The greatest movie ever!

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2012)

If you are looking for that movie that just completely sweeps you off your feet, one with a fantastic story, characters that you adore, and an intense beauty that chills your spine and causes goose bumps on every square inch of your body, then may i present to you Princess Mononoke!
Princess Mononoke is by no means a cartoon, and simply because it is an animated movie doesn't mean it is solely for children. It is a very mature movie with its dealings with the intricacies of life and death, but can be loved by children, like I did the first time I watched it when I was 10. To put it simply, its story line is the best I have come across, even better than the Godfather in my opinion. Its message of environmental awareness is prevalent, but very subtle, allowing you to watch the movie without having "Don't destroy the forest!" jumping out at you like the movie was filmed in 3D or something.
And what's a story without characters. Princess Mononoke has many greatly developed characters. Jigo, Ashitaka, and San are my favorites, with San being my favorite movie character of all time. Her intense nature, body language thought the movie, little wolf-like quirks that she has (Because she was raised by wolves), and her being the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on makes for a deeply complex, yet completely understandable, making her, in my opinion, the perfect character. Even the background characters have a lot of development, which significantly adds to the movie, and make it stand above the rest.
Lastly, the music in the movie is phenomenal! I was never into orchestral music before watching this movie, but now I listen to it all the time. The light cheerful winds and piano mixed with the ominous and sinister stings makes for the listening experience of a lifetime! If you listen to only the soundtrack, you could still pretty much draw an almost spot on summary of whats happening at the time in the movie. There were several instances while watching the movie where I had put on a blanket because the music sent such a chill down my spine!
The only complaint I have with this movie is that it brings me to tears every time I watch it, but its everlasting beauty will surely bring you to tears as well.
Overall I give this movie a perfect score, 10 out of 10. It is an amazing watch, stunningly beautiful; I highly recommend it.