Review of Princess Arete (2001) by Antonio M — 21 Mar 2015
Arite Hime (Princess Arete) is a rather unknown jewel of animation. This movie is celebrated because of its sober exposition of feminism, but I think it also succeeds greatly in the way it creates a wondrous longing for the long-lost knowledge of ancient "sorcerers" in the middle of a retrograde medieval world.
It then offers a solution to the problem through the fruit of hard work and the creative power of the human mind while never resorting to pamphlet education or moralist accusations. Knowing Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda, Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki, I can say this is one of my favorite animated movies of all time.
Simply put, Princess Arete is godly storytelling and animation.
This review of Princess Arete (2001) was written by Antonio M on 21 Mar 2015.
Princess Arete has generally received positive reviews.
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