Princess Mononoke (1997)

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by EricJ

With the new releases of his old films to cash in on Ponyo, it's a good chance to go back and see why more experienced fans consider Mononoke....a bit of an embarrassment that everyone had to see it first, when they could've started with the more "normal" Spirited Away.

Oh come on, relax. No need to sound so elitist. I was living in Japan when I first heard of Miyazaki and saw each and every one of his films while there - I was actually recommended Totoro first and then I saw Sen to Chihiro and after that Mononoke. Still my favorite of his. Granted I'm not a huge anime buff; I just like the story and the action sequences the most of any Miyazaki movie. It's no embarassment.