Howl’s Moving Castle and Longevity Inspirations

I’d find any excuse to re-watch Hayao Miyazaki’s films. I remembered Howl’s Moving Castle, and how young Sophie, one of the main characters, was cursed by the Witch of the Waste into an old woman. It’s interesting to see how she behaves being someone young in mind but old in body—at least thinking of longevity in the context of another futures exhibition I’m working on.

I also think it’s great that her hair remained fabulously gray after the spell was broken. What are the things about the physicality of youth will you miss?