I've only read half of The Borrowers, but now i know its the book behind the film i want to finish it.
Howl's Moving Castle is one of my favorite books and probably my favorite Miyazaki film. They are nothing like each other, but in the book, Sophie spends a lot of time with one of Howl's suits, cutting it up and then stitching it back together with her own brand of magic, and that is exactly what Miyazaki did with the film. I thought it was very poetically Japanese, and of course, he put in many of his own themes as well to tell a different story.
Ok watched it with my grandsons. They liked it, but their favorite character was the feral kid. I loved it. The story was as rich as I was hoping for. I was surprised the little ones liked it as well, they just couldn't be bothered to watch Princess Monoke (sp?). That was my favorite animated work for years.
We just watched this again last week. My kids really like this film and have read all the Borrower books. We introduced a new family to both the world of anime and this story.
I've only read half of The Borrowers, but now i know its the book behind the film i want to finish it.
Howl's Moving Castle is one of my favorite books and probably my favorite Miyazaki film. They are nothing like each other, but in the book, Sophie spends a lot of time with one of Howl's suits, cutting it up and then stitching it back together with her own brand of magic, and that is exactly what Miyazaki did with the film. I thought it was very poetically Japanese, and of course, he put in many of his own themes as well to tell a different story.
Now I have to find this. I read the borrowers fifty years ago. I was too young to recognize any class stuff. This movie seems more interesting.
Ok watched it with my grandsons. They liked it, but their favorite character was the feral kid. I loved it. The story was as rich as I was hoping for. I was surprised the little ones liked it as well, they just couldn't be bothered to watch Princess Monoke (sp?). That was my favorite animated work for years.
We just watched this again last week. My kids really like this film and have read all the Borrower books. We introduced a new family to both the world of anime and this story.
I agree that this film is a good adaptation.