Fuss has been obsessed with Totoro this week, an interest I support. The better examples of anime are, to cop a Shakespeare quote that came my way via Laurie Anderson, "rich and strange".
The high point, for some reason, is the closing credits, featuring a tune using what seem to be clumsy near-literal translations of the original Japanese lyrics (suddenly a furry wet giant is by your side! is one notable line)*. He leaps to his feet and dances around like a dervish while we clap and chant along.
Tonight he got into a spinning mode, where he'd spin and spin until he fell over, then get up and repeat the process. Near the end he was whirling around, and every time he caught a glimpse of me he'd say HI, DADA!
It went something like
spin
HI DADA!
spin
HI DADA!
spin
HI DADA!
And as is his wont he threw a kicker in at the end, right before he lost his equilibrium and wiped out for the final time:
spin
HOW YOU DOING, DADA!
*crash*
*I've got the old pre-Disney edition, I'm sure they 'improved' it for the big double disc re-release.
1 comment:
Try Shin Chan for unabashed butt humor.
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