| I also get the same idea when I watched it first time. I guess I kinda didn't appreciate the story for the first time, and probably worth a rewatch for reevaluation |
| to each their own yeah? I didnt understand the speciality of some classics until i rewatched them or thought about them for a while. |
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| I’ll try to help despite English be not my native language lol. The greatness of Mononoke imo stands into the impossibility of Ashitaka/us watchers to take a position in this war of “everyone against everyone”, which is pictured in the movie. If you think really hard about it, everyone, San too, do some despicable things. But, literal everyone, even the fricking Monk lol, has some excusatory and reasons. You basically can’t cheer easily for nobody. Except for Ashitaka. He is, I think, the most “human” character I have ever seen, with the most incredibile humanity. He won’t take a position, it’s too difficult for him (he loves San, but he also was helped by her enemies etc etc) and he single-handed tries to save everyone, without hurting everyone’s plans. I’ll have so much more things to say lol, If you want you can check my review (it’s in Italian unfortunately). This is really a very complex film and I feel that it’s not understood enough. |
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Chota_Itachi said: Mononoke is actually better than spirited away......far batter imo Couldn’t agree more |
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Chota_Itachi said: This right here. Don't get me wrong I love spirited away, but I've always personally preferred mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle.Mononoke is actually better than spirited away......far batter imo |
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| I didn't grew up with Ghibli movies too and I feel the same way, like sure it is a really good movie but I think there are so much better things? Idk I think nostalgia has to do with the appreciation for this film |
| I watched this too recently, and same thing happened to me |
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| I understand the appeal they have for lotsa target audiences, but Ghibli movies are nothing special IMO, the studio is just very praised and lotsa people also have nostalgia for it. Only movie I found worth the hype was Castle in the Sky, that one really delivered on the feeling of adventure, rest range from just good to plain awful snorefests. |
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| It’s not much different from Zelda: Ocarina of Time being donned among the greatest - it truly is for it’s time. Mononoke came out in 1997, a factor that I think needs heavier consideration |
| I just thought it was extremely boring. |
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| It's one of those movies that was revolutionary at the time of its release, but nowadays probably doesn't feel special because so many anime series have borrowed ideas from it and basically eroded some of the movie's legacy. |
| What pushed it past 7/10 range for me was that it was a fantasy setting where there weren't clear good and bad guys. Everybody was just trying to make their lives better in a changing world. I like stories that are morally grey. I'm sure there is stuff today that treads the same waters and have polished animation, but you have to give it props for coming out in 1997. Mononoke upped the game for all of anime. |
| It’s very beautiful and hits the hardest if you watched it as a kid. Haven’t rewatched this movie in a WHILE though |
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