Thing to keep in mind: in the Japanese dub, Ashitaka's "sister" is actually his fiancee. It was a translation error which made her his sister in the English dub. The crystal dagger was essentially a proposal ring, which is why Ashitaka gives it to San.
*Me every time he says Atakashi* : A-shi-ta-ka! Also, Princess Mononoke's name is San. A mononoke is a word for a vengeful spirit in Japanese folklore. Fun fact, the art style of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was inspired by this movie.
He also missed multiple sub plots and important characters in the movie. I normally like his videos but this one felt lazy like he just skimmed a summary and clips.
For the scene where San reacts to Ashitaka calling her beautiful, was meant to coincide with how she saw herself. Since she considers herself an "animal", whenever she saw her face, she only ever saw the face of the enemy, and with her hatred of humans, she was probably disgusted by what she saw. Likewise, the other animals and gods probably didn't find her humanity to be appealing either (the mother wolf even comments that she's ugly at one point), so she likely always saw herself as repulsive and ugly. Not just by the animals, but by the other humans as well. So to suddenly be called beautiful by Ashitaka was most likely the first time anyone had called her beautiful. It shocked her and she didn't know how to feel or react about the fact that someone, human or animal, could see her as anything other than ugly.
@@toobam570 but there is a problem with it she had a mask on so the town cat see it then ashitaka saw san's face and fall's in live wean they came back to iron town they were outside the town and people can see them both but did not attack san because ashitaka did everything to protect her from them and when the people saw ashitaka and san on wolfs together they felt no need to attack anymore san and ashitaka were together and she did not do anything to kill anyone anymore
The first time I tried watching the movie, I was rather young and wasn't expecting such intense violence. Then I got to this scene and decided "YEP I'M WAY TOO YOUNG FOR THIS, WHERE'S THE EYE BLEACH"
You should do Princess Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind it's an extremely emotional movie with a great message And it was also the 1st Studio Ghibli movie I ever saw so I might be a bit bias
True. I recently saw Castle in the Sky. The music alone is just gorgeous. I'm just wondering happened to the rest of it after the rest of it fell apart. I'm guessing that after a few years that giant tree just died.
okay i heavily disagree with the “unnecessary love interest” part. ashitaka called her beautiful because she is human and her soul is pure. he didn’t mean that she’s physically attractive, and san knows this. san saw what he saw in her and was revolted but also charmed. this isn’t a physical attraction...this is a soul attraction.
A lot of people don't understand the more ancient meaning of love and in this case, a Japanese version of that ancient love which is something entirelly unique.
Oh... My... God... This is the movie I watched when I was a child, that not only creeped me out but made me cry a waterfall towards the end! I am really happy to have found this review, as it reunited me with a movie that I wasn't able to appreciate fully when I was little. Well... Time to give it another watch!
Same I Had it on VHS but i didn’t know the name I wasn’t creeped out not one bit and as I was growing up I was trying to find out what’s the name but to no avail it wasn’t until 4 or 5 years ago that I finally know the name and remembered why I loved it when I was kid
@@edouard9687 that’s not studio ghibli my friend, that’s satoshi Kahn. And it’s nothing compared to ghibli as Perfect blue is completely violent, intense, and disturbing
Fun historical fact: this movie "war" is actually based on real life conflict. The conflict is called "Thirty-Eight Years' War" and it was waged between Japanese and people called Emishi which lived in the northern part of Japan. In the movie humans represent "Japanese" while animals represent "Emishi" people.
If memory serves, isn't Ashitaka a member of the Emishi? I think one of the elders mentions it and so does the monk who promises to not tell anyone who Ashitaka really is.
@ボイス Go read Starting Point and Turning Point. Those are my sources. 20 years of compiled manuscripts of interviews and presentations Miyazaki has given. Also, love how you're not complaining about the lack of sources of the main comment, my reply to which you call bullshit. Miyazaki made a story of conflict between man and nature set in a semi-historical Yamato-Japanese expansionist period before the rise of true Confucianism in Japanese society. He includes the Emishi out of fascination for their culture and peoples, and ultimately show how "no matter what, we must live" - one of the last lines of dialogue spoken in the movie. The Emishi, driven to the brink of extinction in their native lands, a mythical, transient race - the protagonist Ashitaka who is of their kind fights humans, beasts of nature, and the demons that spring of their conflict and hate. And as stated in the video, he learns to respect both, though he finds neither appealing enough to side with. He must come to terms with the ending of the world as his people know it, the destruction of forest gods, and the dominance of Yamato-Japanese settlers. He cannot, in the end, do this. So he chooses to live life independently with San. No matter what conflicts brew, who curses us, and what we must undergo, we should look to tomorrow and live on. I think you would enjoy reading Starting Point and Turning Point. Please do.
@@Kilborns Go read Starting Point and Turning Point. Those are my sources. 20 years of compiled manuscripts of interviews and presentations Miyazaki has given. Also, love how you're not complaining about the lack of sources of the main comment, my reply to which you call bullshit. Miyazaki made a story of conflict between man and nature set in a semi-historical Yamato-Japanese expansionist period before the rise of true Confucianism in Japanese society. He includes the Emishi out of fascination for their culture and peoples, and ultimately show how "no matter what, we must live" - one of the last lines of dialogue spoken in the movie. The Emishi, driven to the brink of extinction in their native lands, a mythical, transient race - the protagonist Ashitaka who is of their kind fights humans, beasts of nature, and the demons that spring of their conflict and hate. And as stated in the video, he learns to respect both, though he finds neither appealing enough to side with. He must come to terms with the ending of the world as his people know it, the destruction of forest gods, and the dominance of Yamato-Japanese settlers. He cannot, in the end, do this. So he chooses to live life independently with San. No matter what conflicts brew, who curses us, and what we must undergo, we should look to tomorrow and live on. I think you would enjoy reading Starting Point and Turning Point. Please do.
As far as I know, the crystal dagger part fell very short because of a mistranslation. In japan and other east asian countries it is common to call older ppl that are not so much older than you with an expression that can be translated as big brother or big sister. So the girl giving ashitaka the crystal dagger is not necessarily his younger sister, rather just a young girl in his village. The crystal dagger is said to be smth found in many cultures. A form of family heirloom given to the daughter for her to give it away for her engagement. It's smth dear to her and although she knows she will propably never see him again, she still gives it to him. The imishi are a bunch that has become small. He is the last prince. They are basically all a tight knit family and for them to loose him must be absolutely devestating. For him to give this special gift to san has great meaning that is in line with the films ever reacurring theme of death and rebirth. The film shows death and rebirth of family, live, nature, values, communities, relationships. Ashitaka functions as a person who has connections to both the feelings and the live of both humans and animals. And therefore it makes sense for him to be the main character. The characters ashitaka and san only know each other shortly and have very different upbringing so for them to only connect through this experience and not have any deeper fleshed chemistry is very realistic. I don't think there would have been time and how would it has served the plot? It is not a fleshed out relationship at all. They only got to know each other, got to care for each other and only tentatively try to make arrangements to meet just at the end. They're not together or anything. They just have a connection that they can build on. No more chemistry required rn. I found it actually quite wonderful to have san, as she is a symbol of how a humqn CAN live with the nature and animals. That makes her quite a key character in the plot and makes the audience think much more difderenciated about the issues presented. I think she adds exactly a part of what you liked in the film: that many perspectives and possibilities are shown.
The thing is with these sort of movies Somethings in films aren’t meant to make sense or aren’t supposed to play a roll For example that dagger that was given to him by his sister It doesn’t play a big roll it’s just there Not everything is going to play a roll in the bigger picture in life It’s like me saying I have this knife given to me by my grandad And I go off in to the world to find my place Maybe the knife will help me in small moments in my life But it’s not going to be used in a huge fight where you kill the bad guy with it
@@gypsyfreak7934 It isn't a big role plot wise, but it is a big roll emotionally. Like, I have a hand made wool coat that was originally given to my great aunt, then to my mother, then to me. When I have a daughter it will go to her. It may not play a big part of my life, but passing on such a sentimental item will be of great emotional importance.
Azhray Harris Yes I agree there is that But we nearly get anything like what I just said You said that thing about the coat right and it doesn’t play a big roll in life right but it’s something in real life And the same could be said for the dagger it’s an emotional thing But when was the time you saw a movie when something is given to a character and the movie makes a big deal out of it and in the end it bearly makes any difference in the movie if it’s in their or not And to be honest......I like that cause In most movies someone gives you something and it plays a huge roll in the movie or series And like you said the dagger plays a roll but it’s not a huge roll which is great , the dagger is an emotional thing and that’s it it just plays the roll of something small in this movie And that’s perfect But sometimes in life your given something that will never play a huge roll or a small roll it’s just there for no reason ...... maybe that thing will give you flash backs of when you got that thing and you get sentimental and maybe it will make you think You know what I’m going to go and visit so and so ....just because you remember that thing that was given to you Or maybe that thing will never ever play a roll And you know what that’s what I like It gives that little bit of realism Let me ask you something How many times have you watched a movie or series and you see a character give something to the main character and it is never used or is used sometimes but never played a huge roll Cause when ever I see a character give something to a character I always know they are going to use that thing later on in the series or movie But when there is always that movie that will caught me off guard and that thing will never play a roll Get what I’m saying
In my kindergarden, children were allowed to bring movie CD's for the whole group to watch. One kid brought Princess Mononoke. Needless to say, I got scarred for life by some of the imagery haha. Years later I don't find it as disturbing as I did before, but keeping in mind I was about 6 at the time it makes sense it messed me up. Definitely don't show this movie to children, THEY ARE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE.
why not? It did no harm to me :D or my sister or countless other people. As long as one knows that it is a movie. And on top it is animated so less "real". but To be fair I have been a gamer for 2 years already. And shooting Dinosaur in Dino Crisis prepared me. :D
While not as good as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicää and the valley of the wind and Howl's Moving Castle are good Edit: Also his "sister" isn't his actual sister. That was his fiancee, he called her that because in their village is basically family. And in comes Sweet Home Alabama
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 Well if you want my personal opinion, I think he did think she was beautiful and considering that he can't return to his own village essentially moved on. But from what I read Miyazaki told them to act as lovers. This is from an interview Miyazaki had in 1997. www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_on_mh.html
Princess Monoke is my favorite. Never liked spirited away as much as others. Nausicaa and the valley of the wind is my favorite of the next batch you listed. All good movies overall though.
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 He was permantentely Exiled. He could never Return. He would never see her Again. Thats why. And thats why she gave the Dagger to him then and there - this Thing should have been giving when they are going to tie the Knot.
The beautiful piano piece near the end of the film is called 'Ashitaka and San' and is my absolute favourite. Wonderful film and was my first glance at 'Not just for children' animation
It sounds nitpicking, but I do believe it is important that she is San. I believe they had trouble deciding how to translate the Japanese title and clearly it still gets expectations up. The difference does mean that she isn't supposed to be the main protagonist, but that duality of being both part of the spirit world and human world is important. It took me a few watches to understand that so I get it feels odd, but personally I prefer it to be that way. And she is bad ass so no surprise she is the poster character for the movie.
@@Notanothertime I agree. the Title in English is misleading as Westerners have a certain connotation of "princess" and how "important" the are meant to be. She is Princess of the Things/Spirits , literally, Those who are without shape and voice. That is why she is "important" as she is a spokesperson of sorts for those who cannot speak to humans in ways other than possession and destruction. She's just another wild creature who just happens to be able to translate and move among human's area surreptitiously, which she uses to her advantage to attack them. The theme is war between humans and nature \ and, while Ashitaka is literally in the middle, San is metaphorically in the middle as she straddles both realms.
@@Metqa that's right lick i said she is important for san is the maid female character while ashitaka is the male main character in the movie however both of san and ashitaka are vary important to the movies story
My mother wanted to take me to see it when I was 4, but I was sick and we didn't go. She later purchased it for herself and told me she was quite happy I hadn't seen it that young. Incredible movie, though, I love it.
the message about fighting off hatred, that really hits home, i grew up with a bit of a temper, but honestly, in my teen years i tried to control it, i may be a screw up but im sick of being angry
To me it not a bad movie but i feel Lady Eboshi got off a little to easy due to most of her actions did more harm than good i feel at least Avatar and the 2005 series Avatar the last airbender made it clear the damage both Miles Quaritch and Zhao did was going to come back at theme with a Price and had to pay for their actions
@@unhealthypills9069 I think it is cringe because he watched the movie and his name is at least mentioned in it and humans do have the ability to repeat words the way they hear them xD But it did not destroy his personal analysis of the movie so it does not matter anyway he could have called him Roland to and everyone would understand who he means due to the fact he has imagery running in the background xD
My dad discovered Studio Ghibli when I was young, and he assumed that Princess Mononoke was gonna be another kids' film. I was six. Needless to say, the opening part with the cursed boar traumatized me for years to come.
"No one's ever called me beautiful." So...guess he didn't read the comments with his face reveal. :V You get dehydration from all of the thirst in the comments.
9:33 To address this 100% valid complaint that I relate to, it turns out that in Japanese the film’s title, “Princess Mononoke” roughly translates to “Daughter of the Spirit of Vengeance” or “Daughter/Princess of Vengeance”. In that sense, the title is not just the Princess’ name on the cover, the title was intended to reflect how the plot’s theme of Vengeance kinda distorts each of the characters. I still do agree with you that the Princess probably should have had a bigger role/impact on the story; maybe an extra small subplot if Lady Eboshi healing/taking in Princess Mononoke as a sister while the other animals in the forest are blindly hostile. 🤔 Because as it currently stands, naming the movie after Princess Mononoke is kind of a misnomer…. In the original concept of Princess Mononoke, San was the third princess of a kingdom that was sent off to marry a monster, hence her current name, San, meaning "three". However, it was later changed to the movie's current plot, San being the third "child" of Moro.
well yes while i do agree but she is in a lot of scenes in the movie but agreed that she still should have bigger role but san does have big role in the movie
Part of the problem with that is that San even states she can't forgive the humans. There's no way she would accept anything from Eboshi especially, the one who led the hunt for the head of the Forest Spirit. One thi8ng movies like to do is tie things up with a neat bow and it's jarring. One can't forget a lifetime of hatred and grudges overnight because of one event. That takes time and effort to reconcile, if it's ever truly done.
Oh, man if you're doing Ghibli movies then Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind and Howl's Moving Castle are a must watch. Nausicaa is a lot like Princess Mononoke in the humans have to learn to take care of nature department but I really love that both movies don't have a true villain, it's just leaders taking care of their people as best they know how.
This is just one of my favourite films. There’s incredible nuance to the film that really presents the conflict in a way that isn’t really judging any of the parties. There’s also a wonderful depiction of the cycle of life and death and the ending sequence is stunningly gorgeous that ends on a cautiously optimistic note. I’ll be watching this to the end of my days.
Steve should totally review that movie but speaking about movies about chooks he should totally review Chicken Run since that film is quite dark in places especially with the behind the scenes of the film and the inspiration for it but of course the one seen that probably traumatized a lot of kids was the death of Edwina where she's taken by the farmer Mrs Tweedy to the woodshed and is decapitated and a few minutes later in the movie we see her rib cage on a plate on the Tweedy's dining room table
one of the things that stuck with me as a child was the English delivery of '' *DISGUSTING LITTLE CREATURES, SOON ALL OF YOU WILL FEEL MY HATRED, AND SUFFER....AS I HAVE SUFFERED* '' even as a small child i UNDERSTOOD what that scene was portraying. the rage and agony of Nature lashing out at humanity for the things we have done.
@@sabribeser2268 everything changed at in the end of the movie thing are getting batter now they are along now and starting a new so everything is going to get bitter because of san and ashitaka
Ashitaka did nothing wrong. No really. Dude is a Paragon of righeousness and morality. The only decent person in the movie. So decent he's boring and devoid of personality.
@@Kairos_Akuma Which frustrates me because it makes it hard to relate to Ashitaka. He never acts in a flawed way and his curse only makes him even more of a badss than he was before. Ashitaka is never wrong, never doubts himself outside of thinking he might die from the curse. But he never shows fear, never loses a fight, is never proven wrong. Somehow out of the entire cast he's the only one who has eyes unclouded by hate and is never made to rethink himself. Ashitaka has no arc outside of his severely underdeveloped romance with San. I would have liked him more if he had flaws and a personality.
@@PlanetZoidstar I thought him trying to not have strong opinions kind of alienated others by the end. Eboshi didn't believe him when he told her Iron Town was under attack and didn't at least delay her hunt, then San shanks him when he didn't let her kill Eboshi. Anybody that actually had to talk to him beyond small talk seemed Done with him after a bit, like how Eboshi goes from being entirely sympathetic to Ashitaka's situation to being sick of hearing about the curse. Even San can't deal with him all the time at the end because of his fence-sitting.
@@ischeele7203 Problem is that the movie paints both San and Eboshi as being "wrong" for having such narrow and hateful mindsets, and Ashitaka as being "Right" for not taking a side. I'm not saying that Ashitaka's fence sitting doesn't make others around him argue against his stance, but it's ultimately portrayed as the right stance to take. Even though San and Eboshi have justified reasons for thinking as they do, they are portrayed as being wrong and misguided. Where Ashitaka is the paragon who can do no wrong, far as the narrative is concerned.
Me: So happy he's reviewing my favourite Studio Ghibli movie! 😄 Also me: 😤 every time he says Ashitaka's name wrong and refers to San as Princess Mononoke I personally loved their little romance in the film and to say San could have not been in the film and it wouldn't have made any difference is heartbreaking. To me it showed that the forest God's had heart and that their hatred for humans is through their actions and not that God's were unwilling to live alongside humans, it's also a subtle message that animals can only do so much to save their environments and that it's up to humans to realise their mistakes and help before time runs out
I'm pretty sure you got the beginning of the movie wrong. The village elder doesn't tell him the curse is fatal "if left untreated". She tells him the curse is fatal, period. He doesn't go west because he's "not content with that"; he journeys west because his life is forfeit anyway and the best use he can put it to is to try and find where the monster came from and protect his people. He knows and accepts there is no cure and he will shortly die.
If you're interested in more Ghibli, I'd like to recommend Castle in the Sky. It's an underrated gem in my opinion, and one I would've missed if not for my fiancee. Like several others, it features a pro-peace message, and combines it with a look reminiscent of Nausicca and a bit of Miazaki's love for aviation.
I disagree, if you have mononoke as the sole character it feels unbelievable that she would listen to the people of iron town, or that they'd bother to speak to her, if it's only the guy (I'm terrible with names) then why would the animals try communicating with him.
i agree 100% the movie needs ashitaka and san and it it because the people would not listen to her and the animals would not listen to him that's way it need both san and ashitaka so the animals will listen to san because she was raised in the forest and people are able trust har now because of ashitaka i 110% agree with you rock love you
It's almost like a Yin and Yang sort of thing. You have two people who are very different yet share a strong commonality who come together and through their bond of friendship they are able to help forge peace between their respective factions.
I think Ashitaka and SAN’s relationship as what movie quotes “seeing eyes un clouded” like has been said because of being raised by wolves people saw her as an animal and animals fighting human saw her as a beast. Ashitaka was only one who saw her “humanity and beauty” and though she had hatred was the only human voice for the forest’s defense. Ashitaka saw who she was and even she still can’t live with human she still sees beauty and humanity through Ashitaka. And I feel like Ashitaka’s curse was able to let him see each side. While hatred would not kill them automatically it would for him. Because he could hold it back and see things “with eye unclouded and the able to turning the head understanding pain everyone would go through.
Finally, we get to the one terrifying cartoon that I’ve actually seen as a child, hell yeah let’s relive the trauma and confusion. I agree with your points, even as a kid I didn’t think the princess had a role other than in marketing so boys would watch, she was nowhere near as influential into the union between humans and animals as Ashitaka was, and was a pointless asshole to him, while he was a pointless sImP to her, like in the cringy scene you showed, but man the worm things coming out of the pig’s skin still haunt me, thanks for including it
san was raised by the wolf goddess and so san is vary important the movies own story because without her the animal gods and goddesses would not trust ashitaka that is way san is in the movie
Please review either The Wind Rises ( Another Ghibli movie) or In this Corner Of the World! They are both extremely heartwarming, sad, and beautiful movies
Thank you for the review. I think that the relationship of Ashitaka and San serves as the emotional and thematic crux that drives the narrative toward its ultimate message of balance and compromise.
I always thought that the film wasn't really about Ashitaka. He's the lens through which we see the story- the story of Eboshi and San, two women on either side of this conflict, willing to die for their people. Ashitaka's goal is to see with "eyes unclouded", which is how we, the audience, come into the story. I also like that the movie ends in an uncertain place- Ashitaka and San don't really get together, but there's the potential for someone. Ashitaka can't go home and has to build a new life in Iron Town, which needs to be remade. IDK, I have a few little teeny nit-picks but this is by far my favorite Ghibli film.
Just watched the movie recently and I don't regret wasting 2 hours of my life watching it. Though I thought it was gonna be more sadder and f***ed up, its still pretty amazing. 10/10
But it is already kind of fucked up. ._. You're saying the demon god curse and that one dude's arms getting ripped off by Ashitaka's arrows wasn't fucked up enough? D:
The demon worms really freaked me out as a kid when I first saw this on the good old toonami. It still remains one of my favorite ghibli films, and the moral themes and relationships explored have been inspirational to me all my life.
Suggestions: 🎞 Fantastic Planet Gandahar Light Years Starchaser: Legend of Orin Silverwing 🦇 Fire and Ice Atlantis the Lost Empire 💎 Rock N Rule The Snow Queen (1957) The Treasure Planet (Both the Disney version and the acid trip Bulgarian cartoon 😵) The Water Babies 1978 Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron Fox and the Hound The Black Cauldron Transformers the Movie 1986 GI Joe the Movie 1987 Waltz with Bashir Wizards (Ralph Backshi) Time Masters Best Real Ghostbusters Episodes Creepiest Scooby Doo episodes Animated Phantom of the Opera 1988 The Thief and the Cobbler The Breadwinner Zarafa Halloween is Grinch Night Les Enfants de la Pluie
I remember watching Princess Mononoke when i was around 4 or 5, and I wasn't scared for some weird reason. I was more like: "Yeah, demon boars. Aight, cool." No wonder I got desensitised to everything so quickly lol
Fujisakic Danganronpa what do you mean the guy told me to go look at it at that Pacific time he knew what he was doing and FYI I was eating spaghetti and meatballs when I was searching for it 😡
I actually liked how not every detail was necessary to the plot, sometimes that’s the case in real life too. Not everything that seems the end all and be all actually has much of an impact down the road
I was curious to hear your thoughts on this since you reviewed Animals of Farthing Wood, Watership Down, and Plague Dogs. While I watched Princess Mononoke, I was thinking “this is giving me Watership Down vibes”
You got his name wrong at the 5:50 mark, calling him "Akitashi" instead of Ashitaka. You had it right the first time you said it earlier in the vid. edit - Ok so the 2 times he said Ashitaka at the start were a fluke. The start is the only time he got it right. He kept calling him Akitashi for the rest of the damn vid.
Truly Ghibli’s biggest masterpiece in my opinion. It’s a good movie for adults that want an animated movie. It’s actually the inspiration for the book I’m writing at the moment (I’m on Chapter 8).
At least they didn’t kiss and live happily ever after at the end I feel like it was almost a plot device used for children since it’s supposed to still be for younger audiences
10:29 It has a different meaning in the Japanese culture, but the message didn't translate too well in English so that made it seem cheesy. Some traditional sayings in another culture does not ever translate too well in English.
the relationship between ashitaka and san was meant to symbolize the love-hate between humans and animals/spirits. at least that's how i viewed it. it was not meant to be "just for romance"
I like to think the reason that San was shocked when Ashitaka called her beautiful was because he's literally the first human to see her as a person and not just as a spirit.
Thing to keep in mind: in the Japanese dub, Ashitaka's "sister" is actually his fiancee. It was a translation error which made her his sister in the English dub. The crystal dagger was essentially a proposal ring, which is why Ashitaka gives it to San.
WTF that is savagery
@@SobrietyandSolace He is considered dead by his home, so she would marry another too atleast.
@@Kathbunny2 True, true...
To clarify, she's *just* his fiancee right? Not both?
Omg thank you I never knew that
Steve: "Maybe I'm just bitter that nobody ever called me beautiful."
*You are beautiful, Steve.*
*You are Sexy Steve.*
This could very quickly spiral out of control
@@Jayberisk3793 You are my daddy steve
@@Jayberisk3793 you jinxed it
God I love this comment thread
*Me every time he says Atakashi* : A-shi-ta-ka!
Also, Princess Mononoke's name is San. A mononoke is a word for a vengeful spirit in Japanese folklore.
Fun fact, the art style of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was inspired by this movie.
Hehe, same... Each time I heard "Atakashi" I cringed and cried out "Ashitaka"!
He did the same thing with his last vid, kept calling Bakshi "Baski"
Yes! The humans are the ones who call her Princess Mononoke.
He also missed multiple sub plots and important characters in the movie. I normally like his videos but this one felt lazy like he just skimmed a summary and clips.
OMG, that was driving me crazy.
For the scene where San reacts to Ashitaka calling her beautiful, was meant to coincide with how she saw herself. Since she considers herself an "animal", whenever she saw her face, she only ever saw the face of the enemy, and with her hatred of humans, she was probably disgusted by what she saw. Likewise, the other animals and gods probably didn't find her humanity to be appealing either (the mother wolf even comments that she's ugly at one point), so she likely always saw herself as repulsive and ugly. Not just by the animals, but by the other humans as well. So to suddenly be called beautiful by Ashitaka was most likely the first time anyone had called her beautiful. It shocked her and she didn't know how to feel or react about the fact that someone, human or animal, could see her as anything other than ugly.
Aw that really makes sense. Ir just made me relize she is far from her human side so she probably never understood there perspective
That actually makes a lot of sense bro. very great explanation!
well i wouldn't say that she just covered her face the ashitaka was the first man to see har face
@@toobam570 but there is a problem with it she had a mask on so the town cat see it then ashitaka saw san's face and fall's in live wean they came back to iron town they were outside the town and people can see them both but did not attack san because ashitaka did everything to protect her from them and when the people saw ashitaka and san on wolfs together they felt no need to attack anymore san and ashitaka were together and she did not do anything to kill anyone anymore
Now dude you can really see things in a different Perspective ⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿⭐👍🏿 Well done
I Love How anime characters can just Lose limbs and not give a crap
"Huh? I was sure I could scratch myself a minute ago...."
Tis' just a flesh wound!
Usually it doesn't hurt in the first few seconds or even minutes, since your body is in complete shock.
@@veevsu
Yes, but some Anime characters can lose entire limbs and _not care at all._
Nah they gatta focus on the plot
Steve: "maybe im just bitter no one called me beautiful"
Me: don't worry, i think you're beautiful 🥺
His voice is so soothing and just refined! I just wish he narrated a book; or just read one to me. It would put me at ease.
Eduardo Garcia Marin simp
@@TheArmada1623 We all simps though
@@bnoonee5757 True though lol
Nausica and the valley of the wind is a ghibli movie i feel like no one ever talks about. Its personally my favorite!
I love the creepy theme of that movie
That cute bug made me go awwwwwwwww
Holy shit I thought you commented incognito mode
Great film, but the manga is way better, one of my favourites.
If you want to be sad watch fire fly graveyard
I will always remember that scene where the dude's arms and head get ripped off by the arrows. That was a watershed moment in my childhood.
PG-13 Gore at its finest my friend 😉
I watched this movie the other day and that scene caught me off guard. I was like “wtf!?” I had to rewind it to see 😂😂😂
The first time I tried watching the movie, I was rather young and wasn't expecting such intense violence. Then I got to this scene and decided "YEP I'M WAY TOO YOUNG FOR THIS, WHERE'S THE EYE BLEACH"
No
Bro I said wtf when it happened it just happen so fast
"If left unchecked, the wound will eventually fill him with rage and hate, and even end up killing him". I see. So the dude's got rabies.
Demonrabies!
Except... rabies is not curable. Unchecked or not rabies will still kill you (it’s just a matter of how long)...
@@carenxatu5962 I mean technically the curse was supposed to be uncurable by normal means. As soon as magic gets involved any disease is curable
@@trellnebula touché
@@trellnebula except in Harry Potter I guess (Dumbledore ?).
Ashitaka didn't leave bc he didn't want to die, he left bc he was forced too by the elder lady of the town.
You should do Princess Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind it's an extremely emotional movie with a great message
And it was also the 1st Studio Ghibli movie I ever saw so I might be a bit bias
I can’t agree mor
Yeah can't wait for the clip of her flying without panties....
Just a warning incase you decide to watch it near your parents...
Alexzandrama owo
My first was totoro. I saw it in may daycare of all places, so i saw that shit *real* young
that movie is almost tied with this one in being my favs
I believe you'd enjoy Castle in the Sky and Howl's Moving Castle. Both fantastic films with beautiful music and breathtaking scenes 😁
True. I recently saw Castle in the Sky. The music alone is just gorgeous. I'm just wondering happened to the rest of it after the rest of it fell apart. I'm guessing that after a few years that giant tree just died.
I AGREE 100%
Fun fact: castle in the sky inspired the author of howls moving castle to write the book, which Miyazaki turned into the movie!
Castle in the sky is my favorite one
Sigi Soltau probably one of the first movies I actually sat throw all the credit’s as a kid just because the music is beautiful
okay i heavily disagree with the “unnecessary love interest” part. ashitaka called her beautiful because she is human and her soul is pure. he didn’t mean that she’s physically attractive, and san knows this. san saw what he saw in her and was revolted but also charmed. this isn’t a physical attraction...this is a soul attraction.
yes i agree with you radian novolos
Fascinating
A lot of people don't understand the more ancient meaning of love and in this case, a Japanese version of that ancient love which is something entirelly unique.
You could say that San was _Also_ bitter that no one called her beautiful. ;D
oh yeah this was my reading as well! surprised people took it literally
I believe the Boar Demon at the start of the movie is actually CGI, which is insane
It's a mix of cgi and traditional.
It's a mix
Oh... My... God...
This is the movie I watched when I was a child, that not only creeped me out but made me cry a waterfall towards the end!
I am really happy to have found this review, as it reunited me with a movie that I wasn't able to appreciate fully when I was little. Well... Time to give it another watch!
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Same I Had it on VHS but i didn’t know the name I wasn’t creeped out not one bit and as I was growing up I was trying to find out what’s the name but to no avail it wasn’t until 4 or 5 years ago that I finally know the name and remembered why I loved it when I was kid
Have you watched akira
WE NEED A FOLLOW UP WHAT WAS IT LIKE
If you plan on reviewing more ghibli films I recommend "Howl's Moving Castle" and "When Marnie Was There". They're my personal favorites.
@@edouard9687 no that's Satoshi Kon
@@vagamer522 I would love for Steve to cover his films
@@edouard9687 that’s not studio ghibli my friend, that’s satoshi Kahn. And it’s nothing compared to ghibli as Perfect blue is completely violent, intense, and disturbing
I love if he did ponyo
Fun historical fact: this movie "war" is actually based on real life conflict.
The conflict is called "Thirty-Eight Years' War" and it was waged between Japanese and people called Emishi which lived in the northern part of Japan.
In the movie humans represent "Japanese" while animals represent "Emishi" people.
If memory serves, isn't Ashitaka a member of the Emishi? I think one of the elders mentions it and so does the monk who promises to not tell anyone who Ashitaka really is.
It is not. Miyazaki has stated that is Man vs nature. NOT Emishi vs Other Japanese.
@@MrTheWaterbear CITATION NEEDED ON THIS BULLSHIT
@ボイス Go read Starting Point and Turning Point. Those are my sources. 20 years of compiled manuscripts of interviews and presentations Miyazaki has given. Also, love how you're not complaining about the lack of sources of the main comment, my reply to which you call bullshit.
Miyazaki made a story of conflict between man and nature set in a semi-historical Yamato-Japanese expansionist period before the rise of true Confucianism in Japanese society. He includes the Emishi out of fascination for their culture and peoples, and ultimately show how "no matter what, we must live" - one of the last lines of dialogue spoken in the movie. The Emishi, driven to the brink of extinction in their native lands, a mythical, transient race - the protagonist Ashitaka who is of their kind fights humans, beasts of nature, and the demons that spring of their conflict and hate. And as stated in the video, he learns to respect both, though he finds neither appealing enough to side with.
He must come to terms with the ending of the world as his people know it, the destruction of forest gods, and the dominance of Yamato-Japanese settlers. He cannot, in the end, do this. So he chooses to live life independently with San.
No matter what conflicts brew, who curses us, and what we must undergo, we should look to tomorrow and live on. I think you would enjoy reading Starting Point and Turning Point. Please do.
@@Kilborns Go read Starting Point and Turning Point. Those are my sources. 20 years of compiled manuscripts of interviews and presentations Miyazaki has given. Also, love how you're not complaining about the lack of sources of the main comment, my reply to which you call bullshit.
Miyazaki made a story of conflict between man and nature set in a semi-historical Yamato-Japanese expansionist period before the rise of true Confucianism in Japanese society. He includes the Emishi out of fascination for their culture and peoples, and ultimately show how "no matter what, we must live" - one of the last lines of dialogue spoken in the movie. The Emishi, driven to the brink of extinction in their native lands, a mythical, transient race - the protagonist Ashitaka who is of their kind fights humans, beasts of nature, and the demons that spring of their conflict and hate. And as stated in the video, he learns to respect both, though he finds neither appealing enough to side with.
He must come to terms with the ending of the world as his people know it, the destruction of forest gods, and the dominance of Yamato-Japanese settlers. He cannot, in the end, do this. So he chooses to live life independently with San.
No matter what conflicts brew, who curses us, and what we must undergo, we should look to tomorrow and live on. I think you would enjoy reading Starting Point and Turning Point. Please do.
As far as I know, the crystal dagger part fell very short because of a mistranslation. In japan and other east asian countries it is common to call older ppl that are not so much older than you with an expression that can be translated as big brother or big sister. So the girl giving ashitaka the crystal dagger is not necessarily his younger sister, rather just a young girl in his village. The crystal dagger is said to be smth found in many cultures. A form of family heirloom given to the daughter for her to give it away for her engagement. It's smth dear to her and although she knows she will propably never see him again, she still gives it to him. The imishi are a bunch that has become small. He is the last prince. They are basically all a tight knit family and for them to loose him must be absolutely devestating. For him to give this special gift to san has great meaning that is in line with the films ever reacurring theme of death and rebirth. The film shows death and rebirth of family, live, nature, values, communities, relationships. Ashitaka functions as a person who has connections to both the feelings and the live of both humans and animals. And therefore it makes sense for him to be the main character. The characters ashitaka and san only know each other shortly and have very different upbringing so for them to only connect through this experience and not have any deeper fleshed chemistry is very realistic. I don't think there would have been time and how would it has served the plot? It is not a fleshed out relationship at all. They only got to know each other, got to care for each other and only tentatively try to make arrangements to meet just at the end. They're not together or anything. They just have a connection that they can build on. No more chemistry required rn. I found it actually quite wonderful to have san, as she is a symbol of how a humqn CAN live with the nature and animals. That makes her quite a key character in the plot and makes the audience think much more difderenciated about the issues presented. I think she adds exactly a part of what you liked in the film: that many perspectives and possibilities are shown.
i 100% agree with you😇😍🤩😁😀🙂😄😃😘
Criticism negated
Thank you. I feel like you have to immerse yourself in the film, and all of it kind of just makes sense.
Is anybody gonna talk about how a guy was wearing hay over his cloths when a serious fire was in front of him
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The thing is with these sort of movies
Somethings in films aren’t meant to make sense or aren’t supposed to play a roll
For example that dagger that was given to him by his sister
It doesn’t play a big roll it’s just there
Not everything is going to play a roll in the bigger picture in life
It’s like me saying
I have this knife given to me by my grandad
And I go off in to the world to find my place
Maybe the knife will help me in small moments in my life
But it’s not going to be used in a huge fight where you kill the bad guy with it
There is a role played by the dagger later on as Ashitaka gives it to San.
Yet brother yet
Goo Lagoon yeah but not in a big roll
@@gypsyfreak7934 It isn't a big role plot wise, but it is a big roll emotionally. Like, I have a hand made wool coat that was originally given to my great aunt, then to my mother, then to me. When I have a daughter it will go to her. It may not play a big part of my life, but passing on such a sentimental item will be of great emotional importance.
Azhray Harris
Yes I agree there is that
But we nearly get anything like what I just said
You said that thing about the coat right and it doesn’t play a big roll in life right but it’s something in real life
And the same could be said for the dagger it’s an emotional thing
But when was the time you saw a movie when something is given to a character and the movie makes a big deal out of it and in the end it bearly makes any difference in the movie if it’s in their or not
And to be honest......I like that cause In most movies someone gives you something and it plays a huge roll in the movie or series
And like you said the dagger plays a roll but it’s not a huge roll which is great , the dagger is an emotional thing and that’s it it just plays the roll of something small in this movie
And that’s perfect
But sometimes in life your given something that will never play a huge roll or a small roll it’s just there for no reason ...... maybe that thing will give you flash backs of when you got that thing and you get sentimental and maybe it will make you think
You know what I’m going to go and visit so and so ....just because you remember that thing that was given to you
Or maybe that thing will never ever play a roll
And you know what that’s what I like
It gives that little bit of realism
Let me ask you something
How many times have you watched a movie or series and you see a character give something to the main character and it is never used or is used sometimes but never played a huge roll
Cause when ever I see a character give something to a character I always know they are going to use that thing later on in the series or movie
But when there is always that movie that will caught me off guard and that thing will never play a roll
Get what I’m saying
My teacher showed this to my class when I was in kindergarten, safe to say all of us didn’t know what the hell was going on
Whaaaaa??? Dannnng. I hope it wasn’t traumatizing for you my friend
I was about 18 and also didnt haha
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Please do “perfect blue” it’s more psychological horror than a gory one but a nice film all around
In my kindergarden, children were allowed to bring movie CD's for the whole group to watch. One kid brought Princess Mononoke. Needless to say, I got scarred for life by some of the imagery haha. Years later I don't find it as disturbing as I did before, but keeping in mind I was about 6 at the time it makes sense it messed me up. Definitely don't show this movie to children, THEY ARE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE.
PG-13 for “images of Violence and Gore”
@@silashurd3597 yeah that kid that brought the CD was a sick bastard lol
why not? It did no harm to me :D or my sister or countless other people. As long as one knows that it is a movie. And on top it is animated so less "real". but To be fair I have been a gamer for 2 years already. And shooting Dinosaur in Dino Crisis prepared me. :D
@@TheStarkiller96 I watched at 10, it still traumatize me till this day, those swiggly worms 😵
Then it is maybe becuase of the worms not about the movie itself. ?@@thanhvinhnguyento7069
While not as good as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicää and the valley of the wind and Howl's Moving Castle are good
Edit: Also his "sister" isn't his actual sister. That was his fiancee, he called her that because in their village is basically family. And in comes Sweet Home Alabama
Legendary Super Saiyan God then why was he flirting with mononoke?
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 Well if you want my personal opinion, I think he did think she was beautiful and considering that he can't return to his own village essentially moved on. But from what I read Miyazaki told them to act as lovers.
This is from an interview Miyazaki had in 1997.
www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_on_mh.html
Princess Monoke is my favorite. Never liked spirited away as much as others. Nausicaa and the valley of the wind is my favorite of the next batch you listed. All good movies overall though.
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 He was permantentely Exiled. He could never Return. He would never see her Again.
Thats why.
And thats why she gave the Dagger to him then and there - this Thing should have been giving when they are going to tie the Knot.
Huh didn't know that I'm guessing the dub ruined it?
My Opinion to the Plot:
There´s actually no real Antagonistic in this movie on neither sides. (Sry for my bad Eng. from Germany >.
I think your english is great, only like a few spelling errors
Really, ´cause in the middle school i was always bad in English... and on watching animes all the time helped me so much, but really? =O
Tojo Sensei of course
I love anime
Grammaticly i´m not very good at it ^^)
this makes me wish that 2d hand drawn animation was still used more then CGI
The beautiful piano piece near the end of the film is called 'Ashitaka and San' and is my absolute favourite.
Wonderful film and was my first glance at 'Not just for children' animation
Steve be like:
*j e e b l e e*
Japanese people: He got it right!
How Ashitaka changes his name halfway through the review. I love it xD
Noticed at 5:48 you slip a bit on the name, it's Ashitaka not Atikashi. Also Princess Mononoke's name is San
Lol yeah he says it like five different ways
It sounds nitpicking, but I do believe it is important that she is San. I believe they had trouble deciding how to translate the Japanese title and clearly it still gets expectations up. The difference does mean that she isn't supposed to be the main protagonist, but that duality of being both part of the spirit world and human world is important. It took me a few watches to understand that so I get it feels odd, but personally I prefer it to be that way.
And she is bad ass so no surprise she is the poster character for the movie.
@@Notanothertime I agree. the Title in English is misleading as Westerners have a certain connotation of "princess" and how "important" the are meant to be. She is Princess of the Things/Spirits , literally, Those who are without shape and voice. That is why she is "important" as she is a spokesperson of sorts for those who cannot speak to humans in ways other than possession and destruction. She's just another wild creature who just happens to be able to translate and move among human's area surreptitiously, which she uses to her advantage to attack them. The theme is war between humans and nature \ and, while Ashitaka is literally in the middle, San is metaphorically in the middle as she straddles both realms.
@@Notanothertime you have a good point and san is also the main charaeter along with ashitaka so both of them are the main lead characters in the film
@@Metqa that's right lick i said she is important for san is the maid female character while ashitaka is the male main character in the movie however both of san and ashitaka are vary important to the movies story
My mother wanted to take me to see it when I was 4, but I was sick and we didn't go. She later purchased it for herself and told me she was quite happy I hadn't seen it that young.
Incredible movie, though, I love it.
the message about fighting off hatred, that really hits home, i grew up with a bit of a temper, but honestly, in my teen years i tried to control it, i may be a screw up but im sick of being angry
There's just so much to love about this movie, from it's animation, story, and characters.
To me it not a bad movie but i feel Lady Eboshi got off a little to easy due to most of her actions did more harm than good i feel at least Avatar and the 2005 series Avatar the last airbender made it clear the damage both Miles Quaritch and Zhao did was going to come back at theme with a Price and had to pay for their actions
Her name is san as it as "third" child.
Mononoke just the "urban" legend.
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それどこで聞きましたか？
初耳です
I keep on cringing everytime he says "Atikashi" when its actually "Ashitaka"
I noticed something... Interesting about that word...
Wow he doesn't know a word in a foreign language? How embarrassing and cringe
He said it right the first time at least and then completely got lost. Somehow?
@@jazzycat8917 Lazy cause he mispronounced a word, relax dude
@@unhealthypills9069 I think it is cringe because he watched the movie and his name is at least mentioned in it and humans do have the ability to repeat words the way they hear them xD
But it did not destroy his personal analysis of the movie so it does not matter anyway he could have called him Roland to and everyone would understand who he means due to the fact he has imagery running in the background xD
Anybody else caught when he calls Ashitaka, "Atakashi" at: 5:49?
Edit: He also calls him that for the rest of the video
The infected arm thing reminded me of Inuyusha: Swords of an Honorable Ruler.
My dad discovered Studio Ghibli when I was young, and he assumed that Princess Mononoke was gonna be another kids' film. I was six. Needless to say, the opening part with the cursed boar traumatized me for years to come.
I watched it when I was 5 too and I loved it :D
"No one's ever called me beautiful."
So...guess he didn't read the comments with his face reveal. :V
You get dehydration from all of the thirst in the comments.
I THOUGHT THE SAME THING HE WAS SO PRETTY IN HIS FACE REVEAL
There’s a face reveal!?🤯
Please review Silver Fang (Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin) or call of the wild howl buck tv movie animation 1981
Wolf's Rain, too
I hope he does GURREN LAGAAN at somepoint
Was there a movie?? Because I only watched both series Gin and weed
I hope he also reviews Enchanted Journey and Hashire Shiroi Ookami.
This movie freaked me out when i was a kid. Especially that deer god.
dear god
stinkybean 5 deer god
Right?! Omg that thing gave me nightmares
Sweet home alabama
It was fun for me
9:33 To address this 100% valid complaint that I relate to, it turns out that in Japanese the film’s title, “Princess Mononoke” roughly translates to “Daughter of the Spirit of Vengeance” or “Daughter/Princess of Vengeance”. In that sense, the title is not just the Princess’ name on the cover, the title was intended to reflect how the plot’s theme of Vengeance kinda distorts each of the characters. I still do agree with you that the Princess probably should have had a bigger role/impact on the story; maybe an extra small subplot if Lady Eboshi healing/taking in Princess Mononoke as a sister while the other animals in the forest are blindly hostile. 🤔 Because as it currently stands, naming the movie after Princess Mononoke is kind of a misnomer…. In the original concept of Princess Mononoke, San was the third princess of a kingdom that was sent off to marry a monster, hence her current name, San, meaning "three". However, it was later changed to the movie's current plot, San being the third "child" of Moro.
well yes while i do agree but she is in a lot of scenes in the movie but agreed that she still should have bigger role but san does
have big role in the movie
thank you for those insights, holy crap! I never knew the story was going to be so different.
@@calamar1e320 oh yeah look it up a lot of Ghibli movies are drastically changed from their original concept idea
Part of the problem with that is that San even states she can't forgive the humans. There's no way she would accept anything from Eboshi especially, the one who led the hunt for the head of the Forest Spirit.
One thi8ng movies like to do is tie things up with a neat bow and it's jarring. One can't forget a lifetime of hatred and grudges overnight because of one event. That takes time and effort to reconcile, if it's ever truly done.
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Oh, man if you're doing Ghibli movies then Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind and Howl's Moving Castle are a must watch. Nausicaa is a lot like Princess Mononoke in the humans have to learn to take care of nature department but I really love that both movies don't have a true villain, it's just leaders taking care of their people as best they know how.
This is just one of my favourite films.
There’s incredible nuance to the film that really presents the conflict in a way that isn’t really judging any of the parties.
There’s also a wonderful depiction of the cycle of life and death and the ending sequence is stunningly gorgeous that ends on a cautiously optimistic note.
I’ll be watching this to the end of my days.
PLEASE REVIEW
Leafie: A Hen Into the Wild
All Romenoodles with the original ending
OOOHHH YEEEEESSS
I LOVE THAT MOVIE
It's so hard to find it to watch 😢😭
OMG. YES PLS!!! I DONT REMEMBER HOW I'VE FOIND THIS ONE BUT IT'S SO GOOD!
Steve should totally review that movie but speaking about movies about chooks he should totally review Chicken Run since that film is quite dark in places especially with the behind the scenes of the film and the inspiration for it but of course the one seen that probably traumatized a lot of kids was the death of Edwina where she's taken by the farmer Mrs Tweedy to the woodshed and is decapitated and a few minutes later in the movie we see her rib cage on a plate on the Tweedy's dining room table
one of the things that stuck with me as a child was the English delivery of '' *DISGUSTING LITTLE CREATURES, SOON ALL OF YOU WILL FEEL MY HATRED, AND SUFFER....AS I HAVE SUFFERED* ''
even as a small child i UNDERSTOOD what that scene was portraying. the rage and agony of Nature lashing out at humanity for the things we have done.
I also agree with the suggestion watch “ violence jack: evil town”
İronTown:İ kinda hate you
Animals:İ kinda hate you too
Japanese empire:herro
İronTown and Animals:But we hate you more
USA:HELLO THERE
@@sabribeser2268 everything changed at in the end of the movie thing are getting batter now they are along now and starting a new so everything is going to get bitter because of san and ashitaka
*sees title n stops everything I'm doing*
Oh this is gonna be goooood
Yeah its awsome
Second best Ghibli movie, fight me
What's the best
I couldnt agree more
I agree, good sir with spirited away as 1
Jackson knife Spirited Away, 100%. I’d even argue it’s the best movie of all time, but that’s more subjective
Spirited away and howls moveing castle are close but I do think this is the best
Review 'In this corner of the World'
Like I've said before its worth 2 hours of your time, I promise
I totally agree and have been recommending it for a while.
my mother saw that face when she was younger, it was in one of her dreams.
tbh I love this movie, but i agree that face is terrifying.
Ashitaka did nothing wrong.
No really. Dude is a Paragon of righeousness and morality. The only decent person in the movie. So decent he's boring and devoid of personality.
A bit too righeous at certain Points, but yeah. He is. God hes basically morale Equillibrium.
@@Kairos_Akuma Which frustrates me because it makes it hard to relate to Ashitaka. He never acts in a flawed way and his curse only makes him even more of a badss than he was before. Ashitaka is never wrong, never doubts himself outside of thinking he might die from the curse. But he never shows fear, never loses a fight, is never proven wrong. Somehow out of the entire cast he's the only one who has eyes unclouded by hate and is never made to rethink himself.
Ashitaka has no arc outside of his severely underdeveloped romance with San. I would have liked him more if he had flaws and a personality.
@@PlanetZoidstar I thought him trying to not have strong opinions kind of alienated others by the end. Eboshi didn't believe him when he told her Iron Town was under attack and didn't at least delay her hunt, then San shanks him when he didn't let her kill Eboshi. Anybody that actually had to talk to him beyond small talk seemed Done with him after a bit, like how Eboshi goes from being entirely sympathetic to Ashitaka's situation to being sick of hearing about the curse. Even San can't deal with him all the time at the end because of his fence-sitting.
@@ischeele7203 Problem is that the movie paints both San and Eboshi as being "wrong" for having such narrow and hateful mindsets, and Ashitaka as being "Right" for not taking a side. I'm not saying that Ashitaka's fence sitting doesn't make others around him argue against his stance, but it's ultimately portrayed as the right stance to take. Even though San and Eboshi have justified reasons for thinking as they do, they are portrayed as being wrong and misguided. Where Ashitaka is the paragon who can do no wrong, far as the narrative is concerned.
The same problem i have with jonathan joestar
Me: So happy he's reviewing my favourite Studio Ghibli movie! 😄
Also me: 😤 every time he says Ashitaka's name wrong and refers to San as Princess Mononoke
I personally loved their little romance in the film and to say San could have not been in the film and it wouldn't have made any difference is heartbreaking. To me it showed that the forest God's had heart and that their hatred for humans is through their actions and not that God's were unwilling to live alongside humans, it's also a subtle message that animals can only do so much to save their environments and that it's up to humans to realise their mistakes and help before time runs out
yeeesssssss i agree with you 100% i love you for that keep it up man wow you rock out yesssss
Princess Mononoke had been my all time favorite movie ever since I was little. I'm really glad that it's getting the recognition that it deserves ❤️
so am i yes wow you go girl
you should review Legend of the guardians: Owls of Ga’Hoole
I saw this movie when I was younger and honestly it kinda feels like a fever dream not gonna lie. Like I really forgot it before this comment.
@@-ghost-5911 It's a good movie though, it's not weird.
That movie was so beautifully animated omfg, thank you for reminding me
Low-key Lesbian ikr such a underrated movie
There's a movie? I only read literally all the books.
I'm pretty sure you got the beginning of the movie wrong. The village elder doesn't tell him the curse is fatal "if left untreated". She tells him the curse is fatal, period. He doesn't go west because he's "not content with that"; he journeys west because his life is forfeit anyway and the best use he can put it to is to try and find where the monster came from and protect his people. He knows and accepts there is no cure and he will shortly die.
Almost everyone credits spirited away as Ghiblis best work but this one will always be my favorite
Same it was the very first studio Ghibli movie I saw on television. It changed my view on anime forever
This move is literally my favorite!
*movie
Same bro
Me: Happily watching
1:45
Me: Chokes on air
"PONYO?!"
Has a whole lot of flashbacks as how I loved that film as a kid.
If you're interested in more Ghibli, I'd like to recommend Castle in the Sky. It's an underrated gem in my opinion, and one I would've missed if not for my fiancee. Like several others, it features a pro-peace message, and combines it with a look reminiscent of Nausicca and a bit of Miazaki's love for aviation.
Bruh
I disagree, if you have mononoke as the sole character it feels unbelievable that she would listen to the people of iron town, or that they'd bother to speak to her, if it's only the guy (I'm terrible with names) then why would the animals try communicating with him.
Agreed.
i agree 100% the movie needs ashitaka and san and it it because the people would not listen to her and the animals would not listen to him that's way it need both san and ashitaka so the animals will listen to san because she was raised in the forest and people are able trust har now because of ashitaka i 110% agree with you rock love you
It's almost like a Yin and Yang sort of thing. You have two people who are very different yet share a strong commonality who come together and through their bond of friendship they are able to help forge peace between their respective factions.
I think Ashitaka and SAN’s relationship as what movie quotes “seeing eyes un clouded” like has been said because of being raised by wolves people saw her as an animal and animals fighting human saw her as a beast. Ashitaka was only one who saw her “humanity and beauty” and though she had hatred was the only human voice for the forest’s defense. Ashitaka saw who she was and even she still can’t live with human she still sees beauty and humanity through Ashitaka.
And I feel like Ashitaka’s curse was able to let him see each side. While hatred would not kill them automatically it would for him. Because he could hold it back and see things “with eye unclouded and the able to turning the head understanding pain everyone would go through.
Just fyi, his name is Ashitaka not Ashikashi as you keep saying in this video. The female lead character's name is San, not Princess Mononoke.
Also it's not wounded people that are making the guns it's lepers
yes her name san and both san and ashitaka are both the main lead character's both san and ashitaka have vary big roles in the movie good
Interesting in our dub her name is Mono
Finally, we get to the one terrifying cartoon that I’ve actually seen as a child, hell yeah let’s relive the trauma and confusion.
I agree with your points, even as a kid I didn’t think the princess had a role other than in marketing so boys would watch, she was nowhere near as influential into the union between humans and animals as Ashitaka was, and was a pointless asshole to him, while he was a pointless sImP to her, like in the cringy scene you showed, but man the worm things coming out of the pig’s skin still haunt me, thanks for including it
Nago and the part where Okkoto starts turning into a demon scared the hell out of me as a kid
san was raised by the wolf goddess and so san is vary important the movies own story because without her the animal gods and goddesses would not trust ashitaka that is way san is in the movie
Please review either The Wind Rises ( Another Ghibli movie) or In this Corner Of the World! They are both extremely heartwarming, sad, and beautiful movies
In this corner of the world broke me...
Pls do in this corner if the world
Thank you for the review.
I think that the relationship of Ashitaka and San serves as the emotional and thematic crux that drives the narrative toward its ultimate message of balance and compromise.
I always thought that the film wasn't really about Ashitaka. He's the lens through which we see the story- the story of Eboshi and San, two women on either side of this conflict, willing to die for their people. Ashitaka's goal is to see with "eyes unclouded", which is how we, the audience, come into the story. I also like that the movie ends in an uncertain place- Ashitaka and San don't really get together, but there's the potential for someone. Ashitaka can't go home and has to build a new life in Iron Town, which needs to be remade. IDK, I have a few little teeny nit-picks but this is by far my favorite Ghibli film.
Steve: *prepares finishing blow*
Bombshell: You're beautiful...
Steve: *pauses* Oh my God thank you...thank you so much
Also Steve: *stabs her anyway*
And everybody saw that and nobody called Steve beautiful ever again. The end.
@@Targisvear *approves*
@@TyCollage That was the only way to end this fanfic approprietly. Great to work with you on that T.J..
Just watched the movie recently and I don't regret wasting 2 hours of my life watching it. Though I thought it was gonna be more sadder and f***ed up, its still pretty amazing. 10/10
WASTING 2 hours!?!
But it is already kind of fucked up. ._. You're saying the demon god curse and that one dude's arms getting ripped off by Ashitaka's arrows wasn't fucked up enough? D:
Suggestion watch “violence jack: evil town”
The demon worms really freaked me out as a kid when I first saw this on the good old toonami. It still remains one of my favorite ghibli films, and the moral themes and relationships explored have been inspirational to me all my life.
I just love his "dead inside" voice. 😂😂😂
Suggestions: 🎞
Fantastic Planet
Gandahar Light Years
Starchaser: Legend of Orin
Silverwing 🦇
Fire and Ice
Atlantis the Lost Empire 💎
Rock N Rule
The Snow Queen (1957)
The Treasure Planet (Both the Disney version and the acid trip Bulgarian cartoon 😵)
The Water Babies 1978
Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron
Fox and the Hound
The Black Cauldron
Transformers the Movie 1986
GI Joe the Movie 1987
Waltz with Bashir
Wizards (Ralph Backshi)
Time Masters
Best Real Ghostbusters Episodes
Creepiest Scooby Doo episodes
Animated Phantom of the Opera 1988
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Breadwinner
Zarafa
Halloween is Grinch Night
Les Enfants de la Pluie
Ashitaka (A-she-ta-ka) is the male main character's name - not "A-ta-ka-shi"
I remember watching Princess Mononoke when i was around 4 or 5, and I wasn't scared for some weird reason. I was more like: "Yeah, demon boars. Aight, cool." No wonder I got desensitised to everything so quickly lol
2:37 Ashitaka was banished from the tribe, so he didnt have a choice than to just go.
7:57
In case anyone was wondering, 3 years later, the _Forest Spirit_ is likely based on the "Sorcerer," from the cave art in Trois Frères, France.
I'm still Piss at you for making me search up Felidae 37:17
What
Well no, he didnt make you, you chose to.
Lol omg Felidae. Just, no.
Fujisakic Danganronpa what do you mean the guy told me to go look at it at that Pacific time he knew what he was doing and FYI I was eating spaghetti and meatballs when I was searching for it 😡
I love this movie a lot
Even went and saw it in theaters last November
Don’t worry Steve, we all have trouble with the character names sometimes. Great video. “Princess Mononoke” is my favorite anime movie.
I actually liked how not every detail was necessary to the plot, sometimes that’s the case in real life too. Not everything that seems the end all and be all actually has much of an impact down the road
I was curious to hear your thoughts on this since you reviewed Animals of Farthing Wood, Watership Down, and Plague Dogs. While I watched Princess Mononoke, I was thinking “this is giving me Watership Down vibes”
You got his name wrong at the 5:50 mark, calling him "Akitashi" instead of Ashitaka.
You had it right the first time you said it earlier in the vid.
edit - Ok so the 2 times he said Ashitaka at the start were a fluke. The start is the only time he got it right. He kept calling him Akitashi for the rest of the damn vid.
Yeah that was annoying lol
Truly Ghibli’s biggest masterpiece in my opinion. It’s a good movie for adults that want an animated movie. It’s actually the inspiration for the book I’m writing at the moment (I’m on Chapter 8).
I recommend watching Howl's Moving Castle or Pom Poko, my two favourite Ghibli films!
“I’d definitely recommend to check it out”
*gargle of pure agony in the background*
"Quick, let's play a game: How many different ways can I pronounce Ashitakas name!"
Atikashi
Ashitaka
Akitashi
At least they didn’t kiss and live happily ever after at the end I feel like it was almost a plot device used for children since it’s supposed to still be for younger audiences
"Nausicas of the valley of the wind"
Could be a great option now
10:29
It has a different meaning in the Japanese culture, but the message didn't translate too well in English so that made it seem cheesy. Some traditional sayings in another culture does not ever translate too well in English.
the relationship between ashitaka and san was meant to symbolize the love-hate between humans and animals/spirits. at least that's how i viewed it. it was not meant to be "just for romance"
10:38 (inhales)... ur beautiful, there! i said it!
(runs)
Man, I wish more PG films were like this...
Watership down and co. Want to know your location
XvX_K1R1T0_XvX_ Killme raiders of the lost ark wants to know your location
Actually princess monoke was PG13 both in Japan and America
I truly blame the characters in this movie for my sexuality.
I wouldn't doubt it
please elaborate
@@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward
Ashitaka and Lady Iboshi: * breathes *
Me: welp I'm bi now
Pshh same!!
@@denisn4te799 San is best girl tho
This movie is just pretty. It's like Annihilation, but 2 decades later.
I like to think the reason that San was shocked when Ashitaka called her beautiful was because he's literally the first human to see her as a person and not just as a spirit.
Lady Eboshi was such a beauty.