My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 children's anime by Hayao Miyazaki, also known for films such as Spirited Away. Totoro is about two girls who move to an old house near an enchanted forest, where they meet the spirit guide Totoro and get into mischief. Totoro is a giant gray creature resembling Snorlax from pokemon. I remember watching this movie as a child and distinctly remembering the cat bus. I had wondered what it would feel like to ride inside of a giant creepy eyed cat, being allergic to cats I don't think I would enjoy it much although it would still be fun I'm sure. I also wondered, if they were inside a cat why didn't they get all slimy?
As I grew up I forgot all about My Neighbor Totoro until a few years ago when I was trying my hardest to remember the movie with the cat bus and Snorlax. As I talked to my then boyfriend about it (little did I know he had every Miyazaki film), he told me it was Totoro and I immediately had to watch it. Rewatching My Neighbor Totoro was like revisiting my childhood, almost like watching Lion King for the two millionth time but not quite that intense. My Neighbor Totoro will always have a place in my movie heart as the childhood film that made me wish I wasn't allergic to cats for once.
