My Neighbor Totoro

[ellen_datlow]

Just finished watching it and it's really lovely. Utterly charming and quite moving with the underlying worry throughout (for those who haven't seen in, I won't go into detail).
I'm glad I finally got to see it. So are there any sequels to it?

Comments

[czakbar.livejournal.com]

Ellen, no sequels, but lots of other Miyazaki films that you will love if you loved this one. I suggest Howl's Moving Castle, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Spirited Away.

I LOVE Miyazaki. Totoro is one of my favorites for sure. :)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I've seen Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away and loved them both.
I'll add the others to my queue, though.
Thanks.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

My favorite Miyazaki is Kiki's Delivery Service. A witch is sent out as a young teen to find her own way and she makes mistakes and finds friends.

[elenuial.livejournal.com]

I can second this comment. Miyazaki films are magnificent. Two more of his films that I'm quite fond of are "Princess Mononoke" and "Castle in the Sky" (a different, and older, film, than "Howl's Moving Castle" -- though the two are remarkably similar). Both are also excellent to watch.

I count myself fortunate that I have family in Japan. They sent me Totoro when I was young, and it's been one of my favorite movies ever since I was tiny. :)

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I think I might have seen Princess Mononoke first. I see that Totoro came out in 1988--too bad it wasn't out when I was a kid. One of the other things I missed out on was going to Disneyland when I was young enough to really appreciate it ;-)

[elenuial.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. Maybe so. I ran away from Mickey Mouse, though. He was bigger than me! That equals scaaaaary!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

How old were you at the time?
I would think 10 or so would have been the perfect age maybe 30 years ago. I'm assuming it became more homogenized than when it first opened. First time I went I was an adult and it was 1980.

[elenuial.livejournal.com]

My foggy memory puts me at about 5 -- which means late 80's. My childhood recollection tells me that's about the time Disney was making the big push to be "hip" with the youth crowd.

I think 30 years ago would've been a good time. Or even earlier; back when Disney Corp. could still feign an innocence of sorts.

How was it as an adult? I haven't gone, but I imagine it would be rather disappointing by comparison.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

I've gone a few times and probably won't again (although I may try Disneyworld in Orlando next year while I'm in town).

The first time I was excited even though I was an adult. I enjoyed the rides that I went on and enjoyed the "fun fun fun" atmosphere but all the stores were too similar and had the same products all over the park and that was disappointing. Nothing I couldn't buy in other Disney stores around the country. So a mix of fun and disappointment. I think I went twice after that.