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Princess Mononoke
SUBJECTS — World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Male Role Model; Leadership;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship.
Age: 12+; MPAA Rating: PG-13 for images of violence and gore; 1999 (U.S. Release); Animation; 133 minutes; Color.
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Princess Mononoke is anime elevated to art. Wildly popular among children, the movie is actually an environmental wake-up call. Strong female leaders and nurturing male role models enhance this epic set in mythical 16th century Japan.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide will show teachers how to stress the positive themes of this film.
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Learning Guide Excerpt
To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers to develop lesson plans, and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below the first two sections from the Learning Guide to Princess Mononoke.
Description: " . . . The story is set in a mythical Japan in the sixteenth century. A boar god has been shot with a bullet made of iron, a substance so incompatible with his nature that its presence in his body turns him into a demon. He attacks a remote village but is killed by its young prince, Ashitaka. In the fight, some of the evil that possessed the boar god has attached itself to Ashitaka's arm. The Village Wise Woman tells Ashitaka that soon the evil will overwhelm him and he will die. The only cure can come from the Forest Spirit who lives far away in the deep woods. Taking her advice, Ashitaka leaves his village to find the Forest Spirit. On his journey, he comes across Iron Town, a place where society's outcasts find refuge and acceptance. But the people of Iron Town have destroyed the surrounding forest to make charcoal, a necessary ingredient in the smelting of iron. The animal spirits of the forest have begun to resist and to attack the ironworks. Among them is the mysterious Princess Mononoke, a human girl raised by wolves. The leader of Iron Town, Lady Eboshi, is the person who shot the boar god. She is now bent upon killing the Forest Spirit to protect her people and allow the ironworks to expand.
Benefits: Princess Mononoke can be used to make children think about what we are doing to the environment. It shows strong nurturing male characters and strong female figures as leaders of their communities, who both nurture and destroy. The film is also an opportunity to discuss the early history of Japan.
The Learning Guide to the film Princess Mononoke contains sections on Benefits of the Movie, Possible Problems, Helpful Background, Discussion Questions, Links to the Internet, and Bridges to Reading. The Discussion Questions are divided into three categories: Subject Matter, Social-Emotional Learning, and Moral-Ethical Emphasis.
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