Forza kirjutas:Sotsiaalkriitika oli tugevalt tunda. Ma küll ei tea, mis situatsioon oli Jaapani riigimetsaga 16 aastat tagasi, aga tundub nagu ei lähe loodusel seal just väga hästi. Pani ikka mõtlema see film.
Noh, antud teemal annaks pikalt targutada, aga ma jätan siinkohal võimaluse kasutamata ja proovin lühidalt teha.
90ndate keskpaigus, filmi valmimise ajal olid Jaapani metsad veel Teise maailmasõja tagajärgedest taastumas. Pärast sõda istutati kõvasti uut metsa ning tänapäeval on Jaapan metsasuse poolest (peaaegu 70% maismaast on kaetud metsaga) arenenud riikide seas Soome järel teisel kohal, kuid seda tänu kultuurpuistute suurele osakaalule. Põlismetsi pole just palju säilinud.
Aga kuna "Mononoke Hime" tegevus leiab aset Muromachi ajastu lõpuaastatel, tõenäoliselt 1570ndate paiku (ega ma ka täpselt ei tea), siis on vaja ennekõike mõista, millises seisukorras Jaapani metsad tollal olid:
Exploitative use of forests worked as long as Japan's population was small. The rulers' demands for timber sometimes led to severe local deforestation, but they were always able to shift the logging to new areas with "old growth" forests that contained an abundance of large trees for high quality lumber. Logging for timber demands of the elite often suited villagers because it opened up land for agriculture while also creating secondary forest, which was the best vegetation for providing organic fertilizer, fuel, fodder, and other forest products for subsistence.
The situation started to change around 1570. By then, Japan's population had increased to ten million people, and villagers' needs for subsistence forest products had increased correspondingly. Large-scale military conflict during the 1500s required large quantities of timber for the armies. With the advent of the Tokugawa shogunate and peace, followed by rapid growth of cities and monumental construction projects for castles, temples, and shrines, logging increased during 1600s to a scale never before experienced in Japan. Conflict between villagers and rulers over the use of forest lands - subsistence products for the villagers vs. timber for the rulers - became more intense. By 1670 the population had increased to nearly thirty million, and with the exception of Hokkaido, the old growth forests had been completely logged. The supply of timber and other forest products was running out. Soil erosion, floods, landslides, and barren lands (genya) were becoming ever more common. Japan was headed for ecological disaster.
Ühesõnaga, tulevik paistis tume.
PS. Making-of klippe leidub juutuubis hulganisti, ise vaatasin kunagi sellist dokumentaali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3LRn7EKx8