Ashitaka launches into battle to protect his loved ones, and the monster injures him, leaving a strange mark on his arm. This movie reminds us of the goodness and beauty of defending and lifting up others.Īs Princess Mononoke, Ashitaka, the prince of a dying tribe, spies out a disturbance, a demon which soon attack his village. It’s easy to grow selfish and self-centered even though Christ calls us to place others before ourselves and to love the people created in his image. We live with such a great emphasis on finding our own dreams and defining ourselves that the value of our own lives rise above the rest. One of these themes we often push aside that shines in Princess Mononoke is the importance of other people’s lives.
What would really hook me on Studio Ghibli movies is how they often incorporated deeper meanings through their visual storytelling.įrom pacification to women’s roles, many of these meanings remain significant to us in our culture today. The art style, the music, the story-it all mixed beautifully under the direction of Hayao Miyazaki. That was when I fell in love with Studio Ghibli. As soon as I got home, I settled on the couch and started the movie. I forget why I chose it, but one day I hurried back with my first Studio Ghibli film in my arms: My Neighbor Totoro. When I was young, I used to go to the library and rent DVD’s to watch at home.
