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| Nelson_Mandela 05/21/19 2:08:36 PM #115: | #215. Princess Mononoke https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Princess_Mononoke_Japanese_poster.png Dir: Hayao Miyazaki Genre: Animated, Fantasy Year: 1997 I have a confession to make that will probably upset a lot of people following this topic. I am not a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki. I think the animation of his projects with Studio Ghibli is beautiful and probably the best that Japan has to offer, but the narratives tend to lose me after awhile in almost every one. I by no means would call something like Spirited Away a bad movie per se, but it just doesn't pull me enough emotionally to be amongst the greatest. Princess Mononoke is the exception. Here, Miyazaki combines outstanding and unique animation with a parable that's simple enough to understand but deep enough to be compelling. Maybe it's because of the folklore, but something about this film brings out the inner Japanophile in me. It's really the perfect kind of story to complement Miyazaki's bold and surreal anime style. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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