The third being the absolute irresponsibility of her parents. The second being her fearlessness, that one could consider reckless. The first being, the lack of common sense that we normally experience with the protagonist in Horror movies. This scene had me metaphorically slamming my head into the wall, for three reasons. Coraline, who I must remind you is a 11-year-old girl, decides to throw away the key in an abandoned well that is located in the large woods, in the middle of the night, in a horror movie. This shot is immediately followed by an even creepier one. Much like the actual plot, I was drawn in by it’s stunning visuals, that I barely remembered that it was in fact, a horror movie. That there’s a super creepy metallic hand out to steal the key, and drag Coraline back to the other world.
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That particular scene is quite genius, initially lulling watchers into a sense of false security, with the free souls of the trapped children, before delivering another round of bad news, that she’s still in danger. One of my favourite moments feature a beautiful blue and gold sky, a nod to Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’.
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As one of the people who have enjoyed both of then, I can confidently state that this is a movie adaptation that really brings the story to screen in the best possible way.Ĭoraline, despite being primarily aimed at children, manages to please adults too, and not just with the horror elements, but with the intelligence of the script and the visuals. Both the movie and the novella have enjoyed immense success and critical appreciation. Amusingly, the total production period for the film was close to five years. Initially written for his daughters, the book was developed over a ten-year period. The movie, surprisingly, is an adaptation of the dark fantasy children’s novella ‘Coraline’, penned by British author Neil Gaiman. The movie then follows a high-risk game wherein Coraline must not only escape the clutches of her ‘other’ mother, but must also free the souls of other children and rescue her lost parents.
The only catch? She has to sew buttons into her eyes if she wants to remain there. She is guided into a whole other world, via a passageway in her new home, bursting with colour, loving parents, and most importantly, roast chicken and a gravy train. However, when she is given a doll that closely resembles her by Wyborne (yes, that’s his real name), another adventurous child, who lives nearby, the plot is set into motion. Coraline, a spunky 11-year-old, is rather disappointed in her plain new home, startingly eccentric neighbours and the usual lack of attention from her parents.