BS Anime reviews: Princess Mononoke

My review of the best anime movie in existence (least I think so anyway). Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece, Princess Mononoke.

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[Indego84]

Are you insane! Eboshi's respect was well diserved. She took in lepers and treated them like normal people. Everything she did was for the good of her people. She was definatly not greedy. other than that good review

[BionicSlime]

@Indego84 No, she just wanted to monopolize a forest, wipe out its inhabitants, was willing to give up her "girls" in the heat of battle, and even went so far as to shoot at animals for merely planting trees. Not only was she greedy but she was pretty power hungry too.

[feedul]

@BionicSlime that shows social equity based on gender. and the women DO want to fight for her. anyhow, sorry for the long reply, i do like this review a lot. Miyazaki is a genius. This is one of those movies that both anime lovers and, maybe, some anime haters will like.

[BionicSlime]

@feedul Except anime is not reality and yes I know Miyazaki tends not to have purely good/evil characters, that doesn't always mean they cannot exist. I disgaree still with Eboshi, lepers working to make weapons in order to kill forest creatures doesn't really sound like a noble cause. Also, just because something worse exists out there, it doesn't diminish the fact the lesser of two evils is still an evil (so to speak). Jason is the lesser of two evils between him and Freddy but that doesn't

[BionicSlime]

@feedul make what Jason does any less horrible. I'm not saying Eboshi is like them its just an example. Ashitaka to me has always proven in the film how Eboshi acts and I agree with his views with her. She's not a monster but don't forget its her fault the boars went nuts, she was the one who hired Jigen and most importantly, it was her who got Ahsitaka cursed and had to be "dead" from his clan. Her actions are not completely excusable. I don't believe the whole "women fighting the war" thing

[BionicSlime]

@feedul was what people think it was. Based on Eboshi's words and Ashitaka's mission to let her know whats happening, it appeared more as an abandonment issue rather than a woman's pride issue. There's never been any doubt in the film or in my mind that they couldn't fight, but I find little pride or respect in a person who leaves her people behind knowing they are in war just to kill a forest god and use people like Jigen.

[BionicSlime]

Absolutely, I think in my opinion it surpasses majority of Miyazaki's work in terms of quality. I have always felt this anime film was worthy of being called one of the greatest anime films of all time. But that's my opinion.

[xXxthat1boyxXx]

Ashitaka=BAMF

[zlimbacoj495]

The one anime i actually like

[kickodude]

I always considered "Princess Mononoke" to be the greatest anime ever made...then I saw "Akira" and it blew it out of the water.

[wtgiarc]

@Indego84 Couldn't Lady Eboshi be viewed as a mis-guided monster... guided be her own misconception of truth or misunderstanding of the importance of envinronmental balance and losing a war by separating her own people( merely hairy apes who learned to use more tools) from the other animals in her environment? A compassionate philanthropist whom was doing her best in a lofty position however rather sexist at the same time... @ Eboshi ! Slash one of your tits off and pick up a bow!

[OmegaOwA]

I absolutely love this film.I did feel myself wanting more romantic development w/ Ashitaka and San. It wasn't blasted as the primary focus which I like, yet I felt it could've grown a little more than was shown. Idk, maybe I'm just a romantic. :P I love the moral ambiguities and blurring of good and evil though(which Miyazaki seems to be the master at). It really adds the humanity/realism since there are no absolutes in reality. Hisaishi's score in Mononoke-Hime is possibly my favorite of his.

[BEyondDaGamer]

your five star rating of this movie gave me a nerdgasm.....u mad?

[umbrellashotgunman]

@BionicSlime Also, Miyazaki actually said in an interview that Eboshi would be perfectly willing to sacrifice herself if it meant strengthening Irontown. On the other hand, in that same interview, the Samurai attacking Irontown apparently did so because the pollution from the ironworks was interfering with the livelihood of the farmers downstream that they were protecting. Oh, the ambiguous morality in this movie is awesome.

[umbrellashotgunman]

@BionicSlime Also, it's made fairly clear that Eboshi treats her people much better than the nobility of the era were generally inclined to, and is well-liked for it. On a side note, it's interesting to note that even Eboshi's closest retainers all seem to be people of relatively humble origin, when you consider that the setting is basically feudal Japan.

[umbrellashotgunman]

@BionicSlime Actually, you have to remember that while the film focuses on Irontown's battles with the forest, it's kind of implied that main reasons for Eboshi's despoiling of the countryside is to gain the resources to A. protect her poeple against the depredations of neighboring samurai and nobility, and B. start an industrial revolution (hey, you need one in order to gain the benefits of modern technology).

[KateCanFly777]

@zo26ey Heh, I've wondered that numerous times, but I've noticed that in a lot of Miyazaki films that even though two characters might be obviously interested in each other, they don't usually kiss; and even if they do, like in Howl's Moving Castle, it's quite subtle; maybe San wasn't ready to feel that human yet? I think I remember her saying in the end that she is still not ready to forgive the humans for what they did to the forest..just a thought

[mangachick8]

I wish they got together in the end!!!!! Prince Ashitaka is so hot!!! :)