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Preface. My Neighbor Totoro
He is a giant of Japanese anime.
Hayao Miyazaki. The iconic piece, in.
1988 year.
When it was released, the film swept all major film and television awards in Japan, and even won Best Cinematography, which was like a magical cartoon.
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The film Shunbao was named one of the 100 best works in Japanese history and was ranked.
Thirteenth place. Making Hayao Miyazaki and his Japanese anime famous all over the world.
After. More than 20 years.
Even in. 3D anime.
In the prevailing era, Mr. Gong's watercolor-based animation work still has a different artistic charm.
The film is constructed.
Man and animal, man and nature, man and man.
The value of the era of the ideal world of harmony and friendship and ecological balance is becoming more and more prominent, and it has a lasting charm.
1. In the plot of the movie, the two sisters arrived at the hospital by Totoro bus, saw their parents, and the family felt happy, the ending song.
My Neighbor Totoro Next Door
Accompanied until the end.
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This song, written by Hayao Miyazaki, perfectly grasps the movie.
Secret Covenants".
The key plot of two girls and Totoro waiting for the bus together in the heavy rain expresses the good wish of humans to live in harmony with nature and to be one with nature.
Before My Neighbor Totoro, Hayao Miyazaki's animation works were all aimed at showing the infinite demand of human beings for nature, causing great damage to nature, causing great harm to nature, and brutally sanctioning human beings.
My Neighbor Totoro does not use that kind of large-scale narrative method, nor does it have that kind of magnificent picture, but shows the harmonious ecology of symbiosis and symbiosis between human beings and nature with a warm and beautiful ordinary life.
1950s.
The calm and peaceful scene of the Japanese countryside.
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There are villages, rice paddies, wooden houses, and a clear stream. Farmers work in the fields and children play in the meadows. At the other end of the farmland, there is a dense primeval forest, which is the habitat of chinchillas, named.
"At that time, exactly.
World War II in Japan. In the post-economic boom period, large-scale modernization and urbanization have not yet begun, and many places still maintain a beautiful and harmonious natural environment like Songxiang.
Kusakabe, a university teacher in Tokyo, because he loves the countryside scenery and a huge pumpkin tree that grows to cover the sky and the sun, moved to an old house in Matsugo with his two daughters.
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Hayao Miyazaki. Said:
It's also a kind of compensation to be able to set My Neighbor Totoro in Japan, and so far, most of my anime works have been set in foreign countries, but in fact, their creations are all based on Japan. I describe exotic land as a land of beautiful nature and dreams, and I turn a blind eye to Japan, which raised me. But actually, it's so beautiful that I'm going to admit it's there, so ......”
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My Neighbor Totoro is indeed a very Japanese anime, not only showing the natural scenery of the Japanese countryside, but also showing the unique environmental protection concepts and concepts of the Japanese, and the ecological background formed by nature will have an important impact on the basic form of human civilization.
Japan is an island country in East Asia.
The climate is humid and rainfall is abundant, which is suitable for rice growth, and its woodland is about seventy percent or more.
Milson Era.
Since then, the Japanese have developed a sense of gratitude for nature because of their gratitude for the nature that gives them food, and they have developed a primitive belief in nature based on the belief that every plant and tree is entrusted to God.
Japan's traditional national belief is Shinto.
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Later the founder of Buddhism in Japan.
The most clear. 
Again. Mountains, water, grass, and trees can all become Buddhas."
The doctrine greatly strengthens the belief in nature, so that.
The concept of "animism" is rooted in traditional Japanese culture, and this concept has a deep ecological background and historical accumulation.
It was not until the modern industrial age that the conflict between humans and the environment gradually intensified, while.
Hayao Miyazaki. in his animated films.
Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away
Great anxiety is also shown in other animated films.
My Neighbor Totoro seeks to awaken human memories of the era of agrarian societies and natural economies in order to soothe those.
Lonely, isolated.
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My Neighbor Totoro tries to show the beauty of nature, but also tries to show the beauty of harmonious coexistence between people, in a forest, Mei and Satsuki.
In an old house, a one was found called.
Black Imp".
The youkai, Xiaomei.
I was very happy and excited to catch one.
I heard from the grandmother in the neighborhood that the dust goblins.
As soon as they see the light, they will run away, and they are so reluctant.
The film centers on the relationship between humans and felines, a mythical creature that is a spirit of nature and a guardian of the forest.
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Although they do not have any connection with humans, they can establish a spiritual connection with humans. The film's depiction of pure spiritual communication and resonance between humans and animals is the most touching part.
Xiaomei will lie on the fluffy and fat belly of the big chinchilla, play with it, stroke its beard, and stroke its little nose, when the chinchilla yawns on the road, Xiaomei will also scream, just like a naughty little grandson, frolicking with a kind old man and Nuo, tired of playing, and will lie on the soft belly, fall asleep soundly.
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The two of them, waiting for their father at the train station on a rainy night with an umbrella, approached the big Totoro, who was also waiting, with a leaf growing on its head, standing side by side with the two girls, looking very well-behaved.
Satsuki borrowed him an umbrella and returned him an oak seed ......The two men waited for the carriage together, helping each other, and although they did not speak, the atmosphere was very harmonious.
At the end of the movie, Xiaomei goes to the hospital alone to find her mother, but she loses her way, and in despair, Gao Yue.
Asked for Totoro, Totoro yelled, and Totoro's bus immediately arrived, not only to help find Xiaomei, but also to lead them to the hospital to visit her mother, so that Xiaomei got her wish.
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Second, whether chinchillas are friendly to humans also depends on how humans treat themselves. Totoro has a unique shape, with a fat body, round eyes, and a lazy posture, which makes people think that they are very gentle, but their claws and fangs can also protect themselves and attack when needed.
Just like in nature, there are times of warmth and storms, which can cause great disasters to human beings.
In the movie, Totoro does not have the opportunity to show his sharp teeth, and since everyone is not hostile and treats everyone equally, Miyazaki also emphasizes the special meaning of nature in his animation:
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Animations in other countries are based on nature, trees, rivers, and the sky, but ours is based on nature. Although people sometimes use anthropomorphic methods to depict nature, deep down we believe that people should look at nature with humility. This is our principle. ”
This is how Hayao Miyazaki and Japan have been thinking about nature since time immemorial.
"Treat each other with courtesy" means that he maintains the same status with nature and with all things, not the other way around, and he maintains courtesy, and man is not the spirit of all things, but only a member of it, a creature that naturally forms between heaven and earth.
The positioning of such a person reflects a view of nature in which all beings are equal, and when Xiaomei and her parents went to look for Totoro, they saw a huge pumpkin tree, Mr. Kuskawa. I couldn't help but sigh:
It's a magnificent forest, and the people here must be very kind."
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He asked the two children to stand in front of the tree, apologized for his disturbance, and asked the tree god for his protection, his reverence and gratitude for nature, and he regarded Totoro as a friend, both his family and his villagers, who were full of faith in Totoro, and they all sincerely prayed for God's protection.
May. Judging people by their appearance".
Treat Totoro as a monster and treat it as a stranger, she won't have a feeling of seeing her family, Satsuki is full of vigilance against Totoro when she is waiting for the carriage on a rainy day, she won't be so calm, she won't be so warm, and she won't be in danger, to.
Not my race" Totoro for help.
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It is precisely because in the movie, people treat nature with a pure heart and a humble heart, there is no suspicion between humans and animals, there is no defense, and there is no mutual harm, and people and animals and all forest creatures can live in harmony, showing a harmonious and perfect state of existence between man and nature.
Although everyone knows like.
Black Imp "My Neighbor Totoro."
and other monsters, but why can only Xiaomei and Satsuki see it?
In Miyazaki's works, most of them feature women as the main characters, acting as bridges to communicate with nature.
Only the innocent two sisters once happened to encounter a monster in the woods, and the adults were excluded from this magical world, just when Yellow Moon went to find Xiaomei and rode away on Totoro, the farmers working in the fields only saw a strange wind swirling in front of them, and they couldn't see what they were riding on.
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In the depiction of the realistic social environment, family relationships, and neighbor relationships, a romantic, ethereal, and surreal scene is integrated, which is a religious belief deeply rooted in traditional folklore!
This people believe that everything between heaven and earth is natural, and that children also belong naturally, and their spirits can be seen through their own eyes.
Another World".
When they grow up, they begin to keep their distance from nature, which is why Xiaomei and Satsuki can easily find the spirit of Totoro, they are both the same kind.
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But they prefer to believe that their hearts are pure, their thoughts are pure, so they will not hesitate to accept the beauty in these stories, this simple persistence, is the most precious, Miyazaki uses the life scene of fairyland, with the magic of nature fairy to make up a child's beautiful dream.
Three, except for the right.
In addition to the surreal description of the character "My Neighbor Totoro", the scenes and plots of the movie are very real: the quiet countryside, the sisters in the city, the bits and pieces of the neighborhood, these are so simple and real.
The characters in the movie, whether it is the Kusaobi family or his neighbors, their bodies and spirits are so relaxed, calm, natural, and amiable, and the affection, friendship, and neighborly feelings between them are all so vivid.
Gaoyue and Xiaomei were chasing around in the fields, having fun in the woods, still looking for a spirit beast, waiting for their father. Both of them are so affectionate and so intimate.
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The stubborn Xiaomei, who saw the Inari Temple behind the trees, couldn't help but be scared, and hurriedly ran to her sister, when Xiaomei got lost, her sister anxiously looked for her everywhere, and the relationship between her and her sister was brought into full play.
Compared to their relationship, the father and mother in this movie are not much depicted, but it is also very touching, the three of them take a bath together, the wind outside is loud, and Mr. Kusakabe will laugh out loud so that his daughter is no longer afraid of new things.
The three of them rode bicycles to visit their mother, talking and laughing all the way, making people revel in this beautiful scenery, and the mother appeared the least in the movie, but she could feel the warmth between mother and daughter all the time.
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Both of them are very worried about their mother who is lying in the hospital bed, and her sister always writes her something fun to make her happy with her lonely mother, Xiaomei will think of her when she sees a good cucumber, and when she sees a good corn kernel, she will share it with her as soon as she sees a good corn kernel, and when she hears that she can't go home, she goes to look for her alone.
The two girls were taken to the hospital by Totoro bus, and they were both relieved when they saw their mother's smile.
At. Hayao Miyazaki was 7 years old in 1947.
His mother was hospitalized for a long time due to illness.
9 years. For a long time, the film vividly expresses the relationship between mother and son, which is a kind of nostalgia for Miyazaki's past life, and at the same time a prayer for family reunion.
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The neighbors' mutual concern is also warm and touching, and the kind neighborhood's grandmother is enthusiastic, optimistic, and eager to help others, and the mother-in-law takes care of the sisters when the father is not at home. Mei misses her sister, so the old woman leaves her work behind and sends her to the school to see her sister.
The young Chad gave the umbrella to the two sisters and ran home in the heavy rain by herself, and when Satsuki returned to return her, she was preparing for her son, who was wet from the rain, and was very touched to learn that his son had helped her.
When Xiaomei got lost, the villagers enthusiastically helped her, anxious like a family, and the old woman cried with joy when she knew that Xiaomei was safe.
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Simple and sincere friendship is not pretended, but from the heart, and the mutual help and care between neighbors make people experience the truth of human nature again in this ancient social form.
Pure and unblemished, without worldly utilitarianism.
Innocence, family affection, friendship.
Together with the original ecological scenery of the fields and mountains, the harmonious and harmonious state of existence between man and nature and all things, together form an ideal ecosystem, and man is an organic part of nature.
When Miyazaki was a child, he followed the whole family.
Tokyo moved to the countryside of Katsugi Prefecture, Japan.
That rural experience left an indelible impression on him.
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Epilogue. Based on pairs.
Alertness and dissatisfaction with the negative effects of industrial civilization and urban expansion, such as environmental pollution and alienation of human nature.
My Neighbor Totoro is based on the theme of the natural countryside before urbanization, and builds a perfect world full of ecological concepts around a myth full of warmth and emotion.
In this world.
Heaven, earth, people, things.
They are all interdependent, and a harmonious and beautiful state has been reached between man and nature, as the German poet Herderlin said
Human beings, in the form of poetry, live on earth. ”
References] 1] and Wen Bo. Films that evoke nostalgia, 2011 (20).
2] Hayao Miyazaki. My Neighbor Totoro