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How do you untangle force, anger, and hate? And how do you control them all?
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright continue their Ghiblification by reacting to Princess Mononoke. They talk about Ashitaka refusing hatred in a world full of it and his quest for peace between the humans and the forest. Jonathan talks about the role of hatred in our own lives and how we can exercise control in our anger and forcefulness, especially in tone and word choice. Alan points out the clever animation techniques of animating “on ones” and “on twos.” Can you see it?
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Miyazaki doesn't do "Good" v.s "Evil" that type of characters, characters are human, and it's important to know that we have weakness as human and there is no one that's truly evil, good people can be controlled by greedy people and it's hard for them to break out of that kind of control by themselves. Sometimes bad things happen and what are considered as "good" people had to deal with things that act the same as "inner demons".
You may also notice that Ghibli's portrayal of romantic love is not limited to what we think as individuals that are "old enough" to experience this type of love because when you have this type of strong feelings for someone, you really can't control if the feelings will be romantic or not.
Can you do Dear Child perhaps?
Oh My God, This Movie Is So Amazing!!!!!! This movie is one of my favourites from Studio Ghibli!!!!
Thank you so much for doing this therapeutic analysis. I grew up watching this film as a kid since it was first released, and every time I watch someone's analysis of this movie I always learn something new, and this video was no exception! Despite me seeing so much of myself in Ashitaka, I demonized most people in my life for having differing opinions, but this video helped me see the wrong in that. Thanks to your video, I am seeing Ashitaka as a great role model and I hope to emulate his character in the future.
This movie ages like fine wine
Love when you guys cover Japanese anime because you get the truth and the overall theme of what it is trying to portray. Princess Mononoke is actually my favorite Ghibli Studio film. Beautiful storyline and the theme is so resonating in today's climate,
Watching this movie in English should be a crime. It needs to be watched in its native language because the whole story is about the soul of Japan, Shintoism, and their deep relationship with the land and nature. The English translations and localization are awful and take away greatly from the story.
The German version is sooo much better, it is unbelievable!
I loved Lady Eboshi, her doing such wonderful things out of hatred was something I respected. I cried at all the women she saved.❤ I might of missed the point that hate is bad. 😮I took it as violence and deforestation is bad.
8:00 you talked me into liking the "bad guy" because fr lol
By the gods, Princess Mononoke! My childhood! I remember watching this divided between two discs over and over and over and over again. I was like four or six, I couldn’t understand the dialogue because English wasn’t my native language, but lovely character designs and chockfull of action, plus a pretty yet fierce wolf lady and a nice cooldown hug. I swear, this film is responsible for a lot of my preferences today. xD I REALLY need to rewatch this film now that I can understand each and every word that the characters speak. To Netflix I go!
So many people have so much anger these days that they cancel people online, and a lot of people get mad over fictional characters who either 1. experience their sins bite them in the arses but they don’t die for it or 2. get the chance at redemption in-spite of the atrocities they did in the past. Growing up on things like Princess Mononoke (and mixed with Christianism really glorifying forgiveness), the excess hate unsettles me.
Force without hate… Doing good things, but out of hate… Listening and acceptance of the other’s point of view without being defensive… Just trying to make things better even if it’s not your way… So much food for thought! I need to eat dinner.
This is one of my favorite movies. It literally was the movie that opened my mind to think more like an adult.
Your analyses are great, thank you!
It is Ghibli with a soft g, like giraffe – 'jib-lee'. The founders of Studio Ghibli did originally get the name from the arabic word, but mispronounced it, then spelled it that way in the Japanese phonetic katakana alphabet: ジブリ. This is also a part of their logo – so although it may not be the correct arabic pronounciation, it is in fact the correct way to say the studio name. Everyone in Japan says it this way, following the founders and directors.
ps. This is one of the few Miyazaki films which has a decent dub translation and actors who did a beautiful job staying so close to the original director's style and dialogue! You will notice that, unlike films like Kiki and Laputa (which are terribly translated and dubbed, so should be watched subbed to really get a feeling for the film), in this film every part of the dialogue, expressions of the characters, movements in storyline and music fits really well, thus immersing you in this world he creates. He does that for every single film – so as a native bilingual I can't emphasise enough how most of his films are better watched in the original Japanese.
peace is Ashitaka's special interest and stim, kinda like how music is for me 😛
Another Ghibli film to react in this year
Since you guys are awesomely trying more animes as i see.
I would really love to recommend Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
It's a 12 episodes long series and a later movie called Rebellion, with another movie in the future.
Really love to see u guys see it and perhaps have an episode about them.
It's a real masterpiece with many characters worth commenting!
Wow, I can't even focus on the movie clips, the english dub is just so bad in comparison to the german 😅 (and germans like to complain about german subs, like 🙄) what is up with this wolf god? She doesn't sound like she could bite off my head at any minute?? She sounds way too lovely and agreeable.
Sorry 😅
Also in the german translation when his right arm wants to kill her he says "I would do it with my left if it would lift the curse" which always transpired to me that he did have some level of resentment against her, even though he tries his best to keep his heart protected from hatred. I also always thought him being cursed from hatred meant that a level of hatred did take root in him 🤔
That's why he went and helped the women with their work after the conversation with Oboshi, to work off his steam and calm the curse not to go and kill her after all.
I wonder which translation is the correct one. 🤔
So glad you guys covered this movie, it does such a good job of showing the complexity of conflicts and how each side holds part of the truth. Ashitaka is the best character ever.
I love what you do cinema therapy ❤
*typing this before finishing your vid, because the dub irritates me so much 😅
Writing Ashitaka, this beautiful character, with one of the most mature appproahes to conflict, takes so much personal work. To reach the point of being able to express this character, you have to understand his values within the yourself. I am amazed.
My question is how does one get someone to see with eyes unclouded by hate….when hate is all they are.
Like a lot of the outright bigots we see these days like literal modern nazis, or the resurgence of hate we’ve seen since late 2015 early 2016.
Can you make one about the Croods later?
Gentlemen. Interstellar.
anime is like metal music. so much shit out there, its hard to get to the good.
Jesus is the truth and the life. he loves you and he wants a relationship with you. give your life to Jesus
17:39 section & y’all’s discussion; one thing Ghibli is really good at is portraying imperialism in metaphor. A lot of Hayao Miyazaki’s work is autobiographical and often has to do with the results of World War II. In this movie and Nausicaa, especially, we see the relationship between humans and nature, and oftentimes, humans destroying nature when it is unnecessary but simply wanted for them to feel more safe. I can’t help but see parallels between their destruction and the employment of nuclear weapons, in the way that it destroys societies and also the environment.
To tie this into the therapy aspect, sometimes it is simply impossible to process, just how systemic, wide-reaching, and destructive the world around us is. To maintain the composure, compassion, empathy, and hope that Ashitaka does throughout the film is incredible, bordering impossible. For those who have experienced war to even have a sliver of those qualities when faced with its inevitable doom is a testament to humanity as a whole.
This video came with perfect timing. My husband is currently taking a college class with Anatomy of Peace, and it has slowly been changing our lives and our marriage.
Please watch The Boy and the Beast — it's a POWERFUL movie & I highly recommend it <3
Hyuck yeah. Also, yeah it's so hard explaining people that I can literally have no or a neutral opinion on something
Is this movie a teachable moment for what is happening in Israel and Gaza?
It was such a joy to watch you talk about my favourite (and so formative!) movie ever, thank you!
Is there any cinema Therapy episode that deals with OCD?
15:58 To be fair, the wolves in Twilight communicate telepathically, hence why their mouth movements don’t match their speech patterns whereas the wolves in Princess Mononoke do talk out loud.
Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite movies that really impacted me as a teen, and you guys did a great job reviewing it. So many beautiful moments in this film. I'd love to see you review "The Boy and the Beast", it's another anime film from the same director as "Wolf Children". I really think you'll like it 😉
It's a monumental ask, but yall should cover the Live Action One Piece.
Mostly cause the anime takes ages/the build up for the emotional depth/payoff takes a little longer than you both have time for.