Princess Mononoke
| Princess Mononoke | |
|---|---|
 I'm pretty sure some dude just got his arm chopped off. | |
| Director/Artist | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Format | Anime (Movie) |
| Made By | Studio Ghibli |
| Length | 134 minutes |
Contents
Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence:
A story about a battle between man and nature.
Main Description
Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods, who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves!
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Personal Opinions
IShallRiseAgain
The movie is watchable, but I don't like it as much as Miyazaki's other works. The movie is too preachy about its environmental message for my tastes. Granted my dislike might be partially influenced by my knowledge of Miyazaki's crazy political views.
OldTimeyProspector
This movie is fucking awesome. It's one of the most action-packed and most beautiful of Miyazaki's movies. The pacing is great, the music is haunting, it just rules all around. It's not nearly the preachiest of Miyazaki's movies, either, but yeah it is a "message" movie.
Plus a guy shoots a dude's head clean off with a longbow. Come on.
AnonSubHuman
My introduction to Miyazaki films, I saw this in the theaters when it came out stateside and was pretty much blown away. The localization is a bit rough, I don't know exactly how God of Life and Death is supposed to translate into Forest Spirit, but otherwise the voice acting cast is pretty awesome, Billy Bob Thorton doing the best as Jigo the Monk.
Links
Wikipedia article
ANN page
Japanese production diary
Niel Gaiman talks about localizing Mononoke's script
