earwig and the witch de diana wynne jones

© 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli.įirst, in case you’re curious about the title, Earwig has no connection whatsoever to John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s 1998 state musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. No longer the top dog, Erica must start all over, learning whatever magic she can so that she can go back to living a life where she controls everything.īella Yaga as voiced by Shinobu Terajima/Vanessa Marshall. Grant) arrive and select her to be their adopted daughter, only to reveal that Bella Yaga only selected Erica so that she could have an extra pair of hands mixing spells and potions for the various customers in town. All of her fun is ruined, however, when Bella Yaga (voiced by Shinobu Terajima/Vanessa Marshall) and The Mandrake (Etsushi Toyokawa/Richard E. This ignorance keeps Erica safe and trouble at bay well, at least trouble from the outside as Erica manages to create plenty of her own as she manipulates everyone in the orphanage so that she can do as she pleases. © 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli.ĭropped off at an orphanage as an infant, Earwig (voiced by Kokoro Hirasawa/Taylor Paige Henderson), called Erica by the matron of the institution, grows up without any idea that her mother (voiced by Sherina Munaf/Kacey Musgraves) is a powerful witch on the run. If this were any other studio than Ghibli, irritation would be the furthest one might go as the film, up to that point, is quite charming but it’s not another studio, it’s the preeminent Studio Ghibili and Earwig is far from the presumed quality of one of their films.Įarwig as voiced by Kokoro Hirasawa/Taylor Paige Henderson. The problem is that Earwig ends right when the film feels like it’s just beginning, leaving the audience feeling like they’ve been swindled at the sudden appearance of the credits. Adapted from the 2011 novel by Diana Wynne Jones (the second film of theirs adapted from her books, the first being Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)), Earwig is intended to be a fantastical adventure in which a precocious orphaned child finds herself adopted by a witch, Bella Yaga, and her partner, The Mandrake. Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch marks their 22 nd feature film and their first 3D animated feature. Sorry, Studio Ghibli fans, “Earwig and the Witch” is terribly off key. Home › Reviews › In Theaters › Sorry, Studio Ghibli fans, “Earwig and the Witch” is terribly off key.

Earwig and the witch de diana wynne jones