Another Miyazaki Favorite

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2009)

I've watched this film recently for the first time and I immediately loved the film. This film aired in 2005 or 2006 on Cartoon Network and one of my sisters recommend I don't watch since it was very violent and gory. It wasn't until this year when I felt ready to see it since I've seen plenty of R-rated films.
There are many things I liked about the film such as; the idea of the main protagonist being a male rather than the same old signature female in most of Miyazaki's films, this film appears to be about a war but a war where humans and mystical animals fight each other. The second protagonist is San and I've heard that the character, Nausicaa from "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" was a precursor for this character.
San is similar to Nausicca except she was raised by Wolves and she hates humans despite being one herself. My two favorite scenes is when Ashitaka stops a demon-cursed boar form destroying his village, and when Kiya gives Ashitaka her crystal dagger when he is banished from his village.
Overall the film has a very good story and a message that people can understand and relate to.