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CricketBeautiful
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My Neighbor Totoro, by Hayao Miyazaki
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Hubby picked it up in the discount bin.
The kids watched it ten times straight.
Well, maybe not straight, but close enough to feel like it.
I watched it a few times, too.
Suitable for any age, but there are some rather tense moments. No scary villains, but some scary situations. But everything -- and I mean everything -- comes out just fine. You have to watch the end credits to get the final bit of resolution, but it's there.
The story begins with a father and two girls -- 12-year-old Tatsuki and 3-year-old Mei -- arriving at an old house for the summer, while their mother is in the hospital.
They encounter a few mostly-harmless spirits, and make some cute and cuddly and powerful friends.
The family relationships are warm and honest.
I just loved Mei. She's absolutely adorable, and the scene where she's exploring her world and meeting new friends is priceless. Just simple, gentle, childhood exploration and friendship.
Tatsuki is the one, though, I feel for. She knows her father's not telling her something, and she worries. She takes responsibility when she's not sure anyone else can, and she does it well.
The adults balance the world wonderfully.
The animation is incredible. It draws us into the children's world, without denying the adult world. The movement is comfortable to watch, and the details made me smile over and over again.
Definitely worth the cost of buying, and the shelf-space. Prime shelf-space.
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Between stimulus and response there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
- Viktor E. Frankl
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07-01-2005 18:43
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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny."