Nature, family, brotherhood and love

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2017)

As a 17 year-old boy, I watched this movie for the first time in my life today and I am pretty sure it won't be the last time.
Miyazaki's love of nature is fantastic. I loved the famous rain scene, and the tree growing scene which is -I think- the best scene of the movie. Also Totoro, symbolozing nature was lovely.
I saw my family and my mum's village in this. The love between family members were so great. I watched like: "Yeah, that's my dad. Yeah this is how I love my mum." Also the neighborliness makes you smile. People care about each other. When Mei gets lost, everybody stops working and starts looking for her.
Sastuki and Mei are well-created characters. Especially Mei, she loves her sister so much and she always tries to imitate her. Because she is too little, she is not capabele of of understanding some things. For example, she insists that her mother must come home. She is "innocent" and that's why she is the most lovely character. Her caring sister Sastuki is a mature child, because she looks after and tries to protect her sister during her mother's long absence. I loved Satsuki more than any other character(maybe that's because I don't have elder brother or sister, but I have a sister-that's why my emphaty for Satsuki were stronger than other characters-.
I am sure Kanta loves Satsuki but he is embarrassed to talk to her. I can't express his feelings in English that's the end.
Not as good as Spirited Away, but still one of the greatest animations of all time. A well-deserved 9/10.