Great film

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2005)

This is the third Miyazaki film I have seen (after "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Spirited Away"), and though I loved the other two movies, this one is probably the best. The animation, as with all of Miyazaki's films, is simply superb; the way that these drawings portray every aspect of nature is just breathtaking. An excellent feature of the storyline, I believe, is that there is no one character that represents evil; Lady Eboshi seeks to destroy the forest, but only because she thinks it will save her people; Jigo may be greedy and seeks glory, but not to deliberately hurt others. The environmental/social commentary throughout (particularly invention vs. nature) gives the story a depth that is almost non-existent in modern animated films. Overall, a truly great movie.