Miyazaki at his best

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2003)

Princess Mononoke is one of the greatest fantasy films ( in general, not just for an anime) ever created, in my opinion.Though slow-paced and at times rather boring, this epic anime has incredible animation, a breathtaking storyline and unbelievably intriging characters.The american voice cast is decent, although they really tried to juice it up by giving roles mainly to well-known famous actors and actresses like Billy Bob Thornton and Jada Pinkett Smith. Personally, this film would have been just as good with lesser-known voice actors.Another thing I love about this flick is that it takes place in the distant past and half the plot is concerning nature and man's destruction of it.Most animes nowadays are freakishly complex sci-fi gorey action films with a ton of nudity in them.I am so sick of that.This movie has its fair share of bloody combat, but compared to animes like "Akira", its G-rated. Overall, this top-notch fantasy anime is a masterpiece.Hayao Miyazaki outdid himself with this one.