Howl's Moving Castle

Studio Ghibli's 2004 animated film 'Howl's Moving Castle' is being praised in a new retrospective piece that argues it is a movie 'for the heart only', emphasising emotion and beauty over strict plot logic. The article revisits the Hayao Miyazaki fantasy about Sophie, a young woman cursed with old age, and Howl, the wizard she encounters, and celebrates its romantic, emotional storytelling that continues to resonate with audiences two decades after release.