watch the much anticipated animation today. It is really good. well, i have not read the original novel yet, hence cannot comment on how the plot is compared to the book. However, there are many missing links as in how things happen and left many question marks in our head as we watched some of the scenes like L says. ha ha ...
the animation is very funny with many characters. One of my favourite is the dog by the name of hen hen. it has chicken like legs and barks as if it is suffering from asthma. =) the male lead character howl , a very vain guy and turns into a bird like creature to help fight the war against his shi fu. The picture always has this scene of him looking exhausted after fighting the war and each time condition worsened than before. The female lead character , a young gal who turned into 90 years old lady. under this spell, she left her hometown in search for a way to break the spell. Then she saved a scarecrow on the way and it lead her to the moving castle. She fell in love with Howl later and return to her young look only when sleeping and when she feels confident about herself. Oh talking about the castle, the generator of the castle is the fire demon called calcifier. Calcifier protected the castle and provide movement mechanism. the demon took howl's heart since howl was a child as a bargain. calcifier cannot be put off or else howl will die with it as well. In the end of course it is a happy ending ... better not reveal too much here,,if not spoil the fun for those who have not watch or are going to watch it ...
