Princess Mononoke

Studio Ghibli popped OFF with this one. Ashitaka is that calm, emotionally intelligent king we don’t deserve, and San (aka the wolf girl with literal rage issues) is my feral forest queen. She will bite your face off and still somehow be more emotionally stable than me. Love that for her. And don’t even get me started on the visuals — like, HOW is every single frame this beautiful?? It’s giving painting, it’s giving earth goddess aesthetic, it’s giving “let’s abandon society and live with the deer spirit.” But fr tho — this movie really makes you sit there and go, Wait… am I the problem?. It’s got no clear villains, just people fighting for survival in a messy world. And that makes it hit even harder.