My Neighbor Totoro

The way Hayao Miyazaki entices his viewers to accept his idea about a new relationship between nature and humanity was never really talked about or discussed in the past couple of years. The film ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ with all the religious elements and the social impact it had established the director Miyazaki as one of the best animators not just in Japan, but around the world. What really gives this film power and fame is not just the mysterious and magical world it has or the cute character that

In the film My Neighbor Totoro, Satsuki and her family are going through a lot of changes to their lives. One of these changes is that they moved to a new neighborhood be closer to their mother (who is in the hospital). Everyone in the family deals with this change differently. Satsuki’s dad tries to adjust to being the only parent in the house by spending more time at home with Mei, Satsuki’s sister. Mei deals with the changes by trying to spend all her time with Satsuki and playing with creatures

ambiguity of age, specifically through his film My Neighbor Totoro. Through the theme of the ambiguity of age, Miyazaki is able to show the different characteristics that are maintained through maturing, characteristics that are left behind, and characteristics that are gained from the process of growing up. I will focus on the differences of maturity between the two sisters and the father in My Neighbor Totoro. Miyazaki’s film My Neighbor Totoro “tells the story of the two young daughters (Satsuki

Another one of Hayao Miyazaki's movies that represent an animistic worldview is My Neighbor Totoro. One of the main spirits in the movie are dust bunnies. A family consisting of a father and two daughters move into an old house that is filled with dust bunnies. At first, the children believe that the dust bunnies are just inanimate objects, but soon realize that they come to life when no one is watching them. The girls then make it their mission to catch the dust bunnies in the act of moving and

In the film My Neighbor Totoro, Satsuki and her family go through a great deal of changes in their lives. The recent changes in Satsuki’s family’s lives cause them a great deal of stress. Everyone in the family deals with the stressful situation in different ways. Satsuki’s dad tries to spend more time at home instead of always working. Mei, Satsuki’s sister, deals with the stress by trying to spend all of her time with Satsuki. Satsuki tries to cope with the stressful situation by ignoring it. She

How Miyazaki persuades his audience to accept his idea on a new relationship between humanity and nature has not been fully explored and appreciated. The social impact and the religious elements of ‘My Neighbor Totoro ' made it one of the most important films establishing Hayao Miyazaki’s name and reputation in the film industry, both in Japan and worldwide. What makes this film famous and powerful is not only the magical, mysterious world or the adorable character that Miyazaki creates, but also

My Neighbor Totoro makes us question if it necessary to have an enemy or major conflict in order to make a great movie. Although some might have found this film strange due to simplicity and anti-climactic plot I believe that is what helped it reach different crowds from around the world. The film My Neighbor Totoro was a movie that was focused on the adventures that Satsuki and Mei took as they moved into a new home in order to be closer with their mother as she was in the hospital. This movie

My Neighbor Totoro makes us question if it’s necessary to have an enemy or major conflict in order to make a great movie. Although some might have found this film strange due to simplicity and anti-climactic plot I believe that is what helped it become so popular around the world. The film My Neighbor Totoro was one that was focused on the adventures that Satsuki and Mei took as they moved into a new home in order to be closer to their mother due to her being ill. “My Neighbor Totoro has become

collection: It’s true to say that I was very heavily influenced by Tezuka. When I was in both elementary and junior high school, I liked his manga best of all the ones I read… when I passed the age of eighteen and felt that I just had to draw manga of my own, the question of how best to peel away the

through spirits that have the ability to transform their shape, such as the foxes and raccoons in Pom Poko. Buddhism also influences Miyazaki films. Dragons derive from Buddhist legends and are in Spirited Away. Buddhist statues are also seen in My Neighbor Totoro, and Pom Poko (Odell 28). All of his movies contain variations of spirits, demons, or fantastical creatures rooted in nature. There is a balance of empathy through his human elements, but mystery in his fantasy elements. One major theme that