The third Miyazaki film I've watched really is the charm.

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2005)

The first film I watched by Hayao Miyazaki was, naturally, Spirited Away (I was too young to have known about Princess Mononoke when it came out). Since then I've decided to try and find, if not buy, all of Miyazaki's films.
Princess Mononoke is one of the most beautiful and well-done films I've ever seen in my life. I especially like Minnie Driver as the voice of Moro the wolf goddess, since I have a fondness for subtle, dignified voices. Lady Eboshi is one of my favorites in the fact that she's quite real; no matter how much people view her as a "villain," all she really wants is for her people to be happy.
It also helps that I'm an anime fan. Although I disliked seeing the battle scenes with the demons (I detest leech-like things) even they had redeeming qualities in my opinion; having been corrupted by hate, the gods have been transformed into monstrous beings. I say again, Princess Mononoke is a truly beautiful film.
Miyazaki seems to have perfected the art of making characters human enough to be realistic. Unlike in Disney's movies, nobody is truly on one side or the other, and even Ashitaka, who can be deemed the 'hero,' is alternately for the forest and then for the humans. Truly a masterpiece that surpasses any work of Disney and Pixar put together.