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Aug 14, 2022
Mixed Feelings
My Neighbour Totoro is a movie which is quite mixed for me. It’s good, but, nothing greater than that. Here’s why (in my opinion):

- POSITIVES -
This movie has some really fluid and nice animation, I’d describe it as kind of like a slingshot in some scenes. Some other scenes just look really good like scenes where it is raining for example.
In general it just has a really nice vibe to it all.
The characters are really likeable and are a cute and happy family. The other characters are pretty cute and fun too.
Every action in this movie you can feel. A character slipping while they’re running, a character panting because they’re out of breath, a character stressed, etc.
The final part of the movie is really good because of the event that happens in it. It’s a pretty stressing event and hooks you in but it has a nice ending.

- NEGATIVES -
This movie is WAY too long and like nothing happens until the final 20 minutes. Pretty much the entire movie except the last 20 minutes is just build-up for the characters. This makes the movie feel slow. It also just makes you feel like the entire 1 hour before those 20 minutes at the end feel kinda useless. They aren’t but they take way too long to build up the characters for the final 20 minutes of the film and it makes the movie feel like a bit of a drag. This 1 hour and 30 minute movie could’ve just been a 30 or 40 minute movie and would’ve been better in my opinion.

- VERDICT -
Overall I’d give it a 7/10. I think you should give it a watch just for those last 20 minutes since they are pretty solid as I said before and the parts before those 20 minutes are still good just kind of boring and slow. But if you don’t really want to watch it, then don’t. It’s not one of those animes that I’d say you should definitely watch even if you don’t want to since it’s worth it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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