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Girls please let go off that questioning if you are worth of yourself. When Calcifer ate that braid as a fuel,it shows that Sophie is no longer looking at herself lowly. That scene when Calcifer used Sophie’s hair as fuel was impactful after she said that quote,to me I seen her long hair as a symbol of her insecurity and her self-esteem. Perserve against all odds no matter what. As Sophie encouraged Calcifer-“ They say that the best blaze burns brightest, when circumstances are at their worst.” (I prefer the Japanese translation though)Never ever lose hope for yourself. It applied to us when times are tough for us,whenever it was studies or your life. When times are rough for the house and Calcifer was poisoned by the peeping bug,she encouraged him to stay strong as a family unit,it may sound like stories of women in WW2 who stayed strong while their husbands are away for war which we could link to Miyasaki’s experiences encountering WW2 in Japan himself. That is bravery,instead of wallowing over our insecurites-we should focus that negative energy on helping others in our positive way.Īs the film goes,the spell she was plagued slowly weaned off by her strong spirit,you may seen in most Miyasaki-san films of strong females who defy odds. She seems to forget about herself and her own needs and instead focus on that little family. However she does not cry for long after Howl’s tanturn,no she instructed Markl to help her switch on the hot water to bathe him and she even bring the slimy Howl up by her own hands. I heard so many many tragic stories of young girls wanting to have plastic surgery and it breaks my heart. It sounds like us,we often feel so insecure that we would try everything to make ourselves feel better physically. To her those potions does not even matter to her,she still feel like an ugly woman. I see not point in living if I can’t be beautiful.” While it was pretty hilarious to hear Howl crying and scolding Sophie for screwing up his spells,it proves to be heartbreaking for Sophie. On the otherhand Howl was very handsome,but however he seemed to worry about his looks than his fellow companions as he lamented after Sophie somewhat screwed up his hair dyes-” I give up. However she seemed to be insecure as she did not interact with her fellow hat-makers and she said to her sister “that I rather stayed in the shop because I am the eldest.” as she fear that no one would appreciate her looks. She was like us,bushy eyebrows,plain looking hair and not so much a great figure.

Pixar’s latest addition Brave may bring applause for girls for making Merida a bushy red-headed with some fat,however Miyasaki did that treatment a while ago in Howl’s Moving Castle. Sophie is not your typical good-looking anime girl with those big sparkly eyes and fabulous hair that you seen in Sailor Moon.

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To me what struck me from this film again was Sophie’s character how she stopped being self-critical about herself and learnt how to accept for who she was. However that is not the point that we have the most glorious liferuiner in animation history in our screens,what I am focusing on is Sophie’s journey. Of course any girl would be totally swooned by how damn good-looking Howl is (I dare anyone not to be swooned by Howl) and secretly wished that you are doing that sky walk with him. I just fall in love with that film for its beautiful animation and a wonderful plot when I was 15. So guys if you did not watch this film,basically it’s about a hat maker Sophie was cursed by a spell after an encounter the mysterious (and handsome) Howl,by The Witch of Waste went through the journey to break that curse.

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I thought instead of putting a full analysis,I shall do it as a motivational post for us girls and also a in-depth look at that classic. Yes I read that novel of the film (if you guys are interested on the story it was from the late Diane-Wynne Jones) and I just hated it like crazy because I feel that Howl in the book is not so charming and I don’t feel much for Sophie Today I will be re-visiting my favorite anime film Howl’s Moving Castle.

I have been busy doing Tumblr posts than neglecting this blog Thanks for the lovely comments for the posts! It definitely make me happy that you loved my analysis of the films So hello guys,again my dearest apologies for the silence.

Does beauty matter? A look into Sophie Hatter in Howl’s Moving Castle