my neighbor totoro the most twisted movie theory ever

kotaku has an interesting article on their webpage today about totoro

yes this giant fuzzy peaceful thing with the umbrella

and well its not a very well known fact that totoro is actually the name of an ancient diety of death.

with that piece of knowledge in hand rewatching it paints a horrid picture for you.

"The rumor says that Totoro is the God of Death, so the persons that can see Totoro are actually close to death, or already dead. What that means for the story is that when Mei goes missing and a sandal is found in the pond, Mei actually drowned. When Satsuki is asked about the sandal she cannot face the truth and lies about it not being Mei's sandal. So Satsuki goes on a desperate search for Totoro, calling for him and actually opens up the door the realm of the dead herself. With Totoro's help she finds her dead sister and they together go to their mother's hospital. There, the only one who actually noticed that the sisters were there, was the mother, who also soon is going to die."

while this is all specualtion and ghibli denies at eevry turn that one of their no.1 selling childrens films is actually incredibly adult and morbid under the surface the connections are fairly solidly drawn but not concrete.

until then your welcome to interprete it however u wish but if you take it this way totoro has single handidly taken the lives of a mother and her two children without raising a finger:shock:

http://kotaku.com/5926248/totoro-isnt-all-cute-for-some-hes-the-god-of-death?tag=my-neighbor-totoro

What anime is this from? Or animated movie?

Thats messed up....

Before I read your post I am just going to say that movie was my FAVORITE movie as a child for a long time.

LOVE THIS MOVIE. still.

Ah, but what about the cat bus?harashawn

whelp, if the creator of the series says it has nothing to do with death and is dark then its not up for interpretation

ghey anime is ghey

whelp, if the creator of the series says it has nothing to do with death and is dark then its not up for interpretation

Chris_Williams

prince of the sun is also good but its horribly aged

I've never seen or heard of that anime, but given that theory the picture you posted

is rather disturbing. Look how happy they are at the prospect of death arriving.

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whelp, if the creator of the series says it has nothing to do with death and is dark then its not up for interpretation

ionusX

prince of the sun is also good but its horribly aged

I'm going to pretend like I never read that. ;__;

I'm going to pretend like I never read that. ;__;

soulless4now

One of the great things about Totoro is that you have this large, ferocious-looking creature that is completely benign and happy. He's peaceful. He's the monster you invite from under your bed and have tea parties.Ghibli

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I'm going to pretend like I never read that. ;__;

ionusX

inb4 the movie being called horrible and outright disgusting.

I guess it makes sense to Japanese children?

Maybe that has some bearing to the story about the mother, but I don't think Miyazaki's intent was to give a subtext of death to the girls in the story.

Having seen Grave of the Fireflies, I know that Miyazaki is no stranger to death and unbearable strife in children and adults. I don't think Totoro was that story. He pretty much covered pain and suffering in Grave. If he wanted to tell another story like that, it would have been more open and less subtle about the whole idea.

That movie always crept me out as a kid, I need to watch it again...

I've never seen or heard of that anime, but given that theory the picture you posted

is rather disturbing. Look how happy they are at the prospect of death arriving.

Serraph105

Maybe that has some bearing to the story about the mother, but I don't think Miyazaki's intent was to give a subtext of death to the girls in the story.

Having seen Grave of the Fireflies, I know that Miyazaki is no stranger to death and unbearable strife in children and adults. I don't think Totoro was that story. He pretty much covered pain and suffering in Grave. If he wanted to tell another story like that, it would have been more open and less subtle about the whole idea.

starfox15

Grave of the Fire flies was a Ghibli film, but not a Miyazaki film....

Incidently, Totoro and Grave were origionally released as a two parter, theater package.

uuuuhhhhhh what?

Creeps me out, in a sexual way.

yeah...I stopped reading kotaku as a website long ago.
1.they already dont post video game stuff when they are a video game blog that touts themselves as news.
2.the editors and staff are morons.

this just reaffirms that posting something that really has nothing to do with video games and is BS about one of my favorite childhood films by Ghibli.
f*** kotaku.

I'm going to pretend like I never read that. ;__;

soulless4now

I'm pretty sure you're wrong op. Just watch other ghibli movies and you will realize that article is just wrong.shakmaster13

I've never understood this penchant to keep children "safe" from death, or their media free from "adult" themes. They are going to grow up someday, and need to be taught about things. Watch Watership Down and tell me that would be considered an appropriate children's movie in today's market.Zeviander

Great concept.... I'm going to have to watch it again soon now. :P raven_squad