Mononoke Hime / The princess Mononoke
Fanfiction
Character
-San: the Mononoke Hime
-Ashitaka: Who got into the ShiShigami forest to cure the curse at the movie Mononoke Hime, later solves the problem between human and forest gods.
-Lady Eboshi: At original movie Mononoke Hime, she was the one who planned to kill all the forest gods to rule the Shishigami forest. However, now she seeks a way to apologize and willing to create a harmony between human and gods.
-Moro: the wolf-god, San’s godmother; was dead at the movie Mononoke Hime, however she returns to life by Shishigami.
-Shishigami: The Stag god, who control over life and death of living creature.
-Kigigami: (new character) The Earth god in the Shishigami forest provokes serious conflict between human and the forest gods.
-Kodama: The guardian angel of trees in the Shishigami forest. Fond of human,
Scene
- Shishigami forest: the spirited forest. Ruled by the Shishigami itself and other forest gods.
- Tatabara Village: Former iron-making fortress, now a centre of pursuit.
The beginning of event
Lady Eboshi and her folks remained at the Tatabara village in Shishigami forest. Her new plan now is to apologize to Shishigami and other forest gods and seek a way to harmonize human and god beings. This seems a perfect plan until serious killing and curse caused as the anger of Kigigami, the Earth god, no longer permits human entrance to the forest.
Story out line
- First scene takes a place in the Shishigami forest where a group of mountaineers get killed by trees and earth and those who escaped also got killed by killing curse.
- Moro the godmother of San immediately senses the rage of forest gods towards human goes to the Earth god and beg not to harm her precious San.
- Lady Eboshi, yet have no idea of what’s happening to the forest. Send a man to Shishigami with a present. The messenger got murdered in the forest by Earth god and the Kodama who eye witnessed the whole scene decide to come to Lady Eboshi. Kodama appears in Tatabara village with dead body and warns Lady Eboshi the anger of Earth god.
- Lady Eboshi seeks a help from Ashitaka.
- Ashitaka first refuse to return to the Shishigami forest but Lady Eboshi doesn’t give up and succeed to persuade him.
- Ashitaka returns to the forest. He, who has helped saving Moro and Shishigami, never expect an attack from Earth god. However Earth god manages to kill every human tries to enter the forest.
- The Earth god sees Ashitaka as a human intruder to the forest. Luckily the attack’s been spotted by San. She saved Ashitaka’s life.
- San brings wounded Ashitaka to Moro. When Ashitaka gains health San demands him never come back to the forest and tell Lady Eboshi to withdrawn.
- Lady Eboshi is strong at her will and keeps sending her people to the forest.
- The raging Earth god destroys Tatabara village.
- Kodama couldn’t let innocent life taken away by the Earth god. Kodama helps Lady Eboshi to re-build the Tatabara centre.
- The good will of people from Tatabara village finally reached to San and San volunteer for reconciliation between human and god.
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3 comments:
Hi Hannah
I liked the Prologue/Orientation you gave starting 'The beginning of the event' and I found this helpful in setting the scene.
I also found your story line very clearly followed Vogler's Mythic Structure which made the story flow easily. Well done.
I don't know the Princess Moronoke story so am not able to offer much advice, but from what you've written so far it appears Lady Eboshi is the heroine? If so maybe you could consider making her a bit more significant in the final draft. Vogler's archtypes are a good way to define the character personalities and when I read through your work, I got the impression that Ashitaka is the Mentor, Moro is the Threshold Guardian and either Shishigami or Kigigami is the Shapeshifter, and finally Kodama is The Herald. Is this what you intended? Paul's notes 'Filmic Narratives Part II: Characterisation and Archtype' are really helpful if you're interested.
Well done.
Anne
Hi, Hannah,
Though I don't like anime too much and haven't seen Princess Moronoke, I can tell what your story is about. Your story plan is perfect and very clear. There are main characters on brief introduction. There are story plots fully considered. I feel I'm scanning a novel or fasting a move when I'm reading your story outline. Well done!
The problem I feel is there are a bit too many characters in a 2000 words story. To fulfill your story lines, I think you probably need to work out 10000 words. I'm excited to wait for your complete story.
Thank you for both Renabrab and Min Jhang.
Renabrab, yes,so far, I have been thinking Eboshi will be heroine in my fanfiction. The rest of your analysing characters and archetypes seem to be also correct. Thanks you for your comment.
Min Jhang, I was also thinking about that point. But I think that is because I described whole story in detail that I will write. Anyway, I will keep your tip in my mind while I'm developing my fanfiction. Thank you Min Jhang!!
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