Everyone loves Ghibli films, right? They’re everything Disney aren’t. You know, like good and stuff.
My Neighbour Totoro follows the story of two girls who, with their father, move to the country to be nearer their mother in hospital. There’s not really much of a plot, as very little actually happens. It’s just a very nice fairy story of the forest spirits (Totoro and his friends) and how they help the girls a couple of times after the girls lend Totoro an umbrella.
And that’s it.
But it doesn’t need to be any more. There’s no real danger, no climax, no major events, but it’s a charming, mostly happy story that’s enjoyable to watch, fantastically animated, and well told.
Verdict: 4/5
