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Summary: What?!?!
Review: Maybe it's just because i don't usually watch anime but i didn't really like this movie. It was kinda dumb if you ask me. I did like the anime Ninja Scrolls, this movie kinda reminded me of a bad version of Ninja Scolls.
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Summary: Wonderful movie, a must see for all!
Review: I originally saw Princess Mononoke when a friend said she had it and she wanted me to see it. I was skeptical at first but when I saw the movie I was in awe. The story is a mythological story with unforgettable images. The characters are great because they have a realistic human element. No one is truly good or evil. The townspeople of Iron town are fun. My favorite is the ex-hooker Toki (Jada Pinkett-Smith). I love this movie and I think anyone who gives it a chance could love it as much as I do.
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Summary: I really enjoyed this one
Review: This movie is 110% suitable for adults or kids of any age. In case you're wondering, there're no robots, no sci-fi, etc. just an earthy struggle between a modern way of life and an ancient way of life. The characters are endearing, and their struggle one which we all can sympathize with.
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Summary: Amazing anime
Review: This movie was simply amazing. I'll admit that at first I thought it would not be enjoyable, but very quickly I became hooked. After watching this movie you can't help but love it, and you can't help but fall in love with the loveable and loyal yakul as I have. YAKUUUUUUUUUUUULL!!
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Summary: An animated epic
Review: While Disney is regurgitating the same old formula year afer year and training us for the expected, what are the filmmakers doing over in Japan? They're simply turning out the most creative tales, jawdropping visuals and (especially in Miyazaki's films) the imaginitive UNexpected that animation has ever seen. After growing up spoon-fed with Disney, what I've seen of Miyazaki has effectively hit me over the head with a steel beam."Princess Mononoke" is absolutely an animated epic. I really think that "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" (with their epic journeys, warring factions and unknown lands) had a strong influence on this film, and they give you a good idea of the general plot and feel. Then, throw in samurais and a big helping of Japanese myth (which really isn't any more objectionable to western religion than our own Mother Earth myth, if this is a concern for you). Beyond any feel or ingredients list, though, is an awesomely complex and creative storyline, the like of which I've never seen before in an animated film. I belive that this film is so good that it could easily stand being done in live action and could be huge on the scale of a LoTR movie (no joke). Princess Mononoke just "happens" to be done in animation. Princess Mononoke really blew me away. I've never been a fan of Japanese animation, but I'm becoming a fan of Miyazaki. The difference is in the story and the creativity. I highly recommend Princess Mononoke to everyone, but especially to the average moviegoer who needs convincing to try it out. The only folks I'd like to warn are those who have a tendency to think or say "this is weird" 20 minutes into a film and give up on it. You have to have a little bit more of an open mind than Disney would like us to have. You'll be rewarded if you closely follow the film and have that open mind.
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Summary: perfict movie
Review: This movie is great. The animation is near perfict.I am a huge fan of anime. The first time I saw this move was when I was 8. I had a little hard time understanding the plot but, I got the message. If you think its to gory for you 5 year old READ THE LABLE! It cleary states that this movie is PG-13. It is an insult to anime to place it in the catigory with other animation like snow white and the seven dorks, oh I mean dworfs. A person must not assume all animation is G rated. If you want to share a Myazaki film with you kids try Sprited Away! Any way the animation in this movie is supperb! The backgrounds are outstaning! The plot is perfict! If you think about the plot you cant find any real villians. There just people and animals. In all I would sum up this movie as perfict! No plot holes, no drudly done animation! Just perfict!
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Summary: One of the great animated films!
Review: A fantastic, beautifully done film, Princess Mononoke deserves a spot in your DVD collection. The transfer is very good, the sound adequate, and there is a short, mildly interesting featurette, with comments by the English-speaking actors (Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Jada Pinkett Smith) and the Dubbing Director (who states the dominant themes of the film, such as "to explore man's relationship with nature"). The dubbing job is OK, but not great. However, Minnie Driver did a very good job as Lady Eboshi. Director Hayao Miyazaki (who created the fabulous My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service) has written and directed a film with a suspenseful story, compelling characters, uplifting music, and beautiful artwork, with misty mountains, scenic countrysides with rice paddies, mossy forests with sunlight streaming through the trees, and dramatic battles in the rain. The noble heroes, Prince Ashitaka (from a tribe that was "almost wiped out 500 years earlier") and Princess Mononoke (brought up by a gigantic white wolf-goddess in the woods), are courageous, virtuous, respectful of the spiritual world, and want to protect nature--against the encroachments of "civilization." Some of the other characters are greedy or suspicious, but none are evil. Lady Eboshi, for example, wants to kill the Great Forest Spirit, but eventually sees the error of her ways, and also treats lepers well and purchases the contracts of prostitutes, giving them jobs in the iron-smelting works. Her troops also defend Irontown against the samurai army of a voracious lord. There are a few gory battle scenes and the demons are a bit scary, and you might want younger children to wait until they get a little older to view this film. On the other hand, some of the forest spirits can be quite charming, especially the ones with the revolving, clicking heads. The story can get complicated. There are numerous gods and human characters, but the theme of "civilization versus nature" is simple. Lady Eboshi wants to cut down the forests and bring more civilization (i.e., mining, industry, agriculture, and towns) to the world. Prince Ashitaka, from an endangered, persecuted people, is a natural ally to the threatened forest spirits. When he is infected by a demon that has possessed a boar god, his quest to cure himself propels him into the battle between the forces of nature and civilization, and he tries to get the humans to co-exist with nature. The great battle between the boar army and the humans (shown in flashback) is majestic and exciting. The boars are bedecked in white war paint and helped by Princess Mononoke and two wolf cub gods. The concluding scenes, with the Great Forest Spirit searching for its head, are done magnificently. This is a film that your family will love, and want to see many times. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Princess Mononoke
Review: This is simply an amazing movie. As animated movies go this is one of the best in secent years. It is also suitable both for children and adults. It can be viewed both for entertainment enjoyment and on a more serious level. Indeed it brings up a lot of cultural and moral issues but there is no doubt that it is still an exploration in fantasy. This is already considered by many to be a classic and a "must-have" and this is justified. It definetely has that intriguing foreign flavor but everyone can identify with it.
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Summary: Excellent movie!!! ^_^
Review: After watching Princess Mononoke i was blown away.. it became one of my all time favorites.. I know so many reviewers wrote this but.. Hayao Miyazaki is an absolute genius.. his other movies Spirited Away, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Kiki's delivery service, Grave of Fireflies truely are amazing.. This movie is definitely worth watching!
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Summary: Theme refreshing, content deep
Review: I think many people have misread the theme of this movie- obviously there is the evil of man in the iron industry, but there is also the evil of nature, as evidenced by the gods of the forest who let their hate for mankind consume them. This is why I love this movie- it is not the traditional American hippie-nature-is-always-good, nor is it trample across the forest. BOTH mankind and nature have lost their way, and the main character, a sort of dark, brooding, savior of sorts comes to tell them that both of them are wrong and if they continue on their path both of them will be destroyed. That's at least what I got out of the movie. I think the visuals are stunning and serve to emphasize the story and theme, and the violence has a purpose for being in the movie, and could not be called gratuitous by anyone's measure. I love this movie because it is quite different from most of the anime that seems to make its way to American shores. I don't know if they're keeping all the best stuff in Japan, but some of the stuff I see is no better than our own American animation in terms of content and execution. Then of course, are the rare gems such as this. Miyazaki is a genius, the equivalent of George Lucas (before the prequels), Steven Spielberg, and Walt Disney (the man, not the company), all rolled into one, with a vision and craft that transcends them all. Magnificent. Billy Bob Thorton had no reason to be cast for this movie- bad decision, but I won't let it mar my love of the underlying movie.
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