The story begin with two sister , Mei and Satsuki on a truck with their father , they are moving to their new home which is where the whole story revolves around. Their new home, their new place in the world. At first I didn't really understand the whole purpose of Totoro. I know the title of the film is based around him, but i didn't see much purpose to him being there. it was just basically a little magical element added in. And it suppose to show that someone is there for those girls. There wasn't much to the plotline, but I enjoyed it still immensely. There were times near the end where you sat up straighter because of the heart felt scene thats happening, and you feel all fuzzy when Totoro appears to help. I felt that the characters of Satsuki and Mei were definitely played more here. The role of the older sister watching over the younger one, the whole misinterpreting what each other really means and getting into a squabble.
~ ART ~
The same style that has been used over and over again which never in my mind seems to lose its quality. The best character design would be the more magical creatures especially the cat bus, its so cute! The furry lining seemed so warm and cuddly that you yourself just want to go on and sit there enjoying the ride. The next ones in my favourite character design would have to be Totoro, Chibi-Totoro, and Chu-Totoro. Again, so damn cute! Weird creatures, but loveable look created for them the same.
~ SOUND ~
The sounds of this film didn't really stick with me as do some other Studio Ghibli animations, the music score didn't really hit me, so the music therefore must have been good enough to accompany what I was watching that I didn't really notice it. i do remember some parts of the film where i did listen. The background music really did fit into the whole action at that time. the rain began to fall and you could feel as if something magical was going to happen by the music. You just knew.
~ ENJOYMENT ~
Definitely enjoyable! Loved every minute of it when i was younger and when i watched it again when i was older. I think this is the kind of film which can be enjoyed by just about everyone.
~ OVERALL ~
Its an easy enough film to watch. If you want depth, you won't really find it here. Its sentimental at the most. Its a magical experience that you will get.
