Princess Mononoke

Phew, this one was better than Nausicaa! It's seemingly set in feudal Japan and is very good (though quite long). Gods in the form of large animals live in a forest and some can turn into demons that are driven by hate. A boy gets cursed by a demon and goes on a journey to hopefully find a cure, but instead meets humans that are waging war agaist the gods of the forest. The animation in this one seemed a little different to me, but it was still alright. I got confused as to what the wolf girl's name was, Mononoke or Sana or San (it's San for those who are curious), but she was my favourite character besides the cute/creepy little kodama. It also came to my attention that the monk with the red nose held a good resemblance to Wario. Another great film from Hayao Miyazaki and good ol' Studio Ghibli. Four out of five stars.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

The trailers looked good, the reviews and sumaries sounded good, my friends said it was good...but alas. Nausicaa is about a young princess living in a post-apocalyptic Earth (way in the future) near deadly toxic jungles. The remains of human civilization are fighting each other and the jungle is spreading, so the princess has to get them to make peace and all that jazz. I paid $30 for it and was excited to watch it, but was greatly disappointed. Even though it's a pretty good story, I just found the film a little boring. I'm not sure if it was the pace or what, I just know that I felt a little let down by this so-called masterpiece. Two out of five stars.

P.S. I also purchased Princess Mononoke, so stay tuned for a review.