Not a stupid "save nature" movie but a creative and rousing masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2015)

I am a big fan of the Ghibli films, especially Hayao Míyazaki's. So I watched Princess Mononoke last week and I was truly enchanted by the beauty and magic of this movie. The film is set in medieval Japan and tells the story of a young prince who kills a doomed boar and is know doomed himself. So he goes to an old forest in which the god of the forest lives, so the god can save him. But there is a war between nature and mankind with his technology and machines. Of course he has to join in and gets to know princess Mononoke. But if you think this is only a lame "save the nature" flick, you are wrong. No one in this movie is entirely good or bad, even the "bad lady" has her reasons and also are the "good ones" sometimes really selfish. Although they are all likable. And this is the point of the movie: You always have to find a compromise before it is too late. Beside of that, "Princess Mononoke" has stunning and extremely creative visuals (like every Ghibli movie) and its pacing differs between slow passages, fast action scenes and a big tragic final. Especially on Blu-ray real eye candy.