History Awesome / HowlsMovingCastle

*** Sophie makes her way up some of the stairs, passes the Witch, turns around, goes back down the stairs, picks up the old dog, [[OverlyLongGag goes back up the stairs]] while [[UpToEleven holding the clearly heavy dog]], and ''still'' reaches the top of the stairs before the Witch.

** Unfortunately, Sullivan manages to cut through the entire speech with a few words.
--> '''Sullivan:''' ''(Giving zero f*cks)'' "Now I see. You're in love with Howl."

* Sophie standing up to Howl's {{wangst}}. First she tries to cheer him up, then she yells at him for being so whiny over his hair darkening, then calmly drags him upstairs to wash off the goo he summoned over himself. When Markl, obviously terrified of Howl's behavior, asks if he'll be okay, she tells him "It's fine. No one's ever died from throwing a tantrum."

*** Sophie makes her way up some of the stairs, passes the Witch, turns around, goes back down the stairs, picks up the old dog, [[OverlyLongGag goes back ''up'' the stairs]] while [[UpToEleven holding the clearly heavy dog]], and ''still'' reaches the top of the stairs before the Witch.

* The animation in general is superb, but come on, who would expect anything else from Studio Ghibli? The moving castle itself in particular is ''gorgeously'' drawn and animated. Seeing it on the big screen is a huge [[{{HSQ}} "Holy SHIT!"]] moment.

* A meta fact is that this has a fairly unique standing within Studio Ghibli, and Japanese animation in general... The author that the material is based on is ''English'', and it's a faithful adaptation.[[note]]There have been numerous Literature/SherlockHolmes versions, among others, but they are heavily interpretive.[[/note]]

* Every time Howl uses his bird-form. Him using it to ''catch a bomb'' is probably one of the best.

--> '''Sophie: *irritably*''' Because it was the name of my [[SarcasmMode tacky]] hat shop!
--> '''Witch:''' Was it? I can't remember.

!! The Books
[[AC: Howl's Moving Castle]]


[[AC: Castle in the Air]]



[[AC: House of Many Ways]]

* The animation in general is superb, but come on, who would expect anything else from Studio Ghibli? The moving castle itself in particular is ''gorgeously'' drawn and animated. Seeing it on the big screen is a huge [[{{HSQ}} "Holy SHIT!"]] moment.

* Loved Sophie standing up to [[TheArchmage Madame Sullivan]].
--> '''Sophie:''' ''(to Madame Sullivan)'' That is enough! Now I understand why Howl was so concerned about coming to see you! It's a trap! You lure people here with an invitation from the King and then you strip them of all their powers! Howl would never be so heartless! He may be selfish and cowardly and sometimes he's hard to understand, but his intentions are good! He just wants to be free! ''(starts to become younger)'' Howl won't come here. He doesn't need your help. He can fix his problem with his demon on his own. I'm certain of it!

* During the climax of the movie, the town's being bombed, houses are on fire, and Sophie's obviously worried about Howl, who's in the thick of things. She then finds out that Sullivan's henchmen (very creepy black goo-monsters) are trying to break into their flower shop. She meets them on the front steps and angrily tells them that instead of trying to catch Howl, they should do something useful, like putting out the fires.

* Sophie standing up to Howl's {{wangst}}. First she tries to cheer him up, then she yells at him for being so whiny over his hair darkening, then calmly drags him upstairs to wash off the goo he summoned over himself. When Markl, obviously terrified of Howl's behavior, asks if he'll be okay, she tells him "It's fine. No one's ever died from throwing a tantrum."

* Loved Sophie standing up to [[CallingTheOldManOut Madame Sullivan]].

* Loved Sophie standing up to Madame Suliman.
--> '''Sophie:''' ''(to Madame Suliman)'' That is enough! Now I understand why Howl was so concerned about coming to see you! It's a trap! You lure people here with an invitation from the King and then you strip them of all their powers! Howl would never be so heartless! He may be selfish and cowardly and sometimes he's hard to understand, but his intentions are good! He just wants to be free! ''(starts to become younger)'' Howl won't come here. He doesn't need your help. He can fix his problem with his demon on his own. I'm certain of it!

* Every time Howl uses his bird-form.

* Every time Sophie stands up to the Witch of the Waste is a moment of awesome. Especially the scene where they're both on their way to the palace and Sophie doesn't even help her up. I love how she puts that witch in her place.
** Especially how Sophie flat-out lies to the Witch multiple times, without even batting an eye.

* I don't know about you guys but every time Howl uses his bird-form is a CMOA to me...

* I don't know about you guys but every time Howl uses his bird-form is a CMOA to me...

--> '''Sophie:''' ''(to Madame Suliman)'' That is enough! Now I understand why Howl was so concerned about coming to see you! It's a trap! You lure people here with an invitation from the King and then you strip them of all their powers! Howl would never be so heartless! He may be selfish and cowardly and sometimes he's hard to understand, but his intentions are good! He just wants to be free! ''(starts to become younger)'' Howl won't come here. He doesn't need your help. He can fix his problem with his demon on his own. I'm certain of it!

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* This line.

* Every time Sophie stands up to the Witch of the Waste is a moment of awesome. Especially the scene where they're both on their way to the palace and Sophie doesn't even help her up. I love how she puts that witch in her place.

Every time Sophie stands up to the Witch of the Waste is a moment of awesome. Especially the scene where they're both on their way to the palace and Sophie doesn't even help her up. I love how she puts that witch in her place.