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i luv both of them!
it freaks me out wen her parents turn into pigs lol
and i was wondering, in the totoro movie, was itactually a dream?
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I think that what Totoro is about is that the children are in a very worried state, because their mother is ill. So what happens is that in their imaginations / play they escape from this harsh reality by introducing an element of fantasy. However I think this 'fantasy' has religious overtones to it. For example Totoro lives in a Shinto shrine (and may represent the spirit of the forest). I also remember a bit where they're waiting for the bus and there's a stone altar next to them. I think it's to show that they are being watched over and cared for in times of trouble. Though I may be reading too much into it.