Crumbling Crucible

Ah, Totoro. It seems weird that only this year Totoro comes to my country, almost 30 years after its release even though it has become he mascot of Studio Ghibli for many years. Watching it alone at night in the day where I also watched A Silent Voice with my friends seems very disorienting. Taking us back to the time where imagination is the reality, Totoro has been dubbed to be one of the greatest animations ever. Even if it's the second time I'm watching, Totoro once again swept my expectations and brought my imagination to a whole new level.

Finally, I've started to delve into the mind of one genius called Hayao Miyazaki. Spirited Away was the first foreign animation that won Academy Award because its critically acclaimed performance. While Spirited Away was shown to the world in 2001, it was only last month I was able to watch it here in the homeland. Thanks to its all age rating, I was able to see it along with my brother and mother. So, to put things in perspective, Spirited Away enjoys a wide range of audience, that's why it was and still so popular after all those years.