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The story revolves around Coraline Jones, a young girl who moves to a new home with her parents and stumbles upon a hidden, parallel world behind a tiny door in their new apartment. In this "Other World," Coraline discovers a more appealing version of her life, complete with loving, button-eyed parents and endless wonders. However, the enchantment of this parallel world soon gives way to darkness as Coraline realizes that her new parents have sinister intentions and that she must summon incredible courage to save herself and her real parents.

One of the standout features of Coraline is its meticulous stop-motion animation. Every frame of this film is fantastic, with painstaking attention to detail evident in every character, set piece, and creature. The craftsmanship is truly remarkable, creating a unique and mesmerizing visual experience that sets Coraline apart from other animated films.

The characters are brought to life by a talented voice cast, with Dakota Fanning providing the voice of Coraline, and Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman giving fantastic performances as the Other Mother and Father. Their voice acting adds depth and emotion to the characters, making them feel real and relatable.

This also delves into dark and thought-provoking themes. It explores the longing for a better life and the dangers of succumbing to temptation. It also showcases Coraline's growth as a character, as she transforms from a curious and sometimes petulant child into a brave and resourceful young heroine. We would recommend this film if you haven't seen it.

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Anonymous

I first saw this movie as a kid, maybe 7. It gave me horrible nightmares. Even now as a 21 year old man, I still sometimes dream about the Other Mother, but I don't wake up crying anymore... so that's good! Clearly it must have traumatized me in some way haha.

Anonymous

I remember when this movie came out, I seriously got scared from watching it because of the whole button eyes and the Other Mother. We weren't even allowed to watch it in the house because it was so creepy. Rewatching it now, it's not so bad. But it's not one of those Halloween movies I'd like to rewatch every year like The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Bigpawpaw81

Haha I just got HBO Max for the first time! now I can watch all the Harry Potter movies with you guys!

Jenna

Honestly, no hate to this movie, but I never got the extreme hype for Coraline. It might be due to the fact that I never watched it as a kid and hold no nostalgia toward it. I finally watched it later as an adult and thought it was fine. I don't mind watching it, but it's not what I pick to watch myself. Since the comments say that not all of you were sold on it, I think I might just watch the youtube cut of this one rather than watching the whole thing. Thanks for trying it out anyways guys! Not every person will like every movie and that's okay. I still appreciate that you guys take the time to listen to your viewers and what they suggest, because movies such as Coraline are still popular for a reason and I think it never hurts to be aware of media that heavily impacts our culture, if that makes sense hahaha.

Zoe S

I agree with Oak, I wasn’t that keen the first time I watched it which was probably around 2009-2010 (whenever the DVD came out) I liked some parts but overall it didn’t really appeal to me, I’m the type of person that likes to rewatch films over and over again (to the point that with my favourite films I will have literally watched them 100s of times) this is only the second time watching Coraline and it's only since I saw that there was a Badd medicine reaction video for it (I love Badd medicine reaction videos and have rewatched a lot of them over and over again lol) I definitely enjoyed Coraline more this time than my first time watching it and might rewatch it again at some point in the future but I still feel like it's not something that I would rewatch a lot. I definitely appreciate the film a lot more than I did the first time since I have a better understanding of the process in which it would have taken and the time and effort the creators put into it.

Anonymous

I was really excited when I seen that you guys were going to react to Coraline! I can understand Oaks perspective and others in the comments saying they didn’t/ don’t enjoy this movie! This is one of my favorites in terms of animated films! I would recommend for The Oak to watch it again! I watched this as a kid and I still enjoy it today! I think the message can be both simple and complex! Yes, put simply it warns to be careful what you wish for and the grass isn’t always greener on the other side! If you look into it a bit more it’s extremely relatable for children! And gives some good lessons to heed! Yes, at some point every child feels neglected by their parents whether it be children feel like parents don’t listen to you (which Coraline mentioned a few times), they don’t have time for them, or they don’t care about what they want. And amazingly they convey this perfectly by having the movie told through Coraline’s perspective. Which I think is what captives kids in the beginning cause as a kid you totally feel that. But then everything isn’t what it initially seemed to be (Which I think is another lesson about predators out there in the real world). And then Coraline learns that her parents aren’t bad it was partly (I say partly because they weren’t perfect and some things do fall on them) her perspective! Which is re-enforced by her mother giving her the gloves she wanted, proving that her parents do listen to her and also by them spending quality time with her at the end by helping her garden! Going back to the lesson I mentioned earlier: the movie warns children about people you think mean you good but have bad intentions! And I think the ghost children elude to the fact that unfortunately children do in fact fall victim to that in real life! I could go on and on but I encourage another watch

Anonymous

P.S I think the only problem with the theater scene is the adult perspective and how we sexualize the human body! She wasn’t wearing anything you wouldn’t see at the beach. And thank you guys for reacting! Hope you all are doing good!