The main thing to be warned about with Totoro is that the mother in the family is sick and in a sort of hospital/rest home. It's not clear what's wrong with her, but I kind of suspect TB (the place where the mother is seems to feature a lot of fresh air and natural surroundings), but it's never stated outright. The older of the two girls is very much afraid that her mother will die when she allows herself to think about it.
It's not the sort of movie where that even feels like a possible thing that might happen, but it is a factor that affects the family. My daughter first watched the movie when she was three and never noticed anything sad or scary about it, so I think this is something that is primarily noticeable by adults.
I can't think of any particular warnings for Kiki. I might have a little trouble with it now simply because my daughter is Kiki's age and the thought of her needing to leave home to seek her fortune... Well.
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Date: 2015-09-01 09:45 pm (UTC)It's not the sort of movie where that even feels like a possible thing that might happen, but it is a factor that affects the family. My daughter first watched the movie when she was three and never noticed anything sad or scary about it, so I think this is something that is primarily noticeable by adults.
I can't think of any particular warnings for Kiki. I might have a little trouble with it now simply because my daughter is Kiki's age and the thought of her needing to leave home to seek her fortune... Well.