Princess Mononoke

consumption and depletion of natural resources. According to the World Counts, the Earth’s natural resources are only good for 2 billion people at the current demand, while our population is currently over 7.2 billion. That means we’re already used up to 3 times more of the Earth’s natural resources available. Therefore, the depletion on natural resources must be reduced down dramatically in order to protect the survival of living things on Earth. One of the media that we have studied throughout the course was Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke was directed by a legendary Japanese director, Hayao Miyazaki, who’s also directed other famous Studio Ghibli films such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castles. The film, Princess Mononoke, have earned tremendous awards both in Japan and internationally. Although the movie was nominated in 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, it does not win the Oscar. Much of the success earned from directing Princess Mononoke is hugely from the theme behind the story Miyazaki implies himself. “Nature for Miyazaki is about power. It is apparent in the background art of the forests, where the ancient trees dominate the frame, dwarfing the humans and stretching on endlessly upward, their trunks playing host to entire intricately detailed ecosystems of plant, animal and spirit life.” (Martin) Miyazaki’s serious intention about nature draw large attention among both the viewers and the media. On the other hand, his intention does…

Princess Mononoke was an anime film produced in 1997 by Hayao Miyazaki. The movie is set in the late Muromachi Period around 1336 to 1573 in Japan. In modern day, there are many issues over nature and how humans affect it. In Princess Mononoke, these issues have turned into recurrent themes such as humanity, nature, and the effect of humans on nature. These themes are evident throughout characters and images presented in the movie. In this film all of the characters are very complex, like…

that this boar is the leading cause of Ashitaka’s death. There is also a dispute between humanity and nature as nature is not happy with the production of iron due to the fact that many forests are being cleared. We see Ashitaka’s desire to bring peace between both nature and humans, and Princess Mononoke sees that as she has her foot in both parties. Throughout the movie, the director also uses personification to clearly display the thoughts and feelings of the animals. We see anger and…

Throughout the progression of human history, technological advancements have always been made at the expense of altering and harming the environment; so much so that one of the five types of conflict highlighted in literary writing is human vs. nature. One such story that addresses this conflict is Princess Mononoke by Japanese storyteller Hiyao Miyazaki. Although appearing to be a simple animated children’s tale of a boy thrown into a fight between spiritual beings and the human civilization…

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…

Character Analysis – Ashitaka Ashitaka is a protagonist in the movie Princess Mononoke. Ashitaka is very brave and extremely selfless. At the beginning of the film see him fight a demon to protect his family and in turn of this sacrifice Ashitaka is cursed. Throughout the film you see Ashitaka’s selfless heart by the way he tries to do what is best for not only the people of iron town but also what is best for the forest. Because he is trying to do what is best for everyone, it is unclear whose…

Among the 13 most renowned Ghibli’s films directed by Miyazaki, 9 of them have a female protagonist. His female characters are crucial elements to the success of his films, even when they are not the protagonists. Even his villain ladies have redeeming qualities and that is why is films hit the audience to a more emotional level. His women and female characters are complex, and not conformed to the gender bias we find in western films, and thus they manage to maintain gender neutrality so…

An infection that consumes the body causing great pain and grief until it eventually leads to death. You see, in reality, we are plagued by our unwarranted and our dishonorable judgement, whether it be acts of violence or acts of vengeance. When we ingeniously commit acts against our good nature, over time it does sicken us like a disease. What Princess Mononoke was trying to accomplish was tell a complex and fantasized story using problems that we can relate to. And it worked beautifully. I…

he wanted, what made him happy. Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli from just producing good films. Miyazaki’s career did not start with Studio Ghibli, however. Miyazaki was born in 1941 and began his animation career in 1963 by joining Toei Animation, and began working on the film Gulliver Travels Beyond the Moon. Miyazaki directed and released his first feature film Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro in 1979. With the success of Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro and his next feature film…

Fantasy is a beloved and popular genre from books to movies. Lots of cartoons consist of fantasy characteristics. In 1997 famous cartoonist, Hayao Miyazaki, released a historical fantasy anime film titled Princess Mononoke. It was released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and then on October 29, 1999 in the United States. Princess Mononoke is a movie about a prince who gets involved in the struggle between the forest gods, a mining colony, and the wolf princess, San. Ashitaka, the prince, was cursed…