The “Princess Mononoke” film describes the bad interaction between the nature and the human beings. These two sides are opposed to each other which is described by Ashitaka. This alienation has begun with the influence of man and his attitude towards the environment, mostly towards the forest and the beings inhabiting it. Humans cut down trees and destroy forest which ruins the living environment of many animals. There is a battle because these animals hate human beings for hunting them and cutting the trees. Ashitaka offers solutions and suggests for a reconciliation between nature and humans who need to make joint efforts in order for the mutual benefit to be possible. Ashitaka works together with foxes and they are making effort to stop
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However, nature is alive and it also speaks in the film while humans are described as evil and destructive, uncaring and careless. There should be a mutual understanding between these two sides in the film so that they could establish a beneficial relationship. Both sides are supposed to put themselves in the position of the other one in order to see how to live harmoniously. Human beings and nature have to be in a good relationship which would result in mutual …show more content…
White says: “Since both our technological and our scientific movements got their start, acquired their character, and achieved world dominance in the Middle Ages, it would seem that we cannot understand their nature or their present impact upon ecology without examining fundamental medieval assumptions and developments” (White 195-196). It is said in the film that one side is for people and modernization and the other one for environmentalism and nature. This creates chaos and destruction in nature and in society. White argues that people cannot come to terms with nature while spreading industrialization. However, that is not Ashitaka’s point of
However, nature is alive and it also speaks in the film while humans are described as evil and destructive, uncaring and careless. There should be a mutual understanding between these two sides in the film so that they could establish a beneficial relationship. Both sides are supposed to put themselves in the position of the other one in order to see how to live harmoniously. Human beings and nature have to be in a good relationship which would result in mutual …show more content…
White says: “Since both our technological and our scientific movements got their start, acquired their character, and achieved world dominance in the Middle Ages, it would seem that we cannot understand their nature or their present impact upon ecology without examining fundamental medieval assumptions and developments” (White 195-196). It is said in the film that one side is for people and modernization and the other one for environmentalism and nature. This creates chaos and destruction in nature and in society. White argues that people cannot come to terms with nature while spreading industrialization. However, that is not Ashitaka’s point of