Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Oct 04, 2003 10:54 pm
Yeah... the "demon worship" is a good, shall we say, black mark that watchdog group love to toss around... I mean, people love to scare parents and discredit something, and it leaves those who know the truth with no room for defense... For instance, whether or not there is any validity to the fears over Harry Potter (from what I have seen there may be) doesn't matter because in those watchdog circles, anyone who has something to say in the other direction in support of it are immediately shot down. The majority of the people in the world just aren't rational... (which is why I don't believe democracy really works... but neither does any other form of government, especially the "no government government" known as anarchy) and the proof of that is in the stonewalling that happens regarding things like that.
As for hidden messages of demon worship?? No, nothing like that... In fact, no "worship" of any kind took place, but there was reverence for the "gods" because, I mean if superintelligent giant pigs and wolves could talk to you, would you call them names or something?? Actually, what I just said is pretty childish, but I can't think of anything better to compare it to... No, there is no demon worship, the only questionable thing about it really (since Miyazaki is an atheist and doesn't even believe in the shinto faith) is the environmentalism message in the film. That's also present in "The Lord of the Rings" which was written by a Christian and hailed by many as one of the best english works of fiction ever written...
Hmm... I think I may be on unstable ground here... I bet a lot of people in here are probably pretty big about environental beliefs, so I think I'm gonna stay quiet on that from this point...
But that's about the only really controversial thing I can think of... I mean, watching mononoke won't make you want to become shinto or anything, though there is a villainization of industrialization (just like in Lord of the Rings) which is pretty controversial...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs Watch this movie なう。 It's legal, free... And it's more than its premise. It's not saying Fast Food is good food. Just watch it.
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