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ProdID: 2360 - Princess Mononoke : Director/Studio: Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli

Price :	$29.99
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Available :	October 2004

Product Score: 7.5

NZ Classification PG - contains violence

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. Inflicted with its deadly curse, a young warrior sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life.

Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forests animal gods, who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.

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Review by: kiwifi
Dated: 18th of November, 2009

Typical of Hayao Miyazaki films, this anime presents beautiful, detailed and colourful artwork.

Princess Mononoke is a story of man's technology and development against nature. At times the storyline becomes somewhat diffuse and hard to follow. Overall, we get there in the end with a satisfactory conclusion.

It is an extremely intense and complex story and definitely not for very young children. Interestingly, the NZ classification is PG on grounds of violence, but it was the visual depiction of the boar-like 'demon-god' that got me. I don't especially recall noticing the violence in particular, maybe I was too intently concentrating on trying to follow the story. But I did find the visual impression of the demon-god to be quite deeply and lastingly disturbing, it was REALLY graphic and creepy - I very quickly didn't want to look at it. Fortunately it doesn't occupy too much of the movie real-estate, but more than enough for me.

Overall, the fundamental idea that we need to live in harmony with nature may be valid. And from the perspective of the skill and craft of Anime production this one delivers, although it is not one I would personally watch again.

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