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I think a lot of wholesome movies would become horrifying if you gave the characters massive, hairy dongs really flopping about in every scene. I’m thinking the likes of:
- Paddington
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Monsters Inc
- ET
- The Wizard of Oz
Really most movies, the more I think of it.
Arguably there is quite a lot of horror at the centre of My Neighbour Totoro (also Spirited Away but you didn’t mention that one).
The floating red shoes are a reference to a real life event in Japan that was in the news at the time where a girl had drowned.
Additionally, you could view the events of the film as taking place in the protagonist’s mind as a coping mechanism for extreme grief.
Edit: Missed a few things. Apparently the destination on the cat bus says “grave” on it and there is a fan theory that Totoro is a shinigami.
