Why it is so special for me

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 1999)

Tonari no Totoro holds a special place among all the animated movies I had ever watched as the movie that makes me remember what's it like to be a child again. Totoro reminds us what it feels to see the world around us as a child, where everything is new, fresh, and exciting. This movie also contains some of the best scenes ever created in an Anime. There is a lot of HEART in this movie. It is also clear that rather than designing the visuals for the sake of merely making them look pretty/ appealing, the designers uses their sensitivity to convey how interesting the world looks from their point of view. This results in a movie that connects to the audience in so many ways. This movie certainly has the charm and "magic" that had been lost in so many recent animated features. I highly recommend this movie.