Princess Mononoke, the Perfect Movie

I love movies, and though I haven’t seen enough to be considered anywhere near a critic, I can still analyse what makes a movie great. I often look at movies that I watch with an interest in the inspiration and what the director went through to create what they did. When I looked at Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke, I realized it was,s in my opinion, perfect. The first time I watched it, I was with my brothers on a vacation to Oregon. It was late at night, and our parents had gone off to bed, but we wanted to watch something. We stumbled across Princess Mononoke and decided to indulge, and I am so glad we did. From that day forward, every time someone mentions a favorite movie, my mind immediately jumps to the one I watched in Oregon that night. Firstly, I love Princess Mononoke because of the animation; much like all other Studio Ghibli films, the whole movie is beautifily hand drawn where each frame could be a piece of art on its own. The mix of vast open scenes of wildlife and intricate, detailed designs really shows off the skill of the artist who created it. Next are the characters: the main character, Ashitaka, is a strong, dutiful, and loyal village boy who was cursed by a spirit of hate and rage. He was respectfully banished from his village to rid himself of the curse that was placed upon him. San is a girl who was left as a child to be eaten by wolves, but then was raised by them, fighting with her family to defend the forest. Finally, Lady Eboshi is an ambitious leader of a mining town that is expanding into the forests and mountains, destroying the land. While it is posed that Lady Eboshi and San are the two sides (which could definitely be true), I dont think that there is a correct side to be on. San represents the forest and nature, willing to fight and kill to protect itself and its wildlife. Lady Eboshi represents human expansion and the livelihood of humans; Lady Eboshi has to destroy nature to keep her townspeople alive and safe. Ashitaka stands in the middle of these two sides,s being more human than San but more in touch with nature than Lady Eboshi. He fights to not let anyone die by the hands of nature but also to stop the expansion of the mining town. He believes that both nature and humans can live in harmony with each other, not in a cycle of continuous destruction. Hayao Miyazaki made this film after seeing how humans are destroying nature, causing climate change and deforestation. He wanted to spread awareness of the problems that these issues are causing, but a key point that is shown in the movie is that he doesn't want to stop the evolution of human technology;y he just wants people and humans to be able to live together without destroying each other. That is why Princess Mononoke is the best movie I have ever seen.