English cast: Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver. It's no surprise this is praised as one of Miyazaki's very best films. Princess Mononoke resists an easy dichotomy of good versus evil. It transcends the usual tropes of animated films by being a viscerally graphic war film with plenty of heart and thought provoking ideas. Either way, the story is brilliant, but the dialogue just didn't match it.Ībove everything else, Princess Mononoke is a special film. Of course, this may only be in the English dubbed version that I watched, or the script. My only real complaint here is that sometimes the dialogue comes out a bit dull and lacks the gravitas that the very scene calls for. That's when you know the characters have plenty of depth. Yes, Ashitaka is the protagonist, but I wasn't necessarily rooting for any particular side to win. Each of the several sides to this ongoing battle against the forest have reason for fighting. The mythology is incredibly well-realized and thought out as well. One mysterious person has the power to slay the mononoke where they stand he is. Even if it's a television series, the lore calls for this to be adapted into live-action. In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague the countryside, leaving a trail of fear in their wake.
One of my first thoughts while watching was how good this story could be in live-action form. For an animation film, the runtime is unusually long, but the epic scope and beautiful storytelling transcend typical animations. Speaking of relentless, even at over 2 hours long, this film flies by with brisk pacing and gorgeous animation by Studio Ghibli. A visceral story from the brilliant mind of Hayao Miyazaki, Princess Mononoke is a joyous ride through the eyes of Ashitaka, a brave warrior who finds himself caught in the crossfire of relentless humans and vicious creatures of the forest.
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