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Children need their village - My Neighbor Totoro (Spoilers)

Hello whoever might be out there,  I want to preface this by saying that I may use Neighbor and Neighbour interchangeably throughout this. I know officially it uses the American spelling but I am a firm advocate for British English remaining strong, which is a whole rant for another time (idea now added to my ever growing list.) I finally watched My Neighbor Totoro. I am slowly working my way through the Studio Ghibli films, with each one seeming like a reward. I have now seen Kiki's Delivery Service, Ponyo, and My Neighbor Totoro; so the most well known ones. I always knew I would like Ghibli. Everything I had seen advertised about them interested me. Animation, storytelling, music - three things I simply adore, and adore even more when put all together. I was having a bit of a treat day today, so I thought there would be no better way to end it than to watch My Neighbour Totoro, one I was told was cosy and heart-warming. I have been trying to watch more films so no better place t...