My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) (1988)

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 13 23:45

"Come out, come out, wherever you are! Japan's premier animator Hayao Miyazaki is often described as the "Japanese Walt Disney". Over the years, Miyazaki and Isao Takahata's Studio Ghibli has been responsible for countless animated masterpieces. From the earlier Grave of the Fireflies to the more recent Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli has persistently bestowed audiences with endearing animated features unlike any other. Japanese anime is a genre unto itself. Not being fond of anime can be equated with not being fond of American films. Anime has become far too stereotyped after inane products such as Pokemon and the abysmal Dragon Ball Z. There's such an extensive multiplicity of styles that it's impossible to abhor anime as a whole. Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Tot...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Jan 30 22:29

I love this film! It may not be as deep as some of the other Ghibli films, but it is very happy and light-hearted. Whenever I watch it I feel warm and fuzzy inside! The designs of the Totoros are amazingly cute.

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Jul 28 0:17

This is much more of a straighforward magical kids movie than "Spirited Away". But worth watching just to see the bus.

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 7:16

Whereas other Ghibli films are more suitable for all ages, I felt this film was far more accessible for younger people. There wasn't much to engage the older viewer.

Set in a picturesque town deep in the countryside, this fantastical story involves two girls who befriend Totoro, a lazy tree-dwelling creature who provides them with all the escapism they need after having to come to terms with their unwell mother.

That's the gist of the story, there really isn't much else to describe! I found myself losing interest part way through, but I certainly don't think it's a bad film.

Rating : 6/10