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Princess Mononoke Actors: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 134 minutes Studio: Miramax Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2000-07-20 Buy from Amazon |
 "The best movie ever"Man! Out of all of Miyazaki's animes, this is the best. And to all of you who didn't like it, I don't blame you. To me, yhe movie is even better than Star Wars and I really like Star Wars. Miyazaki's films were great but there is something about Princess Mononoke. The movie has adventure, passion, violence and who could, of course, the love. The love between San and her loved one is just like in Spirited away. In Spirited Away, there's a character(Haku) and another one. Their loved ones get into trouble so she/he has to save them. Miyazaki's films go tward one direction. Love and heroic action. Princess mononoke and Spirited away has both but, something about Princess Mononoke that is even better than Spirited Away. Princess Mononoke has the adventure all teens like me would like. The movie was in the library and I borrowed it over and over. If I could rate it from 1 to 10, I would give it a 9,000,000,000,000. "My first Miyazaki film"After hearing Roger Ebert and others rave about Miyazaki I finally broke down and bought Princess Mononoke, and I'm glad I did. This movie is very well done. The animation is quality, with beautifully detailed backgrounds. The plot is unique and very original; Miyazaki's emphasis on nature as a character is new to Americans, but the story is very good and will hold your attention all the way through. I have had difficulty getting into anime in the past, but Miyazaki's quality level is so high it makes his movies a pretty safe bet for anyone. One other thing, although there is no profanity or nudity in this film, it is probably not suitable for very young children; there are some battle scenes where people get limbs cut off. The battles are part of the plot and thus the violence is not gratuitous, but none the less you might wait until your kids are a little older to let them watch it. "A very different world view on fantasy story telling"Princess Mononoke is an amazing movie. I've had a love hate relationship with anime over the years. At times I've seen some great ones, like Sprited Away, and then gone out looking for more and been disappointed with a lot of silliness. This film, though, is another great version of Japanese anime for an adultish audience. This is not for small kids. It's complex, at times gruesome, and much of the imagery and lore will be very unfamiliar to Western audiences. But that's what's so wonderful about it for the right audience. It's fantasy from an entirely different perspective, with spirits and talking animals and demons. There's also quite an anti-industrialization and pro-environmentalist message to this. Maybe none of the ingredients by themselves explain why this is so different and unusual. I think, really, it's that in the Western World so much of our reference points for fantasy come from Tolkein, CS Lewis, etc - writers who wrote inspired by an Anglo tradition. So we're use to certain types of wizards, obvious good and bad guys, heroic behaviour of a certain type. But with Japanese anime all bets are off. The reference points are entirely different, based in a different mythology. Viewers need to open their minds and just enjoy the wonder of a different worldview on fantasy. It won't be for everyone, but if this sounds at all interesting to you please check this out. "Miyazaki masterpiece: More than an environmental message"I have had the privilege of seeing Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" and "Castle in the Sky" prior to "Princess Mononoke", and so far all of them stand up to his legendary status. There is not a single of his movies that I've seen so far, much less a moment through any of them, that you could do away with and criticize for being unnecessary. The story of "Princess Mononoke" gets you hooked within minutes, with animation and music that make you forget that you are not watching a live feature. The result of some of the landscape shots to the score by Joe Hisaishi result breathtaking and the voiceover of some extraordinary North American talent (Billy Bob Thornton, Claire Danes, Jada Pinkett Smith, etc.) makes the movie stand out even more, further helping bridge a cultural gap that was unthinkable to overcome years ago. In a nutshell, "Princess Mononoke" is a movie both you and your children will enjoy. It leaves you with a very powerful message about the struggle between the human race and nature, and how our "progress" has gradually done away with entire forests, resulting in animals loosing their homes and us loosing the benefits trees bring about. It is more than just an environmental message. It questions our motivations and puts things in perspective, showing how even those with the best intentions can eventually do wrong, causing harm to others. In short, check it out. Not to be passed. "An amazing, beautiful movie"All I can say is that I think that this movie is absolutely incredible. This movie is one that will make you think about the lesson that it teaches you; about humans and nature and it's creatures living at peace with one another without hatred or fighting, and the consequences that will come from the disturbance of that peace. Miyazaki is a genius, in my opinion. I watched another movie of his called Spirited Away, and though I was blown away by it also, I think that Princess Mononoke is even better. The animation for this move is stunning, the only small complaint I have is how bloody and gory this movie is, but again, this shows the brutality of the consequences that result from abuse of nature and its rescources.This move is definitely not for young kids, but anyone over 12 or 13 should be able to take the bloodiness of it and be able to understand the plot. All in all this is an excellent movie, definitely worth buying, so go watch it and be prepared to be completely blown away. |
