Miyazaki's Spirited Away + Princess Mononoke + Castle in The Sky ~ Ghibli Disney
- Miyazaki's Spirited Away (2 Disc Set) ~ includes Original Insert
- Castle in The Sky (2 Disc Set) ~ includes Original Insert
- Princess Mononoke (1 Disc Set) ~ includes Original Insert
Princess Mononoke is the first animated feature film
to win the Japan Academy Prize for Best Picture. Rotten Tomatoes
reported that 93% of critics have given the film a positive review. The
website's consensus reads, "With its epic story and
breathtaking visuals, Princess Mononoke is a landmark in the world of animation."
Leonard Klady of Variety said that Princess Mononoke
"is not only more sharply drawn, it has an extremely complex and adult
script" and the film "has the soul of a romantic epic, its lush
tones, elegant score by Joe Hisaishi & full-blooded characterizations
give it the sweep of Cinema's most grand canvases".
James Cameron cited Princess Mononoke
as an influence on his 2009 film Avatar. He acknowledged that it shares
similar themes, including its clash between cultures &
civilizations, and cited Princess Mononoke as an influence on the ecosystem of Pandora.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called Princess Mononoke
"a great achievement & a wonderful experience, and one of the best
films of the year. You won't find many Hollywood love stories
(animated or otherwise) so philosophical." Roger Ebert placed Princess Mononoke sixth on his top ten movies of 1999.