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But where Howl is one of her best and liveliest novels (which is saying a lot, given her deep bookshelf of terrific fantasy work), Earwig may be her simplest and most unrewarding. Like Ghibli’s traditionally animated 2004 feature Howl’s Moving Castle, Earwig is based on a novel by British novelist Diana Wynne Jones. The problems with Earwig and the Witch go beyond the animation, which lacks the visual depth and sophistication of recent Japanese CG features like Lupin III: The First.

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Knowing Earwig was a cautious trial run for new technology won’t make this 82-minute film feel like a Ghibli classic, but it should temper some of the fears fans have expressed that this minor work represents the height of the studio’s future ambitions, and prep them for the project’s limitations.

Director Goro Miyazaki consciously chose the small scale and simple story to make the project manageable for the largely freelance team who produced it, while Ghibli’s traditional animators were working on the next project from studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. Longtime Ghibli fans who go in hoping for a theatrical masterpiece on the order of Spirited Away are setting themselves up for disappointment, and even expecting one of Isao Takahata’s risky Ghibli style experiments is setting the bar too high.Įarwig and the Witch is the first CG feature made under the Ghibli banner, and it’s clearly aimed at small children rather than an all-ages audience.

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But Earwig remains cheerful and brave and seems unbothered by her situation.Before watching Studio Ghibli’s new movie Earwig and the Witch, it pays to set expectations. She’s also forced to do housework and work for the couple. That is, she’s kept in a house against her wishes and can’t escape. You could also talk with your children about whether Earwig’s situation seems realistic. Values in Earwig and the Witch that you could reinforce with your children include optimism, bravery and tenacity.

Affection can warm even the coldest hearts.

Sometimes solutions to our problems are unexpected and take us by surprise.

These are the main messages from Earwig and the Witch: But older children might enjoy the more imaginative elements of this movie, as well as its quirky characters. There are some very scary moments for small children and the main plot about an orphan being adopted and held captive in a house to work as a slave is quite disturbing. It’s a surreal and sometimes sinister movie, that might confuse some viewers.

Ideas to discuss with your childrenĮarwig and the Witch is Studio Ghibli’s first foray into CGI, and it lacks the charm and warmth of the studio’s earlier hand-drawn animations. Coarse languageĮarwig and the Witch has some mild coarse language and insults in, including ‘idiot’, ‘stupid’ and ‘scaredy-cat’. The following products are displayed or used in Earwig and the Witch: Sky Sports is shown on a banner hanging from a building. There is no nudity and sexual activity in Earwig and the Witch. For example, it shows adults drinking wine. Alcohol, drugs and other substancesĮarwig and the Witch shows some use of substances in this movie. In this scene, Earwig’s mother kisses a man as they drive along in a car.

One woman slaps another woman in the face.Įarwig and the Witch has one mild romantic scene.

The broom roughly shoves Earwig against a bed post, where she hits her head.

The witch uses magic to make a broom push Earwig out of the room.

Earwig grabs the cat’s head roughly, holding it by the ears and shouting at it.

Earwig grabs a man’s belly roughly and pinches it, telling him that he should go on a diet.

Earwig flicks her friend, Custard, hard in the face.

Orphans magic supernatural horror music ViolenceĮarwig and the Witch has some violence. With the help of Thomas, the black witch’s cat, Earwig learns enough magic to protect herself and cause some mischief. The witch’s husband, the Mandrake, is a tall, hulking creature, who transforms into a menacing monster when he’s bothered or annoyed.Īlways optimistic, Earwig decides that she’ll get the better of the couple and escape, but despite her best efforts the magical house keeps her trapped inside. Earwig soon discovers that she has been adopted by a witch and her role is to cook, clean and help with the spells and potions. One day, much to her horror, Earwig is adopted by a strange, scary and mean-looking couple, who take Earwig from the orphanage to be a servant in their house. Erica Wig – called Earwig –is a young girl growing up in an English country orphanage after being abandoned by her mother, a glamorous red-haired woman with magical witch-like powers.