That sense of self negativity combined with her doubt for her own future leads to her being cursed by the evil Witch of the Waste (voiced by Lauren Bacall) - turning Sophie into an old woman. She holds no confidence or pride in herself or her work. She believes everything in her life is bland, from her looks, to her occupation, even to the hats she creates. Sophie, being the oldest, finds her life to be doomed. In Ingary, it is tradition that the youngest of the family, commonly the youngest daughter, would set out in her life to achieve large fortunes and success. Taking this notion, Howl’s Moving Castle uses themes of freedom, confinement, and identity and integrates it into a newfound sense and inspiration of hope - a celebration of one’s individuality and journey.ĭirected by Hayao Miyazaki, Howl’s Moving Castle begins by introducing Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer), a young woman living an uneventful and unconfident life working for her father’s hat shop in Ingary. It weakens one’s own views of self, confined and trapped in the collective boundaries. One’s idea of self can be a difficult concept to combat in today’s society, riddled with the expectations within social media and the notion to stay within the box.
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