You cannot change fate. However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose.
No 488 - Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke ) Director - Hayao Miyazaki So, I started the day with a tricky little decision, and I think I cho se the controversial choice when i sat down to watch this film with the English dub. But.... I have my reasons and let me explain them. 1) The subtitle translation on my DVD is a bit weird and obscure at times. 2) The English dub was written by Neil Gaiman , and whilst this may only be a rewriting, rather than an original story, the man is still a fucking legend and one of the great fiction writers of our time. The fact that this is a film about man trying to advance forward and negate the work of the ancient Gods is also a very Gaiman idea . The film is set a very very very long time ago and is about the early settlements of Japan - how they had to clear the forests to make way for their lives and how this affects the spirits and Gods who reside in the forests. I love the spirituality of the Studio Ghibli films and how, although they're...