**AMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII**,

Two weeks have zoomed past us and the day to discuss our first **Film In with BTS** pick is upon us! We hope that the Forest God is with you in spirit and you are prepared for the movie discussion.

This months pick has been gracefully recommended by our wonderful Jin.

**[Lights, camera and action!](https://imgur.com/a/8FhnxE9)**

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# February Choice:

**[Princess Mononoke](https://imgur.com/a/OspXq9r)** (Mononoke Hime) by Studio Ghibli.

* Title: Princess Mononoke
* Director: Hayao Miyazaki
* Year: 1997
* Country: Japan
* Running time: 133 minutes

# Synopsis:

Princess Mononoke is set in the late Muromachi period of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 AD) and includes fantasy elements. The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods (kami) of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The movie won Best Film in 1998., awarded by the Japanese Film Academy. It also had 14 other nominations in various awards and festivals.

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# Questions/Discussion Suggestions:

1. What did you think about our protagonist and our antagonist? Do you think there is really only one antagonist and if not, why?
2. What did you think about the conflict of nature versus industry?
3. What messages do you think the movie carries really well and in what way?
4. Favorite quote or scene from the movie. For example:
[What do you say we give ’em a little demonstration of how fast we can run, huh?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb70gcTVvYI) by Jigo

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**Reviews:**

*“The films by Mamoru Hosoda or Hayao Miyazaki show things that can’t be expressed by people.”* – by [Jin](https://bangtancutefacts.tumblr.com/post/85187818768/bts-for-ize-interview-jin-10-questions-10)

*“Favorite Japanese animation? – Princess Mononoke. I like all of director Miyazaki’s work.”* – by [Jin](https://kimmy-trans.tumblr.com/post/112318305646/aj-x-the-star-vol-1-bts-jins-part)

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the movie or the thread, feel free to tag me or any of the mods. If you have not yet watched the movie you can find the sources in the announcement post [here](https://new.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/1angzq3/240210_rbangtan_film_in_with_bts_princess/).

The next month choice will be announced soon and until then, happy discussion! (And beware, this be spoiler free territory!)

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