Howl's Moving Castle DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki adapts British writer Diana Wynne Jones&s popular fantasy tale for this animated feature adding his own unique & celebrated dreamlike spin The dreaded Witch of the Waste turns Sophie a young hat-maker into an old woman when she attracts the notice of Howl a young wizard whom the witch desires for herself As the old woman Sophie finds refuge as a cleaning lady in Howl&s magical castle an impressively realised mishmash of anthropomorphic shafts & gears where she meets among other wonders a cantankerous fire demon named Calcifer Howl&s courage inspires her to seek a cure for her curse & vice versa & the two work together to prevent a major war as the castle roams the countryside on its mechanical legs There&s lots of magic afoot as well including travel through barriers of space & time & shape-shifting requiring full viewer attention to keep track of who where & when but this how dreams really are & the film engages on that same subconscious level As with Miyazaki&s previous work (& Spirited Away& & Kiki&s Delivery Service&) the emphasis here is on creating a beautiful alternate reality where anything can happen & every frame is a breathtaking work of art