as his actual one. Fighting in the war literally dehumanizes him (the way it does actual soldiers). Throughout the movie you see hints that the war is happening, or at least justified, by the lost prince (the scene where they drop the posters with the prince's face after the burnt ship comes into port).

@a.g.demada5263 Ай бұрын

Oh, I didn't notice the prince's face on the posters. But yes, the cause of the war is the prince's disparition and Madam Sulliman confirmed it when she asks to her servants to make it ending

@ZalemMoon Ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite movies ever. I could watch it everyday and never get tired of it. The story, the characters, the scenery, the music, it's all so beautiful.

@tedda14 Ай бұрын

so weird hearing someone say Sophie sounds old cuz my voice is also low and "old sounding". I always thought her voice was sooooo soothing. also, I don't think Sophie is anywhere near 16. prbly more like mid 20's? idk she doesn't seem young or naive. Also Sophie isn't just old or young her age changes throughout. her oldest form she's hunched and then her wrinkles lesson and she stands straighter during certain moments where she's older but not "curse" old.

@maurer3d Ай бұрын

All of Hayao Miyazaki's movies are amazing, you got to check out more.