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(Mononoke means something like spirit; the title character, San, is not actually a spirit, but Moro, the wolf who raised her, is; Totoro is also a mononoke.) _ Princess Mononoke_ was not a theatrical hit here, despite the Miramax ad campaign, which made rather more of an effort than Disney bothered to do with _Spirited Away_, which really _is_ a family movie.
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In terms of animation, Princess Mononoke is neither Miyazaki's most epic effort nor his most imaginative.
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Princess Mononoke is straight fantasy and involves a lot of Japanese mythological creatures.
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"The Japanese are much more relaxed about how much violence their children see ... 'Mononoke' was recommended for children, even though you actually see a samurai's head being cut off for example," said Daisuke Onitsuka, a film critic and university lecturer.
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I personally think he put out a number of great animated films up through Princess Mononoke (1997), but has been in decline ever since.
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I heartily agree with all of the nominations for Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Nausicaa.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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Avatar looks like Mr Men compared to, say, Princess Mononoke – which deals with similar themes with considerably more nuance.
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Princess Mononoke has a confused message and succumbs to the easy apocalyptic "blow everything up" ending; Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is good but just not my favorite.
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When his latest effort Ponyo hit theatres I had the same trepidations that came along with the now long ago Mononoke, namely voice actors like Danes being thrown in there and mucking up the overall presentation.
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Princess Mononoke offers a lifetime of reflection on these issues to guide us as we continually struggle to find a way to preserve our planet and create liveable space for humans at the same time.
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