Princess Mononoke is still in my top 5 movies of all time, and has been for many years. Without spoiling too much, the basic premise is that a young man is cur

Princess Mononoke is still in my top 5 movies of all time, and has been for many years. Without spoiling too much, the basic premise is that a young man is cursed while defending his village from a demon, and must make a journey to understand his curse (and hopefully cure it) before it kills him. On his journey he ends up being forced to try and mediate a war between the ancient gods of the forest (representing nature) and a nearby town with an iron forge that wants to raze the forest to use the ore in the soil below (representing civilization and industry). Despite being very environmentally themed, it's not hamfisted at all. Several of the characters on both sides (the humans and the forest gods) are very complex and multifaceted in their motivations. Also the soundtrack is one of the most beautiful to ever accompany a film.