Product Review
Master filmmaker Miyazaki has created one of the most beautiful animated movies ever produced. This is not like any Japanese animated movie or any other animated film. It is not a lost adventure like Pokmon, neither is it a classic cutesy by Disney or DreamWorks. This is a film that quickly caught the viewers eyes and ears because of its rare beauty and incredibly poignant feelings.
Anime seems to have a much more realistic feel and the themes are very adult in nature. With intellectual themes, magical creatures and mature relationship issues, this is one captivating movie. Even though the film doesn't make judgments about good or evil, it does make a statement that pervades the entire story. The message is ecological in nature and asks many questions about the role of humans and animals on the planet. The characters have to deal with loyalty, fate and death. The characters are really not trying to save the planet; they are dealing more with survival issues.
Princess Mononoke was raised by wolves on a mountain. She wears a fur type coat with ears attached. The mountain is ruled by the forest spirit who never speaks, but has the power to give or take life. The tiny forest spirits that rattle their heads are adorable. They are like little ghosts. The forest spirit changes shape at night and when he walks through the forest as a "deer god," flowers grow around his hooves.
It also questions our motivations and puts things in perspective, showing how even those with the best intentions can eventually do wrong, causing harm to others. Not to be passed movie indeed.
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