Similarities in Miyazaki movies

There are many similarities in Miyazaki's three movies we watched in class. Two (Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke) contained mysterious blob-like things that tried to destroy things. Two (S.A. and Totoro) had children as the main characters who stood up for what they believed in and didn't hold back from a challenge. They all seemed to have main characters that made foolish mistakes also that put themselves at risk. Another common element was the use of gods. All three of the movies contained gods, both good and bad, that affected the main character(s). They also contained other strange spirits and creatures that were very interesting in appearance like the little tree spirits, the totoro, and the turnip spirit.
All three movies were very interesting and entertaining. Miyazaki has very interesting ideas and a very unique way of animating movies.