Finally, with reference to Cavallaro (2006), what distinguishes Mononoke technically as being – it is generally agreed – a great work of anime?
"One of the principal reasons behind the film's tremendous popularity in its homeland is undoubtedly Japan's fascination with legend, mythology and folklore,.."(Drazen 2003, .39) Drazen here explains to the reader an essential explaination as to why this film and ones like it succeed in Japan. Titanic was the only film to over take it in box office earnings. This popularity I think is due to not only the story but also the medium in which is was crafted.
As we know Anime is hugely popular in Japan and a story such as Princess Mononoke delivered in this form reached out to not only people interested in Mythology and Japanese culture but to a technology buff these new advancements and the fact it was anime I think contributed to its success as an Anime film.
REFERENCES
Cavallaro, D.(2006).The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki. London: McFarland & Company.
A good start with the Drazen quote and I think you could have developed this much further making explicit references to the primary text (an important requirement of these responses). The rest of your response is a little unclear - are you saying that the reason that Mononoke is a 'great' work of anime is because it is . . . anime?
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