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We’re taking a closer look at Howl’s Moving Castle, both the novel series by Diana Wynne Jones and Studio Ghibli’s hit film! What makes a good adaptation? When is lack of clarity a good thing? Can we rightfully call this story “cozy?”
Some Sources You Might Find Interesting:
Animating the Fantastic: Hayao Miyazaki’s Adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle by Matt Kimmich in Fantasy Fiction Into Film
Turning point : 1997-2008 by Hayao Miyazaki
The Castle, the Curse, and the Collectivity: Howl’s Moving Castle by Susan Napier
Howl’s Moving Castle – an Underrated Masterpiece by BREADSWORD
Fairy Tale and Fantasy: From Archaic to Postmodern by Maria Nikolajeva
“Why don’t you be a tiger?”: The Performative, Transformative, and Creative Power of the Word in the Universes of Diana Wynne Jones by Debbie Gascoyne
Building Castles in the Air: (De)Construction in “Howl’s Moving Castle” by David Rudd
Are We All Going to be Okay? Nihilism & Howl’s Moving Castle by FilmJoy
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