 It's difficult for me to know what to say about Hal's moving castle. I saw this film when it was originally released in theaters here in the States, and I remember thinking it was unremarkable. Although I thought it was more charming than Mononoke and Spirited Away, which had just preceded it, I felt like it was more of a return to Miyazaki's more charming Totoro and Nausica style of films. Other than that, I didn't remember anything about it at all, and the reason I didn't remember anything is because there's really nothing much worth remembering in this film. I left it feeling like I'd seen nothing interesting, nothing exciting. At least in Spirited Away, as much as I disliked that film, there were flashes of Miyazaki's brilliance in that film. Hal's moving castle doesn't have any of those. The characters aren't interesting. You don't feel any real connection to them. They don't have any real deep connection to their own families. I just wasn't interested in it at all. The audience seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. There were people laughing and clapping along. I didn't feel that way. Please remember to press that like button. It helps my videos get seen. And then subscribe so you can come back next time. I do science fiction book, TV, and movie reviews all the time. And please consider becoming a patron. There's a link in the description below.