More ambiguity.
So the spell that was cast on Sophie... it's left unknown exactly what it is. This seems pretty intentional, because throughout the film I (the viewer) was trying to figure out, along with Sophie, what happened to her and how she can fix it. Is the spell that she was made to look old? Or is it that she was made to reflect how she feels at heart? The second one seems to go more in line with what ended up being the remedy, to experience love. But why does she love Howl so much? That I don't really understand. He's interesting and friendly, but he is pretty vain and cowardly (not that that makes someone unlovable). I just wonder how she felt so close to him. Although maybe it was what the women were talking about at the beginning of the film when they said that Howl makes girls fall in love with him...? That could have happened, or it could have been that Howl was opening up his world to Sophie, probably one of the few that he ever has. She felt that and reciprocated by opening up her heart.
I enjoyed the film, for the most part. Just little things got me with Hean just switching sides and the crystal ball thing at the end... come on. And Turnip Head being the prince of the neighboring kingdom.. it's just too neat! I preferred the ending to Princess Mononoke, it felt more real. But not everything has to be real!
Not much to say about this one really.. I liked it and it's a good story about opening up and embracing the moment.
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