It does not have the delicate accuracy of “ Totoro ” or the powerful and splendid richness of detail of “ Spirited Away .
它没有龙猫那样细腻的准确性,或是神隐少女的张力以及壮丽丰富的细节。片中的意像有效但常显得普通。
Princess Mononoke is the second-biggest box-office hit in Japanese movie history , and My Neighbor Totoro , as well as attracting huge audiences , was successful in another way .
By analyzing three representative animated movies , which are My Neighbor Totoro , Spirited Away and The Valley of the Wind , the author found that it is Zen in the themes , characters , composition and dialogues of the movies .
What makes his films so memorable from the great ones , like Spirited Away , which is a coming-of-age tale , and the ecological fables Princess Mononoke and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind , to less profound but still captivating works like Kiki ’ s Delivery Service and the mesmerizing My Neighbor Totoro is something that ’ s harder to label .