So I watched both Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke in Japanese with subtitles recently.

Amazing! I'd seen Spirited Away before, but in English. I'm happy to say that they barely changed the script, which is something pretty rare actually.

Not only are both of them captivating and are just amazing in more ways than I'd like to go into here, but the symbolism and message in both is really just astounding.

If you like a sense of mysticism and some humor, watch Spirited Away. If you like magic and violence (actually, some pretty hardcore violence), watch Princess Mononoke.

...Or regardless, watch them both anyway.

I don't care if you don't watch anime. Even my parents liked Spirited Away. That says something. Haha.