Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Mononoke-hime (1997)

Plot Outline:On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest and Tataraba, a mining colony। In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.


It is set in an imaginary time which blends the time of the ancient gods with the settlement of humans and the coming of metalworking and war. The world is not in balance, and a distant conflict between industry and nature has wounded one of the gods of the forest, which is then killed by a sentry boy as it rampages into farmland he guards. The evil controlling it transfers to him, beginning a slow takeover, and he must journey to the origin of the conflict to find a way to cure himself and incidentally, as he will learn, to try to restore balance
It combines love and hate, war and romance, nobility and deception. a wonderful aspect of the plot is that it sends a message - Protect the Earth and all will survive in peace.the animation is wonderful and nicely detailed.The music was beautiful.8/10

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