Diana Wynne Jones:

[@ericlego321]

That's how an adaptation should be done: many things were changed but the author was pleased by almost every single one of them

[@BrooklynMcupkiller]

Very true. Howl's Moving Castle is the perfect example. With its differences between book and film forming a uniqueness from eachother. I was actually amazed the first time I'd read the book. I'd already seen the movie years before and was preparing myself for heartbreaking differences. And there were ALOT of differences. But they were wonderful. My head was completely filled with a compare and contrast board through half the book, the other half I was on the edge of my seat.

[@jonpendragon2066]

@@BrooklynMcupkiller movie sucks compared to book

[@alekseyl172]

@@jonpendragon2066 I cannot agree with you more on this matter!

[@madmouse1016]

Legit anyone who trashes on the movie for being different from the book is clearly less open minded than its own author who welcomed the changes. I love both, The movie hold your attention, it adds more conflict and drama while also being more simple. The book was good where it had more characters and a more complex storyline. But because it was in book format, all that could be made well together. I learned recently from my creative writing teacher about how changes must be made to adapt stories, and even though a lot of people don't do it well, I completely think Howl's Moving Castle did a fantastic job

[@Roofhack]

@@madmouse1016 The film has huge merits to it, it brings the story to life. Though the film still is Miyazaki, who disneyfied it and inserted his own agenda into it (his whole anti-war thing), while the book was about the characters without the forced agenda. The book also speaks more deeply on the meta of fantasy. You're telling us that movies MUST remove all these things to be adaptable? Sorry, that is the choice of the film makers, not some limit on film itself. They could have portrayed things differently yet gotten the same idea across. Inserting your own "anti-war" BS has nothing to do with adapting stories to film.

[@TheAnushka1995]

I'm so thankful to this woman, because she wrote amazing story and inspired myazaki to film Howl's moving castle. I really can't describe with words how much I love it. I can watch it all day every day and never get enough of it It's just purely amazing

[@Lyonessi]

Are you still watching it daily?

[@avariceseven9443]

You should try listening to audiobooks of her works. They're amazing. I've seen the anime first some time ago and rewatched it again and listened to HMC and can tell that the book is better. The comedy and interaction were better but the animation is spectacular in the movie.

[@coffeelink943]

Major of the time it wasn’t accurate

[@totoro9590]

Me too, I could and have watched it over and over. I listen to the audiobooks at night when I'm in bed. ❤❤❤❤ Amazing author. 😊

[@lukejakes7840]

My father new her and according to him she was ridiculously fast at crosswords.

[@lauramartens30]

She's the kind of person we all want to grow up into

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

Well, authors have a wide range and deep vocabulary.

[@ysamilk]

What a delightful person she was, besides being a wonderful writer.

[@Never_Know_Best]

Holy shit. I was chronically ill as well until recently-from 27~31-and often thought of prematurely aged characters like Sophie as I tried to regain command over myself and continue to grow as a human. Of course Jones’ writing came from a similar place!

[@afsahshaikh9902]

I got attracted to read her howls moving castle series from the movie. I think its safe to say that howls moving castle is the only movie i love watching over and over even after i read the books. So Miyazaki and Jones are just two amazing artists and amazing people. Then i got interested in her other series chreatomancy. Even though i was 19 and too old for the books but i still loved them through and through. Im really greatful that i came accross her work. RIP

[@lopamudra9763]

I just finished reading howl's moving castle and I'm 19 too. And we aren't old. Atleast that's something to learn from the story 😀😀

[@wren_bean]

Her books get shelved in Young adult fiction all the time, but none of them are all that juvenile. One of my greatest joys working at a bookstore was when "advanced level" readers would ask for something more challenging than Rowling and I would give them Jones's books and Franny Billingsley knowing those kids were about to embark on fantastic reading experiences. I also loved that while Jones's books did come in series, most of them (other than maybe the Dalemark Quartet) didn't need to be read in order whatsoever and characters never outstayed their welcome.

[@fadelaoukaid3413]

I just finished reading howl's moving castle and I'm 25 yo, and I still watch the movie over and over

[@lucass.martins1091]

I know its strange to say, but I only realise now that Diana Wynne Jones is exactly what I imagined Batilda Bagshot looked like when I readed the Deathly Hollows!

[@bleuvertetforetdepin]

I wouldn't be surprised if JK herself has did the same. She has taken so much inspiration on Diana's work. It would be only fair, if the she had "portrayed" her as the living memory of Magic.

[@creepinNinja413]

She seemed like such a honestly authentic person, thank you for the worlds you gave us Diana, rest tight

[@nerdieone1]

She seemed like a wonderful lady. So sad she passed away....

[@artrosemedia353]

This woman is a legend--a badass to the core. I truly miss her to pieces.

[@annabelleehelpme]

The movie is simply fantastic. But the book is better by miles!!! There is no beating book Howl, he's just too funny. I wish he went out and courted ladies all day like he did in the books. But I'm not complaining. Miyazaki's interpretation of her world is beautiful.

[@JustAPrayer]

+Annabel Lee Yes! I agree! The book doesn't get the praise it deserves!

[@HAngeli]

Indeed. But I think that the movie was also good in the sense that spread the book's existence. I never heard of it before, and I love all miyazaki's and ghibli's movies. Recently I came across a video and someone was saying about how good the book is, and I finally read it - and it's trully really good. Is in my favorites list now.

[@bleuvertetforetdepin]

Same for me, I heard of the book because of the film! And now after reading, the howl's series, the Chrestomancie's I'm digging into Dalemark with the so much joy.

[@ivankovwink1311]

The movie is amazing but I liked the plot and characters of the book more! The movie changed even the characters so much

[@WanderingMachine]

R.I.P. D.W.J. 😭😭 Thank you for this wonderful story.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Kayo-mp7wk]

D. W. Jones inspired Hayao Miyazaki with her wonderful story, and Miyazaki made it famous with his film. There are many differences between the two works, but both love the other's work. This must be the best situation for creators.

[@04shivani]

omg after i read this book i seriously wanted to marry howl no joke >w< i love her mrs. jones writing style its so magical

[@eeeecavim5368]

She's so lovely. Thank you Diana Wynne Jones.

[@datsmeyall]

She's so precious

[@clarriegeneral4739]

RIP forever and ever

[@clairelin0216]

When you hear the author of the book said that the animated film adaptation was wonderfully done, you know how amazing the film was, and still is, one of those classics that you'll want to watch again.

[@karmacanquints4222]

Thank God she like the movie. I found out about her death. Rest in peace.

[@daemondoodles]

The book and its series is one of my absolute favorites. The movie is also one of my absolute favorites. I'm so glad she appreciated it too (it would've been crushing if she didn't, honestly). They may be completely different, but they are both incredible.

[@sayatheblakat]

I love her books. Reading them is a real treat for me, like eating a good meal. Whenever I see one at a booksale or something I get really excited.

[@seraphale]

I love that she loved it. It shows what a great imagination she has. It's not always easy to appreciate someone else's vision, and I'm grateful to have both the original and the animated version.

[@honeyskyvlog]

D. W. Jones is simply fantastic. May she rest in peace with Sophie, Howl & Calcifer by her side ♥. I'd love to use this interview for a study I'm working on : from which program is this interview, and when was it broadcasted? Thank you!

[@YouVHS]

No, no es un programa de televisión esta entrevista es parte de los extras del DVD en el disco 2.

[@jayvman1311]

Im not sure if this helps 3 years later :) But its in the limmited edition dvd set. Its on the 2nd disk like YouVHS mentioned :) Super late but I hope this helps :)

[@MagicLibrary]

do you happen to have a list of the questions asked, by any chance?

[@WanderingMachine]

😭😭😭😭

[@luneluna307]

I am so eternally grateful to this wonderful woman. Howl’s Moving Castle is such a dear novel to my heart. Rest in peace Diana ❤️

[@littlepinkunicorn2521]

what a wonderful woman she was. she will always be in my heart. RIP💕

[@UncoSponk]

R.I.P Diana Wynne Jones. youve inspired me alot! Your legacy will continue!

[@gibn1542]

You can tell she was definitely culture-shocked by the difference in art style, some adapted elements from her book that were changed, different visual details, but she's also over-joyed that someone, a prolific animation director from another country no less, liked her book so much that they wanted to make a movie out of it

[@ThisRandomPerson]

Im so happy to finally see Diana's reaction to the movie adaptation of her book

[@emilyanndmoore]

I love Diana Wynne Jone's books and the movies made from them!

[@Shia552]

Maravilloso. Agradezco de corazón todo el amor y mágia que me regalan en How'l Moving Castle.

[@nadyanugraha284]

She was an amazing woman, thank you so much for giving us these amazing masterpieces

[@dianautica]

Ante la situación actual en el mundo, los libros de esta hermosa mujer me sostienen con cinta adhesiva, jamás había leído nada con tanta magia, aún me falta leer el último de la trilogía, muchas gracias por subir esta entrevista ❤️

[@pinkcat9523]

A mi también me falta el último y me interesa mucho leer más libros de ella pero fuera de estos 3 los demás estan en inglés y no son fáciles de conseguir tampoco.

[@agstinacueva1673]

Amazing how Howl managed to bewitch women both in and out of the book 😂😂

[@grey_f98]

It's strange when the author is more open minded to how their work gets translated differently than the readers themselves. Readers seem to be narrow minded these days, wanting a page-by-page duplicate. But the best adaptations stand on its own, the movie's job is not to replace the book but stand along with it. Now people can watch or read either and experience two different wonderful things. The author clearly understands this and appreciates the movie's art separate from but connected to her own work, hopefully book readers can learn to be a bit less obnoxiously elitist about books vs movies in the near future.

[@tubetorpedo]

Also depends about artist. E.g. Stephen King famously hated Stanley Kubrick's version of his book (the Shining), while the film in general is considered as horror classic. While here it seems both Wynne Jones and Miyazaki seemed to appreciate each others as artist quite a much. Miyazaki also seemed to be well versed in Wynne Jones stories in general and seemed to have understood them quite deeply and film was not just some random side project, but he wanted to do it because he liked the original story very much. Wynne Jones also did not seem to mind it that much that Miyazaki took quite a bit of artistic freedoms on certain points of the story and characters. I understood that Wynne Jones had wanted Howl as a character to be quite 'book accurate' which Miyazaki had respected, while he had made changes to other characters, e.g. Witch of the Waste was modified from the original.

[@tubetorpedo]

Personally I like both book and the movie, they are similar and different. But like said, it's not always just readers, there are plenty of authors too who do not always appreciate all adaptation and I named the case with the Shining. E.g. I just this week heard that there is new version of Terry Gilliams Time Bandits movie in production (as a series) and Gilliam had apparently visited the set and at least according to crew member Gilliam had not been very pleased at all for things he had seen and apparently visit was ended way sooner than what it was supposed to have. If that was the case was Gilliam narrow minded or does original author of the story have more weight in criticism than random reader or is "the death of the author" model that should always be used? (That is does not matter what author’s original intentions were). Personally I would say 'it depends'. Maybe in some cases the criticism is apt no matter if the source is author or just a fan of that work, and I would not automatically brush away either without seeing them first. That too would be a bit narrow minded to say that everything should just go and criticism should just be ignored as a product of small mindedness.

[@JustAPrayer]

Diana Wynne Jones is amazing. She's one of those authors who just can't write a bad book if she tries.

[@BlackNPink93]

My inspiration :( RIP Diana Wynne Jones

[@JD-uc1es]

I still miss her and think about her!

[@berenicemarchese1593]

Howl will always eat hearts, in fiction and out. 💗💗💗💗

[@TheDharr]

Wonderful writer. J K Rowling took a lot from Diana.

[@bleuvertetforetdepin]

You're damn right! As Potter fan I was quite shocked when I read the Chrestomancie's chronicles.

[@LittleDreamer1412]

Yes! I love the Chrestomanci books and I feel like every Harry Potter fan should read them!

[@animfan98]

I've always said that DWJ is the unsung influence on Harry Potter. I can never for the life of me understand why everyone always tries to make the claim that JKR "ripped off" Tolkien when writing Harry Potter. If you actually take the time to read their books and compare not just the stories but their respective styles of writing, you'll soon find that they're absolutely nothing alike. Besides which, Tolkien himself didn't invent the fantasy genre, he wrote LOTR and the Hobbit as a tribute to all the Norse mythology that he loved so much.

[@annanannee2156]

Actually she took a lot from Eva Ibbotson (A quick google search will help you).

[@elaestioko7655]

I enjoyed the film and Love the book 😍

[@johnuesi]

You are amazing Dianne Wynne Jones!! I love your books. Thankyou for making my childhood such a mystical time.

[@amor4dior169]

God bless her soul

[@laranjaecletica5193]

Terminei o livro agora. 3 da manhã. Eu sempre amei os filmes e já olhei várias vezes. Eu fiquei muito feliz do livro não ser igual ao filme porque é como se eu tivesse tido a oportunidade de rever meu filme favorito pela primeira vez. Amei muito o trabalho dela.

[@LukeGameDev]

This warms my heart

[@TheDive99]

Talk about magical. . .

[@davidforssell2264]

I've watched this interview many times. Diana W. Jones seems so nice. R.I.P

[@zoro4661WasTaken]

May she rest in peace. Seems like an absolutely lovely woman.

[@tylermcdowell2152]

love her incite on the art style and very happy that she got to see her very own beautiful art be animated, in ways she did not see at first and grew to love them from a different incite. Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful !

[@LadyVonHautkopf]

I wish I could give her a hug and ask her to be my grandma T_T

[@jeanmarques2200]

I think, she's my fav author of all time

[@carolinamaino6358]

Conocí primero la película y me gustó tanto que quise saber si Miyazaki se había basado en algún libro (como sabía que ya había hecho con otras pelis). Le agradezco profundamente que no solo me diera una película maravillosas sino que también me hiciera conocer a esta fantástica escritora. El libro me gustó tanto como la peli y me encantó que fueran diferentes entre sí.

[@paulinam1875]

I loved both the book and the movie

[@am-xr4ve]

I love this.

[@bbpsicologia]

Simply amazing! The both. Thank you forever!

[@XCrystalXMoonX]

@Eugenidesful I thought exactly the same thing. I read the book after I watched the movie because I wanted more, and I found it a completely different story. I think I prefer Howl in the book though, his character is much deeper. Still, the movie remains one of the best animations to have ever been made.

[@matthewhana9960]

❤ love both Diana and Mr Miyazaki ❤ wish I could've met her. I'm still hoping I'll be able to at least say a thank you to him before he goes

[@dnash2131]

underrated

[@Viv8ldi]

Danke

[@moral8280]

She is so pretty

[@noellem9416]

I've gotten into the Chrestomanci series and I really want someone to make a movie out of it! That would be really awesome!

[@themonsterbrat]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@alicexhidexhittokirixbatto3296]

Gracias por ponerlo en español 😊👍❤

[@esladamaderojo]

Años después: Aún queremos casarnos con Howl

[@DarkKar]

Oh Diana you delightful Dame, you. If only I could have taken you out to dinner once, it would have been my honor and a privilege.

[@pokelover02]

@MyNameIsOzymandias that's so awesome! she's an amazing author with wonderful endurance. after i read Howl's Moving Castle, i knew i wanted to be an author. and that was when i was only ten years old. it's been over 5 years, and that is still my favorite book till today. :)

[@babiesboy1933]

@Atripple Thanks. I found the show and watched it and yeah, it was a bit dismal compared to today's standards. I bet during that time it was considered spectacular. Anyways, I love Diana Wynn Jones and her stories and I hope to see more of them adapted to either TV or the film. Sorry she has passed but she left the world the treasures of her stories.

[@LOLfornoreson]

0 dislike ..I love this world

[@sweetparadise.3861]

El vídeo esta subtitulado al español y veo comentarios en inglés v: , hay alguien que hable español aquí(?

[@christinagagg2627]

i dont really much about this preson but i am reading them same at this.dont know long she i am sure her book are really nice i have seen the movie very smoth.on me.very uplifeind.that i say really.

[@rincewind666]

That's it, she loves the film, I've got to read the book now.

[@mikkiboflove]

I will say, after reading the book. I liked the book more. Sophie is very independent and fun fact her sister Lettie, who you see at the bakery in the beginning, is also very beautiful and the family wants her to marry but she runs away to be a witches apprentice under king and queen. she sends the dog to help Sophie!

[@gingerdude]

"quiet fabulous" reminds me of Sharon Osborne😍😂

[@leradmuiel7634]

The books were legit Tim Burton fever dream but The film was a cutesy fairy tail. Loved both tho.

[@Liliana0601]

nooooooooo, she´s dead!!! TT^TT I love Diana!! I hope that she´s in Ingary, now... *-*

[@mitraavesta7548]

She is better than rowling admit it

[@akinemainunangugel9650]

Miyazaki translated it to fantasy??? I thought witch and magic is a fantasy genre ...

[@503WE]

Li esse livro por PDF infelizmente não tem um vídeo desse tipo em pt-br 😭

[@Akiko139]

i LOVE the book!! haha & yess i want to marry howl!!

[@Gilari]

I love and hate the movie. One the one hand, it's gorgeous, and does a lot of things right. On the other hand, it goes off on a random anti-war tangent that wasn't necessary. If only they had stuck to the book it would be a wonderful movie. You can tell DWJ is trying to make the best of it and not say anything bad, but she disapproves of some things.

[@Calucifer13]

@MyNameIsOzymandias She´s your gran? Oh man, it is AWESOME! Is she writing another Howl story?

[@NekoNerak]

@Gilari exactly what I thought.

[@Viv8ldi]

What do the remaining gray hair on sophie mean?

[@remnant1018]

I wish the animation had been done more like how the author wrote it. I was so angry with how very much was changed. A few minor things I wouldn’t have minded but they changed SO much of it. I’m glad I got to hear the dear lady’s voice. It’s just like I imagined it. She is just like I imagined her.

[@babiesboy1933]

@Atripple What attempt?

[@gulluatayeva5343]

Xahiş bunu sinemalara verin

[@guadalupevazquez6593]

me quiero casar con Howl, Katia.

[@Osceanix]

So did she like the film?

[@hieveryone1649]

Yea

[@am-xr4ve]

I love this.