My
Review of “My Neighbor Totoro”
Everyone
must see the movie “My Neighbor Totoro”, at some time. I enjoyed this movie and all of its
imagination. The movie is about two
young girls, Satsuki, a nine year old and her little sister, 4 year old Mei. They live with their father, Tatsuo, and
their mother is being cared for in the hospital with some kind of illness. The girls and their dad relocate so they
could live closer to the hospital. Their
dad was gone a lot, because he had to work and he visited his wife at the
hospital as often as he could. This
means that Satsuki and Mei were usually home alone. There was elderly woman who the girls and
their dad called “Granny”. Granny lived
nearby in another home with her grandson, Kanta. Kanta wasn’t very welcoming of the new little
girls in the neighborhood.
Satsuki
and Mei had the wildest imaginations that were full of surprises. You’ll enjoy the little adventures they went
on. During one of Mei’s adventures she
met her new friend, Totoro. Totoro was a
large cuddly animal, who sort of resembled a big giant monster.
What
helps this movie come alive is how you can relate to the real circumstances
they deal with. The fact that their
mother is ill and they miss her.
Especially Satsuki, she is the older sister and she has to take care of
her little sister most of the time.
Satsuki is only 9, but it seems she has to grow up before her time. At the same time, even they are going through
some things, they still have their imagination to keep them young and this
reminds you that they are still very young.
Imagination
played a very big part in this movie.
The girls have their imaginary friend, Totoro, and they catch a ride on
a “catbus”. Imagine waiting at the bus
stop and a large cat pulls up with centipede feet and windows on his body so
you can see the rows of seats inside.
Wouldn’t that be a wild ride?
Another thing that blows your mind are the trees that grow over
night. The girls planted their acorns in
hopes of growing trees. The next thing
you know Totoro comes and makes them grow over night, literally. You get the feeling that it was just a dream,
but then again, you can’t tell. That’s
just another example of the imagination that spreads throughout this
movie. From dust sprites to a catbus,
this film will definitely grab your attention because you can’t wait to see
what will happen next.
On
a scale of 1 to 10, I give “My Neighbor Totoro” an 8. Please see this movie before it gets lost in the old movies file room.
