There's no hurrying or scurrying about in Princess Mononoke, brisk as it is. All seasoned with Japanese history and mythology, a sharply penned script brimming with memorable characters and even more memorable encounters, and Miyazaki's transparent but soft-spoken caution against abandoning what's come before to chase what lies ahead. The twilight of one era and the dawn of another. Enlightenment that nearly arrives too late. Hordes of warrior boars charging headlong into the fray. The tragic duality of Lady Eboshi, Mononoke, Moro and Okkoto-nushi. The undesirables and outcasts who call it home. An otherworldly nightwalker turned sovereign forest spirit, with power over life and death. Endless forests, deep ravines, and hidden sanctuaries. Inhuman abilities granted to ordinary men. Ghibli's gorgeous hand-drawn animation and Joe Hisaishi's heart-stirring score are only the beginning of what quickly becomes a stunning, altogether absorbing cinematic experience. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Irontown leader Lady Eboshi (Yūko Tanaka, Minnie Driver) and a proud clan of hard-working humans against two of the forest's animal gods - wolf Moro (Akihiro Miwa, Gillian Anderson) and boar Okkoto-nushi (Hisaya Morishige, Keith David) - who count among their ranks the brave Princess Mononoke (Yuriko Ishida, Claire Danes), a young woman adopted and raised by wolves.Įven Disney's at-times questionably cast and controversially translated English dub (courtesy of author Neil Gaiman) can't spoil the majesty and artistic mastery of Princess Mononoke. Inflicted with a deadly curse, a banished young warrior named Ashitaka (Yōji Matsuda, Billy Crudup) sets out into the forests of the west in search of a cure that will save his life. It's a choice the film presents to you as well, and one you too will find impossible to make. Miyazaki's principled protagonist refuses to choose a side, no matter how much his allies and enemies demand he declare his loyalties. Yet man is merely another piece on the game board a piece prone to self-interest and shortsightedness like all the rest. And the humans, though commendably driven and ambitious, believe themselves to be saviors even when advancing as conquerors. Mononoke, though in a unique position to forge lasting peace between the gods and mankind, is too entrenched in war to see beyond the spear in her hand and the enemy in her path. The gods, though nobly fighting to preserve balance and the natural order, have become desperate, blinded by hate and bigotry. Just conflicting interests, stubbornness, misunderstanding, pride, insatiable appetites, and consequences born from difficult decisions. There's no villain or malicious entity to overcome no warlord to defeat or evil king to dethrone. evil, but a deceptively complex and sophisticated story of clashing cultures in an era of environmental recession and industrial expansion. It doesn't offer a clear-cut tale of good vs. Princess Mononoke, Hayao Miyazaki's haunting, beautifully animated, critically acclaimed fantasy epic, has only become more poignant and timely in the seventeen years since its original release. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, November 27, 2014
However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose." Producers: Yutaka Narita, Seiji Okuda, Toshio Suzuki, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Seiichirō Ujiie, Takahiro Yonezawa Starring: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô There he finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and a village led by Lady Eboshi.įor more about Princess Mononoke and the Princess Mononoke Blu-ray release, see Princess Mononoke Blu-ray Review published by Kenneth Brown on Novemwhere this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.
In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods. While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god, Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. Princess Mononoke Blu-ray delivers stunningly beautiful video and superb audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release
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