![]() ![]() On a final note, Princess Mononoke was rated 'PG' by the censors in New Zealand. This is definitely animé for the non-animé viewer. Hopefully, Princess Mononoke will be the catalyst for the animé genre as a whole to reach a much wider audience. And the characters are three-dimensional to boot. It sends a message that nature is about understanding, rather than taming, it. The story line, although slightly complex, does not have the formulaic good-versus-evil scenario. The animation and voices are just half of what makes this film whole. The dubbing is on par with the original Japanese dialogue (although for a more authentic feel, you should check out the sub-titled version) courtesy of top writer Neil Gaiman, and the animation surpasses even Japanese standards. Princess Mononoke is a definite exception. ![]() Also, when animé does come to the West, it is often bastardised by the studios that bring them to the English-speaking market, through heavy re-editing, thereby disjointing the story line, and amateurish dubbing. It is all too often the case that outside of Japan, the animation genre is typecast as being strictly for kids. ![]()
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