Post AQGceukitAXl2AZjJg by ice@merveilles.town
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 (DIR) Post #AQGcerX8rCth3BCLEO by ice@merveilles.town
       2022-12-03T11:42:57Z
       
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       Trying to convince my almost 5-year-old that Totoro might be something they’d enjoy.- No, I don’t want to watch a movie!- Actually, it’s a movie but also a cartoon.- No! I want to watch Paw Patrol! It’s the best cartoon!- Mmh, it’s very different from Paw Patrol, you’ll see, it’s… (so much better, you have no idea)- No! No way!- Is there a cat-bus in Paw Patrol?- Uh, a what?- A giant cat, who is also a bus. There’s one in Totoro.- Oh. (sudden silence, eyes sparkle)
       
 (DIR) Post #AQGcetIKJGEcVoHXPs by ice@merveilles.town
       2022-12-03T21:33:54Z
       
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       In case you’re wondering, the cat-bus scored a massive hit. My kid got so excited they had to describe it with extreme details to their grandmother on the phone, to the point we could only schedule to watch it again with her, since she didn’t know Totoro.I hadn’t seen it in while, and wow, it’s still pure magic. This time it felt deeply emotional, more than the usual. It’s one of these rare works that you can project a new layer of meaning onto every time you dive into them.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQGceukitAXl2AZjJg by ice@merveilles.town
       2022-12-04T09:56:13Z
       
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       Still chuckling about the fact that the cat bus is quite anatomically correct and apparently male, and that he uses zombie mice for headlights. I mean, unless these mice are actual parts of his body, they look very much like dead trophies with nasty red eyes animated by dark magic. Which is is not as cute as you’d think at first, but definitely what some kind of magical feline would do.I’m sure someone has written a whole thesis on the darker side of Totoro.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQGcewDpQRQ3ajCUK0 by ice@merveilles.town
       2022-12-04T10:11:21Z
       
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       In any case, what struck me the most in My Neighbor Totoro is how adults simply choose to believe children and accept their fantasies as part of reality. That, and the fact they can still catch a glimpse of this magical or imaginary realm, even if they now clearly live outside of it. It’s a beautiful message.