Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke is a master craft of an animated film that’s an absolute banger and a genuine masterpiece from start to finish‼️
Studio Ghibli of course knocks animation out of the ball park with absolutely gorgeous scenery and amazingly fitting atmosphere and structures.
The main protagonist, Ashitaka, fits perfectly into the world of Princess Mononoke and is written amazingly with clear motivations and rich emotions. The main female protagonist, San, is also written amazingly well and performs perfectly with devotions and tough emotions. Every other side character (from Lady Eboshi to the townsfolk) is genuinely interesting and engaging to watch and learn about.
Everything single piece of the story feels completely original and nothing feels completely cliche at all. The writing all throughout feels perfect and genuine all the way down to the inner thoughts of a certain character. Every song in the beautiful soundtrack feels amazingly executed that fits almost every scene.
All of the action is super thrilling to watch and does a really amazing job of hooking you into the action. The surprising amount of violence and blood is also surprisingly cool and fascinating to watch. And the ending feels absolutely perfect with the dialogue and emotions!!
In general, I fucking love Princess Mononoke and if you haven’t seen this yet, you’re 100% missing out!!! 🗣️ (I still think Spirited Away is better tho)