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i will watch it soon.

the second mononoke movie comes out. i am going to piss my pants i am so excited

**SPOILER WARNING FOR THE MOVIE; READ AT YOUR OWN RISK** recently, i just rewatched the mononoke movie for the second time with my best friend and holy SHIT!! the visuals go absolutely ballistic in the best way possible in this movie. i love how bold and absolutely batshit the visuals are, while still maintaining the vagueness of the storyline that characterized the mononoke series. the visuals, as bold as they are, didn't take away from the storyline. in fact, i think it enhanced it in a very intense and striking way. i am still curious about the exact symbolism used in the series. i think it can be safely assumed that the doll without the umbrella represents kitagawa, particuarly in the stage in which she has felt she has 'dried up'. I noticed that the doll is often interchangeable with mugitani's ball and awashima's kaleidoscope, particularly in the scenes in which karakasa is about to attack. i also believe it can't be a coincidence that every time this has happened, they were punishing kame for a lack of obedience to the ooku. it makes me question exactly what they're trying to say with these three objects and the broader relationship of losing one's soul and will to live in favor of unwavering dedication to an authoritative system. are these items simply meant to connect mugitani and awashima to the ooku and hence karakasa's rage via their sacrificial? is it merely a visual parallel? or, could it also be a representation of how their souls have 'dried up'? does it represent that instead of falling into a depression, like kitigawa, mugitani and awashima instead respond in anger, desperate to preserve a system that has come to be the only thing they understand and can rely upon to give order to their world? mononoke has proven to be very intentional with every visual detail in the series and the movie, and they love to parallel people and things (ex, asa and kame with kitigawa and her unknown friend, etc..), so the fact these three objects are treated so interchangeably made me curious on exactly how they were connected. i'd love to hear other people's thoughts on this! it was just something that struck me during the movie, and i might have new thoughts if i rewatch it a third time lol <3

kind of one of the best things ive seen in a hot minute. that medicine vendor has got me pissing my jorts he is HAWTTT LORDY!!!!!!!! jokes asid,e the episodes are so interested, and the art style is phenomenal. it's subtilty is truly amazing, and i love how it handles such sensitive topics with not only grace but also an openness that allows the audience to draw their own conclusions about their personal feelings on the subject. not only that, it has some really good twists and turns. i genuinely be sitting there wondering how kusuriuri is gonna reveal the mononoke's truth, shape, and reason. he eats every time. i cannot wait to watch the movie once i'm done with the series. kusuriuri is my benoit blanc. he was suppose to be the father of my children.