I don't know what's gotten me so into the anime genre recently, but here I am. I can't seem to stop watching it!
In this movie, a prince kills an infected boar to save his village. He's infected by a curse as a result and has to leave his home. He can just accept his fate, or he can go and try to determine the source of the infection. He mounts his red elk and rides to the east.
He finds a town where they mine iron. The woman in charge is destroying the forest. She's come against the spirits of the forest, but she just kills them. On the other side, in the forest, is a young woman who lives with some white wolves. She tries to fight back against the town, but it's not easy.
This is basically a nature versus industry story, but it's also more than that. It's about perseverance and rebirth. It's probably about a lot more as well, but I'm not going to try and figure it all out.
I thought this was pretty good, but I was not a fan of the forest spirit. The face on that thing creeped me out a lot. But other than that, the creature designs were really well done. The characters had a real depth I appreciated. For the most part, the story was straight-forward, but there were a few moments when it went a little into the surreal. That was towards the end, and I liked it. The end was a bit sad, but I understood it. This was a Good Movie! for sure.
