tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post5827220374862855145..comments2023-06-12T00:49:28.052-07:00Comments on Platypus of Truth: Howl my Moving Castle Lost its Legs:The Platypus Reads part CXXVIIJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08428667733905543068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-78795554573541348012011-08-25T23:32:59.862-07:002011-08-25T23:32:59.862-07:00I'll try not to say too much, since you haven&...I'll try not to say too much, since you haven't finished the book yet, but after reading the book I had mixed feelings on the movie. There are some similar themes, characters, and bits of the world that run very parallel in Miyazaki's version and in Jones's version, but in the end, they are very different works. It's almost like Miyazaki is writing Howl's Moving Castle fanfiction. However, if one makes that comparison, one must point out that it would be the height of fanfiction.<br /><br />I enjoy both of them, but not in tandem. Miyazaki's film is a beautiful story and a wonderful world, and is probably my second favorite movie by him, sandwiched right in between Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. That said, it's a terrible adaptation. It loses a lot of what Jones seemed to be going for in her book in order to make way for certain themes Miyazaki has a tendency to latch onto.<br /><br />I'll be interested to see what you think of the book once you've finished. I've read a few things by Jones now, and I have some theories on her writing. :)ardensiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858506248180236100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-89709865152440967472011-08-25T22:51:53.680-07:002011-08-25T22:51:53.680-07:00Good to know. I was wondering how the novel compa...Good to know. I was wondering how the novel compared.Josh Kenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761689459121256500noreply@blogger.com