It will change your view of anime

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2005)

When many people think of anime, they think of many different things. Some may be schoolgirls with samurai swords. Others may be sick and perverted jokes, and pantie shots. Then again, it may be sheer stupidity, with the characters faces undergoing silly transformations to show emotion.
However, Hayao Mayazaki changed all that with Princess Mononoke. It is not as strange as most of his movies, but probably the best out of all of them. It has gruesome action (though not very bloody, like Kill Bill) and a very good story line.
Ashitaka is cursed by a demon on his arm and goes to the Forest Spirit to pray for help. However, he is caught in a war between humans and forest animals. Of, course, he is a human, he would naturally work for the humans. But, he falls in love with Princess Mononoke, the girl living in the forest. So, he has to decide between the sides and still get cured by the Forest Spirit, before the curse on his arm eats him alive.
This proves that not all anime can be silly and gross. Princess Monoke has very emotional drama, great action, well-thought out storyline, touching romance, and breathtaking visuals. The only flaw I could really find is that it gets old, after watching it too much. (Then again, I've probably seen it 100 times.)
It probably doesn't matter if you do, or don't like anime, you should still see this movie. It's brilliant. -
10/10
The only reason I wouldn't give this a 10, would be that I would not want to watch it again. (Even the greatest films get old after hundreds of viewings.)