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In 2009, LAIKA Studio released its first stop-motion feature, Coraline<\/em>, written-directed by the incredibly imaginative Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em><\/a>). The adaptation is based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s (The Sandman<\/em><\/a>) 2002 novella of the same name, about a lonely girl who falls into a dreamy world that\u2019s both exciting and scary. The delightfully dark fairy tale blends horror elements with family-friendly fun. Almost 14 years later, Coraline<\/em> is still relevant and beloved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Jones family moves from Pontiac, Michigan to a big pink Victorian house, aka the Pink Palace Apartments, in somewhat rural Oregon. Coraline (Dakota Fanning) is an adventurous, supremely unhappy 11-year-old girl who clearly didn\u2019t want to move. Her exhausted parents, Mel (Teri Hatcher) and Charlie (John Hodgman) write about gardening for a living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are overworked, grumpy, and dismissive, spending most of the film fretting over writing deadlines. (Just as we millennials started to identify more with Squidward than Spongebob, her stressed-out parents are sadly pretty relatable.) To Coraline, the only thing the adults are super busy with is being miserable and boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old house is drab, made up of muted colors and cobwebs. Coraline stands out with her electric blue hair and wardrobe filled with bright<\/a> oranges and yellows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is endlessly curious and painfully bored, but she\u2019s actually surrounded by some interesting people. The downstairs neighbors are two aging former actresses, April Spink (Jennifer Saunders) and Miriam Forcible (Dawn French), with sing-songy voices and multiple living and deceased Scottish terriers. Upstairs is Mr. Bobinsky (Ian McShane), a former circus performer who trains jumping mice. None of them get her name right, but they give her cryptic warnings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While out exploring the grounds, she comes across a slinky black cat and meets its sort of owner, the landlord\u2019s grandson Wyborne \u201cWybie\u201d Lovat (Robert Bailey Jr.), the only one kid around. Coraline finds him both annoying and intriguing. Wybie isn\u2019t a character from the book \u2014 he was created just for the film. He\u2019s really only there so that she\u2019s not talking to herself \u2014 and to give her a creepy doll with her likeness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After wandering around her new home, Coraline finds a small door that opens to a brick wall. But at night, it becomes a portal to a parallel universe where it\u2019s always nighttime with glowing lights and warm and dreamy colors. Though she\u2019s initially wary of the two much happier, button-eyed versions of her parents, she starts to enjoy herself once she sees that this world revolves around her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literal gravy trains, mango milkshakes on demand (ick), and even wackier versions of her eccentric neighbors keep Coraline consistently awed and entertained. The Other Mother made sure Other Wybie couldn\u2019t talk, which is more than disturbing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Coraline is too distracted by the Other Mother\u2019s love bombing to care that much. The Other Cat becomes her world-hopping companion, and here he can talk (in Keith David\u2019s lovely and distinct voice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Returning to the dull real world only intensifies Coraline\u2019s already restless nature. However, each time she goes back through that door, the Other-verse seems off.  Then when she learns what\u2019s required to stay there, she\u2019s not down with it at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things become even more surreal when the Other Mother doesn\u2019t get what she wants, and all the fantastical \u201cotherness\u201d progressively crumbles, making the atmosphere less lively (almost like when Westview got all glitchy in WandaVision<\/a><\/em>). Reality can be a bummer, but the fantasy world comes at a cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Other Mother\u2019s terrifying true form, referred to as the Beldam, is a sharp and pointy spider-like creature desperately seeking the love of unhappy children. It taps into our childhood fear of some sinister force tricking us into thinking it\u2019s our parent(s). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe we grow out of that specific fear, but Coraline<\/em> certainly reminds us of it. Gaiman told Entertainment Weekly<\/a> in 2013, \u201cI\u2019m glad I wrote a book that has scary things in it and things that are worth being scared of and tells you that you should be brave, that you can persist, and you can triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding to the overall beauty of Coraline<\/em> is knowing the massive amount of work that went into the painstakingly handcrafted sets, character designs, and stop-motion animation. The enchanting, melancholic music by Bruno Coulais (Wolfwalkers<\/em>, Wendell & Wild<\/em>) is somehow both soothing and creepy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A children\u2019s choir probably isn\u2019t usually so unsettling. Coulais described<\/a> the music in the beginning as \u201cvery quiet and realistic because it\u2019s a realistic world.\u201d But it\u2019s quite different as the film goes on. \u201cAnd little by little the music becomes quite scary by the end of the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like any successful movie, there have been talks of a sequel for years. As much as I love Coraline<\/em>, I don\u2019t think it needs a sequel because the story has a satisfying ending. Sure, we\u2019re left with some questions. But I don\u2019t need the answers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coraline<\/em> is a weird and wonderful story, with stunning stop-motion visuals, and haunting music that really heightens the already eerie atmosphere. It\u2019s more than a classic careful-what-you-wish-for tale. For kids, it\u2019s the perfect gateway into the dark<\/a> fantasy and horror genres. Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman<\/a> are storytelling geniuses on their own. Together their styles combine to make one whimsical film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coraline<\/em> is available to stream on The Roku Channel<\/a> and to rent on Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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