Nausicaa, a lot like Princess Mononoke had something to it that made me think. One thing we were talking about in class is the fact that we need nature to be able to live our every day lives, but nature does not need us. If we as humans were to all disappear, yes the planet would be different because it is missing the most intelligent species there is, but it would not need us. The earth is completely functional without human interaction, both directly and indirectly. Some may argue that it would even be better. The point that I truly found interesting is when it was brought up that a natural disaster isn't necessarily a natural disaster unless there are humans involved. It shows how great nature is because something that is so big and powerful to us is just a small piece of the earths way of trying to fix itself, which is why "natural disasters" often cannot be stopped. These films also did a good job showing how powerful nature is in many ways. A good way that the creators of Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke showed that nature was possible was simply how large they made creatures. Insects were huge and animals were huge to emphasize the power of nature.
In this film, and Princess Mononoke as well, there are a lot of different ways that the characters within the film relate to nature and how nature reacts back. The Man vs Nature conflict starts to become a theme throughout both of these films and there is a struggle to be able to live alongside animals. I also like how in these two films animals are a big part of the plots. They are implemented in a way that they are not only creatures that roam around while everything is going on, but the film makers gave the animals a certain personality to them, or maybe some sort of human-like quality even. This makes the animals feel closer to humans and is a good way of showing the connection between humans and nature, which is important as well.
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