![]() The Witch of the Waste is defanged as an enemy early on. Howl turns into a monstrous bird-creature to try to stop it. But almost every detail of the Studio Ghibli movie diverges from the book. The basic storyline of Howl’s Moving Castle remains the same in both versions: mild-mannered teenager Sophie gets transformed into an old lady by the envious Witch of the Waste, and meets the flamboyant wizard Howl and his wisecracking fire demon Calcifer. While they tell the same story, more or less, they tell it in starkly different ways - but the storytelling methods preserve the brilliance of both versions. The book’s sharp, wry storytelling has little in common with the film’s sweet sincerity. The movie creates such a lush, vibrant visual story that coming across the source material, Diana Wynne Jones’ 1986 fantasy novel, might be jarring. įans of Studio Ghibli’s animated feature Howl’s Moving Castle might be surprised to learn that in the original book, the castle isn’t a walking steampunk contraption, it’s a more stereotypically windy medieval fixture that just happens to have doors leading to different cities. Read all of the stories on our Ghibli Guide page. ![]() With Studio Ghibli’s library now on digital and streaming services, we’ve surveyed the studio’s history, impact, and biggest themes. ![]()
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