I had read that it was set in the early fifties. And, yes,
let's all hop on the bus to New City.
Cheers,
Gerald
> Hi Gerald,
>
> Yes, it is like that, I can see it again now. And the big totoro, a kind
of
> life force spirit, playing with waterdrops on the umbrella (which he gets
to
> keep).
>
> I always wonder what kind of 'Japan' this film is set in. I'd love to take
the
> catbus and go there.
>
> Cheers,
> Jill
>
> > Ah... My Neighbor Totoro... the scene where the tree growing from the
> see> ds
> > given the children by Totoro... grows quickly, expanding just like a
> > mushroom cloud! An eradication by a wondrous green, life-force!
> >
> > It's like a little prayer every time I watch it with my daughter.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gerald Schwartz
> >
> > Hi Martin
> >
> > The Tough's Guide isn't actually a novel, but a kind of encyclopaedic
> gui> de.
> > It's a rather devastatingly witty satire on all the clichés of
> fantasy,> and
> > when I read it a few years ago I'd pinged quite a few. I think it's
just
> > been re-released; it used to be near impossible to get.
> >
> > I confess I have watched Grave of Fireflies only once, although we own
it.
> > But I really do recommend it, it's a stunningly beautiful film. It's
> > astounding how much emotional charge can be generated by animated
> > characters; it's something like what can happen in very good puppet
shows.
> > The Ghibli Studios thing, what Miyazaki does so superlatively, and what
> > superlative puppeteers also manage, is to catch gesture and movement.
> > There's a scene in My Friend Toto where a toddler is playing on the tree
> > monster, falling over and giggling: when I first watched it, I stopped
> th> e
> > dvd and replayed it, because I couldn't get over how accurately he was
> > rendering the physical movements of a small child. Wonderful stuff.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> >
> > Alison Croggon
> >
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
> >
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