424: Never Not Wolves

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2018

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Grab your crystal dagger and leave your village forever! It’s time to discuss our latest Miyazaki movie, as selected by John Siracusa: 1997’s “Princess Mononoke.” We lend a certain ugly dignity to the proceedings by discussing this medieval fantasy tale featuring wolf gods, disgusting pig spirits, and the occasional cartoon beheading. Stand away from the leper holes!

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0:00.0	The Incomparable, number 424, September 2018.
0:10.9	Welcome back, everybody, to The Incomparable.
0:13.0	I'm your host, Jason Snell.
0:14.1	We're going to talk about another Miyazaki movie.
0:17.0	That's right, the films of Haya Miyazaki, the classic Japanese animation director, as directed by
0:22.8	our very own John Syracusa. John, good evening. Hello. What movie have you chosen for us to watch
0:29.6	this evening? Well, today, all of us, except for Merlin, are going to dutifully watch
0:34.1	Princess Mononoki. What movie did Merlin watch? That's a good question.
0:38.5	Wait a minute. What show is this?
0:39.6	I don't even know what's happening now. This may be the wrong show.
0:41.9	Merlin Man is here. He is one of the people who watch Princess Monanochi. Hi, Merlin.
0:45.6	Hi, Jason. Thanks for having me.
0:47.6	Aline Simps also watched Princess Mononoki. Hello.
0:50.3	Hello. And Steve Lutz is also here. Hello, Steve Lutz.
0:58.0	Yes, I wrote in on my red elk so I could join you all on today's podcast.
0:58.8	That's good.
1:00.7	What the heck is this?
1:03.7	I have never seen this movie before, and I have lots of questions.
1:05.5	Most of wits are just what, huh?
1:09.0	Yeah, this is a very, very strange movie my 1997, very strange movie. Everybody loves it.
1:12.7	Tell me, where does this slot in the chronology of Miyazaki movies, just so I can wrap my head around that?
1:18.4	John, you're going to help me tonight. This is, this is, I need your help.
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