Blu-ray Review: Princess Mononoke | Cinematically Enigmatic

A recurring theme among Hayao Miyazaki's movies is the topic of environmentalism, and nowhere is that more true than in 1997's The Princess Mononoke. Considered by some to be a spiritual successor to his 1984 classic, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the legendary writer/director's seventh animated feature is also atypically violent in its imagery, with its fair share of scenes depicting death and dismemberment, which ultimately makes it not only one of Miyazaki's more thematically resonant films, but also one of his most daring.