Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1997)

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Aug 22 7:24

A simple allegory for what people do to the environment, but so magical and amazing in the telling that this is compelling watching. More gore but less menace than “Spirited Away”. Recommend.

Oh yeah and Minnie Driver is good as usual.

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 13:10

It takes a lot for me to call somebody a genius, but I think that is the only way of describing Miyazaki and his achievements. He continues to make consistently fantastic films and this one is no exception.

You are plunged straight into the action from the very beginning of the film and that sets the tone for the following 2 hours. With amazing animation and another truly enchanting world, this film is enthralling from beginning to end. The disharmony between humans and animals is almost as fierce as that between humans and other humans. There seems to be no real good guys or bad guys, it's up to you to decide who is in the right. I haven't watched a film this artful in a long time.

Rating : 9/10