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?

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[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.