Am I the only person who didnt find Princess Mononoke to be all that great?

symbv said:
the scene when the prince chops off the arms of some soldiers is enough to make it not for kids.

myusername said:
The only thing I found that was seemingly displeasing was the flimsiness of the ending.

"hey i like u and all but i gotta stay with my wolf buddies"
"k, ill come visit u some time"
"kay"

The End.

Joshimatsoo said:


Um, no. They praise it because they think it's a damn good movie, as do I, believing it to be one of the finest achievements of cinema. "Because Ghibli" has nothing to do with it, especially considering I had no idea what the hell Ghibli even was the first time I saw it.

Most of the complaints I've heard in his thread are either explainable due to the person apparently not paying any attention at all to the film or just having a naive and childish mindset. Especially regarding the ending. It wasn't just some "hur durr, I luv u but I can't date u sorry/k itz cul" teenage bullshit, we're talking about a girl who was raised as a wolf and seen firsthand the power of hatred and destruction humans are capable of. I think it's reasonable to not just forget all that because you happened to like a single human romantically. Oh, but I suppose seeing the two leads make out and live together is a better "happily ever after" traditional ending than something that's actually realistic.

Baakka1602 said:
I get why people won't like these kind of movies just before watching this I was the same, thought that Ghibli is just a studio that loves making characters with weird designs and less focus on the story and characters.
But now after watching Mononoke hime which is my second Ghibli movie after spirited away I understand that Ghibli and Miyazaki's works are best described as an experience.
This movie was one of the most magical, charming and just wholesome and lovable anime experience I have had.
I have no idea how to express this but if anyone likes a light-hearted watch than Mononoke is amazing.
Watched it in dub and tbh it didn't feel like anime at the start but who cares it was a genuinely healing experience

EmperorDemonGava said:
I thought it was kinda mediocre.

HeyTahtsIllegal said:
Honestly, my main issue with the movie is that its premise and themes don't really go anywhere beyond just being 'shown'. Sure, there is conflict between the two sides, loss occurs on both sides, something changes, but that's it. I'm not saying that something else should happen in most cases, just that it was needed in this film. The movie was rushed, nothing really developed beyond surface level and just explanations of the situation and due to this, it's hard to really suck in the significance of what's at stake and what's going on and as such, get emotional enjoyment from the film. If you try really hard, of course you could find some stuff that was significant, like environment, nature, humanity's lust for destruction. It's not really told well in the film though, it's more inferential. So looking straight into the surface material for the first time, with average eyes, you don't really feel anything significant beyond what's put out there, which is rushed and lacking necessary development.

This type of premise would've been great for a TV series, where we could actually have time to understand the characters and comprehend the significance of the situation at hand, and obviously this would lead to more enjoyment for this plot and premise. But obviously, this was not an option for Ghibli.

Don't flame the hell out of me, but from what I recall, this could be said the exact same as Spirited Away. maybe it's just been a while, but the way the story managed to be told in such a poignant and impactful manner with empathy, turned the 'lacking' plot and characters more realistic, human and emotional.