Another ghibli masterpiece!

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2019)

So,my first impression of this movie was"wow this is violent". You know,having seen "Howl's moving castle","my neighbour totoro" and "spirited away" beforehand made it seem intense. but you know that's the only way they would've been able to illustrate how senseless human atrocities are. The first time I saw it,I didn't make much of it,but it kept playing in the background of my mind. And that's where the genius of it lies,in my opinion. I mean,any movie that keeps you thinking afterwards is a successful movie. My takeaway from it was,other than the obvious "humans,stop messing with mother nature",it was most importantly the terribleness -if I may - of hatred and anger. What I learned from it is that when people feel hurt,they can become toxic if they choose not to forgive and hold on to their grudges. Like, that boar literally turned to a demon and was infecting whoever came close to him because he let hate get the best of him. Also,it made me realize that,indeed,like the movie pointed out,hate does feed on anger and fear. Also,it highlights the idea that each story has two sides,and we should really drop our prejudices in order to make room for understanding. All in all,this movie is a piece of art that you don't have to understand or appreciate from the first time,but that gets many messages through.