Princess Mononoke is, without a doubt, one of the best films I have ever
witnessed. There has never been an animated film even close to this -- I
kept thinking after I left the theater, how can Disney even have the guts
to
make another film after seeing this? Even live action movies pale in
comparison to Princess Mononoke. There has never been a film to pay such
close attention to details. Watch for the magnificent and subtle flying
insects throughout the film, especially in the ancient forest, where
bioluminescent dragonflies glide gently around the screen. There are
thousands of subtleties such as this. You'd have to see it a dozen times to
appreciate this film fully. Aside from it being the most beautiful film
I've
ever seen, it also has an enormously powerful script. The characters are
some of the the most well rounded in all film. Ashitaka especially, the
main
character of the film, is so nuanced that he has become in my mind one of
the great characters in film, up there with Charles Foster Kane and Jake
LaMotta. I would compare him to Freder, the main character of Fritz Lang's
Metropolis. His role in the film is a mediator between the forces of humans
and the gods of nature. Both sides comment several times that Ashitaka must
be on the other side, when he is trying desperately to convince everyone
that there are no sides. Peace is the way. There is a little to be desired
in the American voice talent. Claire Daines was certainly a wrong choice
for
San (Princess Mononoke), and Billy Bob Thornton just could not hide his
southern accent, which made the character of Jigo seem more comical than he
was probably supposed to be. Gillian Anderson's voice clashed with her
character, the wolf god Moro, a bit. It hardly affected my passion. The
film
was so spectacular and beautiful that James Earl Jones could have voiced
San
and it would have detracted little. Definitely, though, I'm praying that
they release the DVD with subtitle options. Anyway, Princess Mononoke is
the
best film of 1999, the best film of the 1990's, and, in my personal top ten
list, no lower than #5, but closer to #2. 12 hours later and my heart is
still beating with the power of Princess Mononoke! America: SEE
IT!
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