Talk:Scary Truth Behind "My Neighbor Totoro"/@comment-36663897-20180821112736

The theory is interesting, but it's false. Here's why:

1. At the end of the film Mei and Satsuki meet the Grandma and Kanta.

2. The ending credits show them all playing together. Even if they look younger, that doessn't mean it's true.

3. Neither Mei or Satsuki are sick - it doesn't make sense that they suddenly die.

4. The ending credits show the mother in the house they just moved into - why would the mother be there if this happened BEFORE they moved? Clearly she's home from the hospital.

5. The mother is nearly released from the hospital by the time the movie ends.

6. Totoro and the other small ones show no signs of death and in fact show  signs of life (butterfilies and insects around them, they grow trees and plants, etc).

The theory is interesting but it's reading a little too much into it.