Princess Mononoke - A Deep Dive

[karmakid]

Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US

Now 25 years old, it is Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's most complex work. But its mishandling in the West speaks of fundamental artistic differences, writes Stephen Kelly.

www.bbc.com

 

[Videodrome]

Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US

Now 25 years old, it is Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's most complex work. But its mishandling in the West speaks of fundamental artistic differences, writes Stephen Kelly.

www.bbc.com

Saw this a really long time ago. I remember appreciating that it wasn't black & white no faction of humans or nature beings was purely good or evil; the one exception perhaps is the Deer Spirit that seems very neutral about everything despite being the thing everyone is after.

 

[Videodrome]

Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US

Now 25 years old, it is Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's most complex work. But its mishandling in the West speaks of fundamental artistic differences, writes Stephen Kelly.

www.bbc.com