Superb

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2000)

I have never been a fan of anime. I have friends who are really into it, but I just could never see the attraction. So when this film played on my campus this weekend, I went only because it was something to do on a slow day. I was blown away (and went back to see it again the next day). The animation is incredible. The voice acting is well done. The story is beautiful, brutal, and brilliant. It was a joy, after all these years of American cartoons to see talking animals portrayed in such a natural, non-comic relief way. The characters were all very human and ambiguous, very shades of grey. You could feel for all of them (even the nature-killing Lady Eboshi) at times during the movie. I have never seen a better piece of animation, and have very rarely seen a better film. My eternal thanks to Miyazaki for creating this, and to studio Ghobi, for making sure that it wasn't torn apart by Disney to fit "traditional American" tastes. See this as soon as possible (video release June 13th), you will not regret it.