Sophie's Hair?!?
Why did it stay grey/white? I wanted it to go back to brown!!
I know this is really stupid, but it's just really bugged me :P
I always felt it was 'residue' from the Witch of the Waste's magic.
Though it does prove something very good, in that Sophie seemed to think of herself as plain and unattractive, but at that point in the film, she's abandoned all thinking about her beauty and attractiveness. Maybe that's what Miyazaki was trying to get through: your beauty shines through no matter how you look. Even Howl saw that when Sophie doubts herself in that floating garden.
"Thanks, guys." "So long, partner."
- Toy Story 3 (9/10)
Ahhh, that's a very good way at looking at it, thanks! :)
shareI sometimes wonder if it was also Miyazaki's take on maybe how some Japanese girls/women want to emulate Western influences in look and style in hopes to be more attractive.
Given the difference between Sophie and her sister Lettie, I got that idea. It seems that in the town and world they live in, the women who are blonde haired/blue-eyed are the more attractive to the people.
Sophie blends right in, but at the restaurant, Lettie is just fawned over by all these men.
Even Howl adopts blonde hair to his already blue-eyes. Though later on, he grows to accept just being himself with his original black hair.
"Thanks, guys." "So long, partner."
- Toy Story 3 (9/10)
Ahhhh, I see!! I always thought Howl looked better with his blonde hair, but that's just my attraction to blonde guys :D
share"Ahhhh, I see!! I always thought Howl looked better with his blonde hair, but that's just my attraction to blonde guys :D"
I guess we've reached an impasse then. :P
I'm half-Chinese and being around black/brown hair and brown eyes, my preference fit moreso into that part of my family.
Though my Uncle married a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, and she kind of reminds me of Sophie's Mom with her attitude.
"Thanks, guys." "So long, partner."
- Toy Story 3 (9/10)
Oh wowwww, that's great! :)
shareA little off topic but I liked Howl with the Black hair though i do like blonds also lol
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I did like Howl with black hair too - just liked him with blonde just a littttllle more. His red hair was interesting though :P
shareIf you read in the spoilers it says that Sophie kept her grey hair because it showed the wisdom she had gained in her journey.
Plus when you have Howl telling you it looks like star light. ummm I don't think I'd mind so much!
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Ahhhhh, never thought of that - thank you!! :D
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This is somewhat of a western myth.
If you live in japan you will see that Japanese are not emulating western influences at all. They're assimilating anything and everything into their own styles. They really don't want to be just like the west. They'll take what they want from it and make it their own.
I always felt it was 'residue' from the Witch of the Waste's magic.
Though it does prove something very good, in that Sophie seemed to think of herself as plain and unattractive, but at that point in the film, she's abandoned all thinking about her beauty and attractiveness. Maybe that's what Miyazaki was trying to get through: your beauty shines through no matter how you look. Even Howl saw that when Sophie doubts herself in that floating garden.
This is pretty much how I feel on this subject. share
I love your summary of the morals presented in the brilliant decision to keep Sophie's hair white/grey. I've also heard it said that it could have been a possible allusion to the wisdom that Sophie gained over the course of her journey.
Regardless, this decision was indeed Miyazaki's- the the novel by Diana Wynne Jones Sophie's hair returns to brown after the spell is broken.