Princess Mononoke

Wow. I had tears watching his journey to the west with the beautiful music to compliment the gorgeous art. Miyazaki looks at both humanity and the rest of nature under a nuanced lens. The suffering was so visceral it was such a brutal watch during some of the scenes. The weight that Ashitaka has to carry is intense. I saw this in theaters, too, and my eyes were glued to the screen like I was being hypnotized. The ending was not a happy unity between Ashitaka and San but a separation and a promise to coexist. The score just makes my heart ache. Such a beautiful film. I'm tearing up thinking about it.