![]() But in fact it was embraced and nominated for an Oscar and it became one of the most profitable Japanese films in history, making a quarter billion dollars worldwide. He’s also said that he expected it to be received poorly in America, due to the country’s war-mongering and greed. “I wanted to convey the message that life is worth living, and I don’t think that’s changed,” Miyazaki said of the film, citing it as his favorite of his works. It’s seldom, if ever, that you see an old woman allowed to save the day in a movie, but the characters of Howl’s Moving Castle wield skills typically thought of as innocuous (housework, health care) as tools that can change the world. A character in the film straddles a line between very old and very young, but even when she presents as elderly, her actions are presented as heroic. ![]() The movie also contains a powerful message about feminism and age.
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