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Set in medieval Japan, Miyazaki's original story envisions a struggle between nature and man. The march of technology, embodied in the dark iron forges of the ambitious Tatara clan, threatens the natural forces explicit in the benevolent Great God of the Forest and the wide-eyed, spectral spirits he protects. When Ashitaka, a young warrior from a remote, and endangered, village clan, kills a ravenous, boar-like monster, he discovers the beast is in fact an infectious "demon god," transformed by human anger. Ashitaka's quest to solve the beast's fatal curse brings him into the midst of human political intrigues as well as the more crucial battle between man and nature.
Miyazaki's convoluted fable is clearly not the stuff of kiddie matinees, nor is the often graphic violence depicted during the battles that ensue. If some younger viewers (or less attentive older ones) will wish for a diagram to sort out the players, Miyazaki's atmospheric world and its lush visual design are reasons enough to watch. For the English-language version, Miramax assembled an impressive vocal cast including Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup (as Ashitaka), Claire Danes (as San), Minnie Driver (as Lady Eboshi), Billy Bob Thornton, and Jada Pinkett Smith. They bring added nuance to a very different kind of magic kingdom. Recommended for ages 12 and older. --Sam Sutherland
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Hayao Miyazaki |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 26 November, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Miramax |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Anamorphic, Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Anime / Japanimation, Japanese Animation Video, Japanimation, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 717951007414 |
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Customer Reviews of Princess Mononoke
Adjectives do no justice. Miyazaki is wondeful. Princess Mononoke is just one of those experiences (and I do mean it's an experience) that transcends all praise, no matter how worthy. The word masterpiece comes to mind. EVERY FACET of this movie is excellently crafted and executed. The voice acting is marvelous, the animation sets standards, not just for animation, but for cinematography...the story is relevent, moving, and it sucks you in, enveloping you, and when you walk away from the screen, it stays with you. It haunts you in your dreams. The world in which our protagonists dwell is so soothing to the aesthetic palette, it almost makes one's heart ache with the knowledge that it does not exist in this world. It does, however, exist on this magical little polymer disc, in our minds, and in our hearts.
bwa ha ha ha ha ha hah!!!!
first of all, it's really 4 1/2 stars because perfection is an impossibility. second, to all of you who think this movie is violent and gory: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.... oh, whew. ahem... ah HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! you people don't watch very much anime do you? or you're not watching the right anime. this movie is *tame*. i repeat *TAME!* in regards to gore and violence. it's only rated PG-13 for cryin' out loud! if you want to see violence and gore watch: Akira, Ninja Scroll, Spriggan (piss-poor story, excellent animation and action), Berserk, X, hell even Cowboy Bebop is more violent and it's a freakin' TV series. go watch these shows then come back and tell me if you still think this movie is violent. 'cause if you think Mononoke-hime is violent and bloody you'll have to be committed after pissing in your pants and balling your eyes out till there's not a drop of water left in your body when you watch the other classic anime i've listed. all in all, wonderful movie: animation, character development and depth, plot (if you can't understand it you're probably too young to watch it or have come in with an already biased opinion), music, Japanese language track. the only place this DVD is lacking is the English language track, as others have stated. frankly, Claire Danes was absolutely awful as San. it brings sorrowful tears to my eyes, and gut-wrenching sickness to my stomach whenever i watch it in English (which, now, is absolutely never). the American actors completely butchered their rolls. with Claire Danes' odd, can't-put-your-finger-on-it, not-quite-right, horrid performance; Billy Bob Thornton and Billy Crudup's flat and wooden voice "acting"; and Gillian Anderson sounding like she's got cotton stuffed in her cheeks. which, i'm guessing, she does. oh and Minnie Driver who is apparently quite forgettable as Eboshi-sama. i love this movie. it was one of *THE* movies that helped propel my interest in anime in leaps and bounds. just watch it in English once so you can take in the full beauty of it and then forget the English language track exists and stick to the flowing beauty that is the Japanese language.
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>PS of course it's not for kids you freakin' morons! did you even pay attention to the rating before you showed it to your young children!? you're the reason that movies and video games get so much crap. because you take your young children to see movies and let them play video games that are clearly not meant for young children! and then you try to hide your own stupidity by blaming it on the movie and video game industry and complaining to the FCC. when there is plenty of warning and advisement against your own moronic actions and poor parenting. sorry to be so harsh, but you all know it's true. though i watched violent, R rated movies when i was a young child and i turned out TV.... um, OK. i may be a little desensitized to *FAKE* movie-magic manufactured violence and gore, you can be sure i wouldn't feel so fine if i saw the same things in real life that i've seen in movies. i'd probably puke my guts out. but other than that i'm a more or less well-rounded citizen. movies that seemed to scare many other children, i quite enjoyed and movies that i shouldn't even have been watching and probably should've sent my little mind into a torrent of insanity i sat and merely enjoyed at face-value until i was old enough to fully understand it. you're probably the ones who think The Nightmare Before Christmas is a sick and twisted, demonic, and satanic movie that no sane parent should ever show their child. well guess what! that's one of my all time favorite movies. and i probably first saw it when i was around the age of 7! i absolutely loved it! didn't have one dream *OR* nightmare about it. the two *children's* movies i remember having nightmares about are The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. though i did (and still do) like Willy Wonka. not the new one though. anywho, i'll step off my soapbox rant now. thank you. love the movie!
This is a Classic!
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>The first time I saw this movie, I was really young (maybe 8 or 10) and it scared me. But then I just recently viewed it, and now I understand it more. It truly is one of the classics.
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>There were some parts that made no sense when I was like 8 or 10, even the forest guardian, I just was naive. It had good animation for an older movie. A good, yet sacreligious, story also helped.
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>When it starts out, our main character is infected with a "disease" and must find the forest guardian to see if he can cure him. In the process, he meets a young girl who has grown up with the wolves. We follow the story until the very end where both the girl and boy are seriously infected with this disease. Will they make it? Watch the movie and find out for your self!!
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>Overall, it was kinda weird, but very good. It had some elements that were abnormal. It also had love and mysterious circumstances surrounding the whole story. Still I would recommend this movie, it is very good.
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>(p.s. don't look at the forest spirit's eyes, he will give you nightmares!!!)