one of the best animes I've seen

Rating: Null/10 (10 February 2004)

I don't exactly concider myself an expert on anime, but I have seen a few good ones like Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Mononoke is easily comparible to both of these and may be a bit easyer to understand than both of them. Combining excelent storytelling with great animation. As far as epic adventures go, this is near the top. Featureing ancient gods battleing the power and iron hungry human colonists, there is non-stop action as Ashitaka ventures out of his secluded homeland to find a way to lift the curse. The fight between man and nature is heavily expressed and the gifted story line can put any other to shame. Going back to the art in the film, I simply can't say enough about it. It is as beautifull or more so than any disney film, or any other animated movie. The excruciateing attention to detail and subtle movements of characters are all extremely well done. If you are a fan of anime, this is definately a must see movie. Even if you aren't a fan of anime, if you love adventure and action along with great storytelling, watch this movie. It will make you wish you could spend every day watching cartoons.