When I first watched this movie as a kid, I didn’t really understand it and was confounded by the ending. But rewatching it later on in life, I came to appreciate it more. For my paper, I want to explore the various themes in Princess Mononoke, including feminism, environmentalism and class politics, and moral ambiguity. Most people would dismiss animated films as cartoons meant for kids, but animation is so much more than that. Princess Mononoke is one of those films that exemplify that, so that’s why I want to do my research paper on it.