beautiful watercolor picture i found of Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki & studio ghibli, which i watched two days ago. i liked HMC more than spirited away, even though spirited away had more of a storyline.. HMC didn't make any sense to me a lot of the time, even when it was over, i didn't have the sense of "ahhh" that i got with spirited away. nevertheless i really loved it. as always with studio ghibli i think the visuals were amazing, amazing, amazing. imagination is incredible, even though this is based off a novel. so well thought through, so well conceived and so well delivered. soundtrack is another A+. the ending song called The Promise of the World is melancholy and touching. 

the story itself. i don't know what the novel offers, or if it is as haphazard as i felt the film was. but the story was funny, exciting and touching even when it didn't make sense. all i know is i wanted so badly for howl and sophie to be together. i wanted them all to be happy. a good review i've read is that the film manages to "blend child-like wonder with sophisticated emotions" which is true. i felt more watching this film than silver linings playbook. you have to watch it with an open heart, i think, and not get too distracted by its fantastical element. it is quite breathtaking but is meant to supplement the heart of the story at the end of the day i think