Why Coraline Is Such A Masterpiece

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[@theirishpotato6588]

Ah I see.

[@godbutbased6863]

deez

[@jamess.t.2816]

don’t worry daddy we forgive u xox

[@Randomness662]

lol thx i was wondering what happened

[@z3ro_yt970]

Ok

[@aubreytownson425]

I always find it ironic but also a sign of neglect for coralline that in the movie her parents were essentially supposed to be plant experts and yet hadn’t even taught her to look out for poison oak which would be easy to spot for them

[@amb_.]

Woah never thought of that

[@Dumbluckk01]

I wouldn’t say they don’t love her or neglected her, they were doing all of that for her

[@aubreytownson425]

@@Dumbluckk01 i don’t think that they don’t love her but I do feel like they prioritize their own feeling over hers by ignoring her, and because they moved and Coraline had to start at a new school in a place where she didn’t know anyone and had to dress a certain way because the mom didn’t feel comfortable with the past living situation since “the accident” involving the mom, they also don’t introduce themselves to the neighbors with coraline she just goes off on her own to do so

[@march.286]

I feel like they are not bad parents, but stressed out adults who had to put up with moving and a final date for their new book that they need to pay their lives. They are so into their roles as responsable adults they aro not prioritizing give attention to their kid right now, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care, the fact that her mom hide the key away from Coraline shows she was concerned about her dreams, and his real father was playful and sweet, but Coraline was too manipulated to notice it.

[@aubreytownson425]

@@march.286 You make very good points and I don't disagree with you, I don't think that the parents are awful by any means but I do feel like that Coraline was feeling neglected or at least ignored which lead her to have these desires in the other world. However, I acknowledge that the movie frames things from Coraline's perspective so we empathize with her as the audience is intended to view things from a child-like perspective.This means, much like how children often view things, the negatives and ignoring is being emphasized where the care and things the parents are doing is not as promoted.The parents are not bad, but through Coralines perspective there are points in the movie that seem clear to viewers the parents could have handled certain situations better.

[@daniburns3861]

Fun Fact: at the two old ladies place when they give coraline the trinket, the candy they used had specific years on them, which is the year each of the previous children died.

[@turtswing]

Wait, really?? o_o Man, the level of details in this movie is incredibly high, and I love it!

[@RubixaNdGames]

woah. thats actually smart.😂

[@KindredKeepsake]

I got chills. o_o

[@user-ey9uj6vp9s]

@@KindredKeepsake They’re multiplying.

[@KindredKeepsake]

@@user-ey9uj6vp9s Why not! XD The Beldam is probably still alive. *Weak* after being deprived of her food for a round, but alive. There's no way Coraline was the first child to escape.

[@OSM_RL]

This movie used to give me nightmares as a kid, honestly such a fantastic movie

[@ivanradu8745]

Oh hey it's my favorite member of the osm clan, pulse

[@GOOFYLEGOMAN]

Same

[@Sam-ss5wm]

Surprised to see you here osm

[@thelman6806]

Tell fire he’s garb

[@plushy7424]

Pulse osm? What are you doing here

[@SlothsAreFunnyAndCreepyLooking]

I remember the dad telling Coraline that the needle was so sharp she wouldn't feel a thing. I believed that as a kid until the ghost girl with the hat showed up and her face was frozen in agony.

[@lunarsprinkle6580]

That makes it way more scary 😰

[@66DoodleGal]

Scary and heartbreaking to think she died screaming in agony/terror

[@StevieMcKenna10]

Oh wow 🥲

[@Iamnottheplatypus]

😟

[@ashegrey3042]

i think that was his way of warning her that it would actually hurt bc of how sharp the needle was

[@Gentleman_Nebula]

I love how the beldam calls the other father pumpkin the whole movie and then LITERALLY turns him into a pumpkin

[@itays7774]

I think he always was a pumpkin that just masqueraded as the other-father

[@jeromevaleska2014]

@@itays7774 Exactly, calling him pumpkin was foreshadowing. Like everything else in the world, the other father’s disguise created by the Other Mother was slowly fading as she lost Coraline’s love and slowly started to weaken:

[@Gentleman_Nebula]

@@itays7774 yeah i thought that too

[@dawndoesart]

No you misinterpret. He was MADE of a pumpkin. And that version is his form deteriorating. He was a pumpkin the entire time

[@moth8490]

@@jeromevaleska2014it also might have been her way of reminding him not to betray her in any way

[@morgan393]

Is it just me or does stop motion automatically give a movie an unsettling feeling ? It brings stuff alive but in an unnatural way that has always creeped me out a bit

[@Daytue]

It's beautifully disturbing.

[@TarfuLuke]

I guess it falls into the uncanny valley.

[@TravioliRavioli]

Yes - i had nightmares from that damn movie chicken run and wallace and gromit disturbed me as well hahaha

[@KingOfGaymes]

That’s what makes it great

[@kurobancho3508]

yes in a good way

[@dankmurphy216]

It was really sweet hearing the way he compared Coraline to his wife lol

[@rweaby]

mai waife

[@rubydarling7564]

@@rweaby mai waife

[@kiwikrg]

The way he talks about her, I hope everyone has someone talk about them that way.

[@winonarose7488]

right? i wanted to cry, it was so sweet. I really felt it when he said people kind of ignore her (both coraline and his wife) because that been my whole life. No wonder coraline is my comfort movie lol.

[@kiwikrg]

@@winonarose7488 me too!

[@kayhaven4710]

I think the saddest line/scene in the whole movie is when Coraline confronts the fake Mr. Bobskinsy and says “You’re not even real. You’re just a copy of the real Mr. Bobskiny.” And he replies “Not even that anymore.” Gives me chills every time.

[@sassmos]

I'm sorry, but I don't get it

[@kayhaven4710]

@@sassmos have you seen the movie???

[@bigclitenergy]

@@sassmos same

[@sassmos]

@@kayhaven4710 yes

[@kayhaven4710]

@@sassmos then I don’t quite know how to explain it to you if you’ve seen the movie?

[@SilverAshes109]

I always saw Other Wybie pulling off his glove and blowing away the dust as him telling Coraline that he’s not actually a real, living person. He’s filled with the same dust the Coraline doll got filled up with at the beginning of the movie. He’s telling her he’s just another one of the Other Mother’s creations, that she made JUST for Coraline. He’s not real, he doesn’t matter, but she DOES.

[@jesseniapatricio9294]

That’s what I thought too. Because even the rats/mice are stuffed with dust just like the doll!!!

[@daviewz9335]

Other Wybie: What is my purpose? Other Mother: You’re Coraline’s simp. Other Wybie: Oh my… 😔

[@thehappyloaf]

@Mynameisirrelevant He made it a whole lot better😂😂😂

[@daviewz9335]

@@thehappyloaf 🥲

[@ScootsLounge]

Something I really like about the other Father is that him riding the Mantis is kinda symbolic of real life Mantis relationships. Other Mother was just using him for her own means and when he was no longer useful, she took control of him completely. I just think it's really clever since they could've chosen any bug for him to ride.

[@williambutcher7429]

So does that mean my man got to smash at least once?

[@kishinumaayumi]

@@williambutcher7429 he still has his head, doesn't he? So...

[@JDmotionsAlt]

​@@kishinumaayumi 💀💀

[@ramanagireddy7166]

A kids movie done right. Still enjoyable and unsettling to this day

[@AxxLAfriku]

My name: AxxL My job: Superstar I like: Handsome girls I have: 2 handsome girlfriends My dream: Have more subs than my 2 girlfriends Your name: rama

[@mariomario4068]

There are plenty kids movies. This one was boring

[@FranknKitty]

@@AxxLAfriku what the fuck

[@theranger7924]

@UCKykuPJUqIl265Is94uDX7Q fuck off

[@Okkotsu12422]

@@mariomario4068 how was it boring

[@Sarahonwheels]

Another thing someone pointed out is that in the beginning of Coraline, when the doll is torn apart, when she calls it and the doll comes to her. The other mother hums, to call the doll in to be changed and when the doll starts looking like Coraline, she sings her song again. This isn't her randomly singing, this is the beldam practicing how she will sound like as Coraline's other mother to Coraline. She discards one voice for another(Sweet ghost girl 's mother for Coraline's mother) I've watched this movie and read the book many times throughout the years and never noticed that detail until someone pointed out on KZbin on the Coraline soundtrack.

[@sassmos]

Movie and the book is a fucking masterpiece and I will show this to aliens when they visit us

[@Ihavemadeit999]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@sassmos

[@dogcoded]

don't know if you had already noticed this and just didn't mention in the video but I wanted to point out the Beldam's hands aren't just made of metal, they're made entirely of needles!!

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

Yup

[@mariamart_0]

I’ve always noticed that specific eerie detail about her physical appearance

[@hyperbolicraider4848]

If you want another reason to like Mr B even more the medal he wears actually explains his past because he earned it by being one of the cleaners of the Chernobyl Disaster which explains why he acts odd and has blue skin.

[@anitakim_]

Oh wait. That’s actually explains everything about him 😂🤯 I didn’t think about that.

[@cherrydeli4525]

and why he eats beets lol

[@LK21502]

One of my favorite things is when the Other Mother gives Caroline a cake, it says "Welcome Home." According to graphology, a dishonest/deceitful person may add unnecessary loops to certain letters. The O in home has extra loops. This means that Coraline is absolutely welcome, but she's not home.

[@alibrennan5977]

In other words, the cake 🎂 was a lie

[@toganium4175]

It’s been over a decade since the movie came out, and I still can’t get over that animation. It’s so good!

[@woowowmoviemedia201]

RED EYE (2005) FULL MOVIE - Rachel McAdams what movie opinion

[@yourmom-ee5pb]

I don’t know how tho

[@woowowmoviemedia201]

RED EYE (2005) FULL MOVIE - Rachel McAdams what movie opinion

[@bobbyross1967]

Nice pfp

[@fiestyfox2207]

The worst part is that the beldam is not the worst villain in this movie. The world itself is. The tunnel is actually a throat but it's not the beldams. It's some Lovecraftian type horror. It's literally a living ancient being 😖

[@hyperbolicraider4848]

Probably explains why the Beldam is terrified of being alone whatever she’s inside of could know she’s in there if she tried to escape through the door since she’s technically too big.

[@fiestyfox2207]

@@hyperbolicraider4848 here's a fun short theory video with examples! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6i8p5WJZbBni6s You might like it! (:

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

To me she's the female version of Freddy Krueger

[@thevarietychannelofyoutube4769]

They never explain what it is

[@DuciferTheOneAndOnly]

There’s this theory that the doorway is a living entity separate to the beldam that is inherently even more fucked up than the beldam and I personally find that spectacular

[@devillass6025]

Omfg hide and seek story of Dorothy pfp

[@clobertina8176]

it was in the book soooo, theory....confirmed??...

[@veesstories8323]

Its actually in the book Coraline. So its actually true. The last time Coraline is escaping from the Beldam, she is vaguely aware that the tunnel itself is alive. It seems to be drooling and breathing, and she knew that if she fell in that tunnel, she would never get back up again. Spooky stuff

[@SoulQueenoD]

That's canon in the book

[@orvillefischer7503]

Not to mention the creatures age is by far greater then the other mother "it was deep it was slow and it knew she was there"

[@jollygirl94]

Things I noticed(plus other theories): -Coraline dyed her hair to get her parents’ attention.(She’s a brunette) -Coraline dosent like dolls, but she chose to carry it to spooks or get the parents’ attention. -The taxidermy concept switched from Beldam’s hobby to April(?)’s dog taxidermy hobby.(initial art concept) -throws her into the mirror to reflect herself - Spider in folklore create illusions and entrapment. -the car in coraline is 2006 Volkswagen beetle(everything is insect related lol)

[@jollygirl94]

Add on: -Tadahiro Uesugi illustrations were the inspiration for the look and colors, feel of Coraline.

[@JeanneMyBeloved]

How did this comment get no replies in over a year is beyond me.

[@hello.friends191]

Where’s all the replies?

[@cassandra-]

@@JeanneMyBeloved perfect comment, nothing else to add heheh

[@bananamanchester4156]

Adding some theories of my own: the buttons symbolise the fact that the Other Mother doesn't actually want real children to love, she wants dolls with no free will. I think that's what the ghosts mean when they say "she ate up our lives". She separates their souls, the part of them that makes them who they are, because she has no use for those bits. I don't know if she eats their bodies, or whether it's more of a metaphorical consumption of their attention, time and emotional energy. Much like a narcissist will "consume" us and "feed" off our reactions. They need to consent to the buttons, much in the same way a narcissist needs us to willingly stay in a relationship with them. If she wanted to eat them she could just eat them.

[@princessbrennyn7611]

I like how you’re like “oh well Coraline is somewhat a kids movie” when both the movie and the book were made for children. Fun Fact: after the author finished it, he asked his daughter to read it and tell him if it was too scary for children. She read it, said it was fine, and the rest is history. Years later turns out she said she lied to him bc she didn’t wanna discourage him but she was extremely scared and had trouble sleeping for a while.

[@tornadodee148]

yes she wanted to know what happens next, so bad that she refrained from saying anything

[@jiminjams52]

honestly I relate to her! I watched the movie and got scared, so my mom returned it. Then I saw the movie at a book store and rewatched it....I didn't sleep for a week and woke up crying and my dad had to calm me down (my mom and dad are divorced)

[@Oka.Hashininakaya]

I would do the same thing tbh

[@laurabelacqua9064]

it was his editor's daughter, not his own. the editor didn't think they should publish it bc it was too scary so she read it to her daughter who lied.

[@josephschultz3301]

That's a helluva daughter. Good girl, yo.

[@andreaclayton8914]

"Coraline reminds me of my wife in so many different ways and that makes me happy" This made me tear up a little bit. The way you talk about your wife throughout the video makes me so happy. She's 1 lucky lady. I hope I can find love like this one day.

[@GoldNuggt]

I’m not sure what I would like for her but if you would like to me and you can come to the house and I have to go to sleep I don’t think I’m gonna do that anymore cause I’m just gonna be like that I’m just trying not really think about that lol lol but I’m just trying not really to sleep lol but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know what to do but I don’t know how about you but I’m just gonna cry and I hate it but I’m not funny I lie I love candy because I don’t have to go to sleep lol lol but I’m not gonna lie to you lol but I don’t know how to make you cry lol lol but I’m just trying not really think of anything lol lol haha funny lol lol but I don’t know how to get a hold on it but I’m not really trying not really do anything but I’m not really trying not really do anything but I’m not gonna do that lol but I don’t know how to do it lol lol but I’m just trying not really think of anything lol lol but I’m just trying not really think of anything lol lol but I’m just trying not really think

[@GoldNuggt]

@@diego8874 you are having fun at your place and I hope your next week will work for me lol but I’m just gonna do that with my hair and my face and then I’m going back in the shower and I have a lot to go lol but I can’t get a hold of her but I’m not really trying not to be a good friend anymore but I think she likes it but I’m not gonna be able I do that lol but I don’t know how about that but I think she likes to play cuss at her and she doesn’t want me lol

[@aushynebell2238]

I'm new to the channel I never even knew he had a wife lol she sounds nice

[@lordpotatochips3973]

@@GoldNuggt you ok homie?

[@Mangy_1134]

@@lordpotatochips3973 I don’t think they are okay- mans gone a tad crazy

[@laurenc4138]

Coralone’s parents vs the “other” parents to me is a really good allegory about true love versus like fake love bombing (aka what a kid would think love is) She thinks her parents don’t love her, or love her enough, because they ignore her and move her to this crappy apartment away from her friends and objectively make her life worse, but in reality they were struggling financially and moved to try and find a better job opportunity to make her life better in the long run. They were stressed and under deadline and couldn’t even really afford groceries, and they were terrified if they didn’t get the column spot they’d basically be destitute, but the end scene where the mom buys her the gloves (even though they still shouldn’t be splurging) kind of proves the sacrifice her parents made for her and the family. The other mother does all this amazing stuff for her but wanted “something to eat” basically she wanted to devour coralines soul for herself, so she love bombed her with food and clothes and superficial things to get the adulation she wanted but never intended to reciprocate the good feelings coralline had for her, only to consume her. The book and movie were so insanely well done I’ve seen a ton of videos analyzing them but none of them really bring that up. None of them talk about why the fake dad helped her either but I actually have a really good theory that makes total sense about that too.

[@MetalMattie]

Ok but what's the theory tho cuz I wanna hear it 😅

[@laurenc4138]

@@MetalMattie lol I felt bad typing too long of a comment (especially since I realize my phone changed the spelling of coraline like 5 times haha) but basically my theory is that since the Beldam used the kids souls to create the world, and she created the father and friend, that basically the reason they weren’t fully evil or bad like her is because they had some the souls as like residual personality, basically she had to create them to care for coraline because that’s what coraline wanted, so the two people that should care for her actually got part of a soul and wasn’t just a mindless copy of her/to serve her purpose. It’s out there but that’s kind of how I rationalized how they were able to help

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

@@laurenc4138 no, it totally makes sense because the other dad and wybie had care or "souls" whereas the other Mister B and other Fink and Forcible were just mindless puppets who reflected the hunger and sinister desires of the other mother

[@laurenc4138]

@@pixiestxNyomouf exactly!!! You phrased it better than I did but definitely this! :)

[@kurobancho3508]

@@laurenc4138 yeah i can agree with that theory, like how else did they show feelings/have traces of a soul?

[@qwertydavid8070]

I never even realized how coraline is a metaphor for depression. And the otherworld is basically a fantasy made up by her to distance herself from the real world, that's why everything in the otherworld is how coraline wants it to be like. And her "sewing her eyes" is probably a symbol to blinding herself from the real world and fully embracing the fantasy.

[@lulolie]

Which now makes me sad because of the implications of dying after you accept the buttons

[@sofianikole7295]

It sort of could be, but remember the black cat that can go between two worlds. So it means the other world is very much real

[@azarathmetrionzinthos8637]

In one of my psych classes we discussed how the "real world" is dull and made to look like the perspective of someone who is suffering from depression and anxiety. The adults reactions are common to children with mental health struggles. The "other world" is a maladaptive daydream Coraline has created to make her happy and help her escape the reality she is faced with because she thinks her parents don't love her when in reality they are working hard to sustain themselves and build a better life. Now, this is where it gets interesting. The buttons.... yeah they represent suicide. Think about it, it is the only way to permanently stay in this dream world she made without having to wake back up in the real world. The game is her struggling internally with whether she should give in or not -or as brought up by another peer it is her struggling to stay alive after an attempt-. My favorite theory we made was the cat being a therapist. It seemed really funny but valid. It's dark, but it kinda makes sense.

[@victoriauwandu3858]

Well said. Thanks for the new perspective.😃

[@Reidlos1773]

Whenever I watched this movie as a kid, 99% of it didn't bother me at all. For whatever reason, it's the ending that messed me up. You didn't mention it, and everyone I've watched talk about this movie didn't mention it. The last few seconds when the cat vanishes fucking terrified me. The music always got to me. I've come to understand this fear by thinking that the Other Mother may one day find her way to the real world because the cat's able to. When the cat vanished, it implied that the other world is still very much around. It doesn't get to me anymore, but I'll never forget that fear

[@meggy_davidson]

Omfg, Story time: When I was like 5-6 years old, I was cuddled on the lounge with my brother watching this movie. I didn’t have too much problems with it…until the end. The last part where the cat walks through the portal, there’s a thud before a fade to black. My prick of a brother pushed me off the lounge just as the thud set off. I immediately started crying and had nightmares for years after.

[@washerexyz9901]

Also when the cat vanishes, you heard a door close and the screen turns black, which I think indicates to why the beldam hates the cat so much. I believe he occasionally comes to her world to taunt her lonesome life and perhaps the ending applied to that...I dunno but I didn't notice that either until I heard the door close after watching it a couple of times

[@sweatm4n]

what i always noticed is that the well that they threw the stuff (the hand and the key) looks acctualy like the tunnel that coraline uses to get to the other world.

[@Aisha_Luv]

there's actually two theories about this. One, that the well is just another portal to the other world, and two, the theory that *everything after she goes to the other world for the first time is still the other world.*

[@Jose-st3fq]

I’m pretty sure the beldam feeds off children and needs them to survive. I think the cat is just periodically going back to the other world to keep tabs and watch her slowly die

[@THEJTMAZZ]

You missed a Easter egg on the cake saying welcome home there’s a double looped o on home stating that she’s welcome but she’s not home

[@dadv1nce587]

That is true He also missed a hidden message early on in the movie

[@KingOfGaymes]

He can’t get them all, I kinda want someone to make a list xD

[@_namasteshay]

@@MagieUrisha I love that guys videos, I watched all his coralline ones

[@sarabear3394]

I remember a theory abt Mr. Bobinski (hope i spelled that right) was a Chernobyl victim

[@gnomiegnome9415]

@@sarabear3394 Not just a victim; the medal he wears is similiar to the medals given to people (civilian or military) who were part of the Chernobyl cleanup.

[@bloodybee3553]

"Go watch it... you watched it?" Dude I've watched it at least 10 times a year since I was 5 and can recite the ghost scene from memory

[@RYMAN1321]

LOL You were allowed to watch this at 5? Granted I saw “Dinosaur” (2000) in the cinema when I was the same age and while I did get scared at times, it was nowhere near as horrifying or as unsettling as this film.

[@bloodybee3553]

@@RYMAN1321 Idk I was actually 4 when it came out and the first time I saw it was in theaters. We got the DVD and I've seen it dozens of times since then. I can actually recite the meeting with the ghost kids by memory and used to scare my mom with it when I was a kid. Yeah it scared me at first but I was more fascinated than anything. My parents had me watching a lot of things that were too old for me, but still technically kid-friendly. James and the Giant Peach, Coraline, 9 (which came out the same year as Coraline), Are You Afraid of the Dark, Goosebumps, Gargoyles, Sailor Moon...

[@sug4r.gh0st]

I have never seen this movie but I really want to watch it

[@bloodybee3553]

@@sug4r.gh0st Do it. Creepy but SO good. Although I wouldn't recommend letting any kid under 7 years old watch it (btw Coraline is 7 years old in the book, I think, and 9 in the movie)

[@sug4r.gh0st]

@@bloodybee3553 oo alr imma try convincing my mom to watch it with me

[@hellomynameisdanger]

I was severely depressed at 12 years old and watched Coraline literally every night 2 go to sleep. I felt like no one understood I felt except when I watched that movie, Coraline's feelings were very similar to mine, paranoid, insecure, and reaching for love. I remember a lot of kids being afraid of even the movie but I felt definitely comforted by her being scared the same as I was at that time in my life. You can watch it literally 100 times and notice things.

[@jd.4244]

I was the exact same way. I related to Coraline so much when I was younger.

[@lightningcrush7795]

Nightmare fuel

[@amber55555]

Yeah me too! I’ve loved the movie ever since I first watched it, I related to coraline a lot and found comfort in her character

[@Lea-np8rs]

this is also why its my comfort movie! Also because its not a "friendship fixes all" type of movie... these ones made me feel miserable because i had and still have a lot of trouble socializing. So watching coraline always helped me with my loneliness

[@roach_lotus]

@@lightningcrush7795 ...yeh- but I mean I get Amazing Dreams when I watch Coraline

[@austinmccormick8952]

I love how Mr.Bobinsky relays the message but asked her what it means. He's literally just the messenger

[@stellaj4232]

To this day i still feel like there is more to this movie. There's even a theory, that coraline died in the other world and the end is just a dream of how would it be. When they are doing the garden at the end it still looks like coraline's face.

[@malloryharris4598]

Not possible because you can tell it was still her face before she might of “died”

[@Aisha_Luv]

There's a theory that's similar to this, but makes more sense, that as soon as she enters the other world, everything is that other world.

[@diamondbaker5331]

I respect and love stop motion movies. They bring me tons of nostalgia

[@thatlemonadeguy6742]

When you mentioned the esophagus, it reminded me a lot of a theory I heard about the Pink Palace being some sort of giant entity that preys on children's souls, and the reason why the other mother lives there is because they are in a simbiotic relationship where she lures in children and eats their bodies, and the house consumes their souls. This is mostly supported on how the book describes the tunnel between the normal world and the other world.

[@jk_d7837]

That is actually horrifying this movie is soo good

[@fruitanimura3960]

if this is true, that would explain why the other children are trapped in a room with no door, and the mirror only seems to respond to the other mother. coraline breaks the mirror later on, perhaps severing the connection between the other mother and the house, leaving her weak?

[@tonyshum5569]

i like to believe that the reason the beldam says she will die without coraline is because the house will now eat her soul instead having no other options

[@DannyBallin99]

If you’re a fan of Coraline, I would highly recommend reading, “The Thief of Always” by Clive Barker. It’s a much darker story but very similar plot. It’s one of my favorite books!

[@MiniM0usee]

I love that book!

[@DeepDiveLibrarianAl]

Thank you for the recommendation! I'll definitely try to check it out

[@agoosed3281]

Y'all should read Abarat too, Clive Barker nails creepy absurd fantasy.

[@Weebslayer13]

@@agoosed3281 abarat was one of my fav books as a kid, I love clive Barker

[@Scarlettt343]

YESS IT'S SO GOOD my fifth grade teacher read it to us and my friend gave me a copy for my birthday

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

Bobinski's mice all called her Coraline. He mentions that his mice got her name wrong.

[@kaazimsheikh9034]

It's the fact that her mice called her correctly, which means they were probably also right about the door (they were)

[@etcetera1995]

I'd argue that the Other Father doesn't slowly become a puppet despite his care for Coraline, but rather the reverse. The Other Mother wanted to make something that Coraline would percieve as a perfect father- attentive and caring, but made him a little TOO well without realizing it. The Other Father was such a perfect ideal that he would do anything to keep 'his child' safe, even from his so-called wife.

[@thingusbingus8181]

In the book the tunnel is instead a long dark windy hallway, when Coraline is escaping she touches the wall and it's covered in wet fur that she describes as feeling like she stuck her hand in somethings mouth. Coraline also thinks about how she constantly feels like something's following her in the hallway that is much older and hungrier than the other mother.

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

That’s even more unsettling to think about. The Other Mother is already hard enough to deal with, so what could be even older and scarier than her?

[@annikawassilak3674]

it makes sense that the other mother was a parasitic arachnid just barely sustaining herself. its uniquely terrifying, realizing her power had disguised the real beast Coraline was in. And the line about her mother still strikes me at times

[@dommiesgrl]

The book was written specifically to be a child's horror story -- Neil Gaiman wrote it for his young daughter. It's so dark & excellent at portraying the existential terrors inherent to being a child.

[@cherrybombrose3532]

If I remember correctly the only reason the book was published was because his daughter lied about not being scared of the book because the publishers thought it would be too scared of it

[@tornadodee148]

@@cherrybombrose3532 yes she says "oh I was scared, but I was too eager to know what happens next" or something like that lol

[@Aisha_Luv]

@@cherrybombrose3532 twas the editors daughter

[@vinnyvmori]

I remember the novel and reading it in primary school. It was interesting and really was unique that I wanted to keep it and even asked the teacher if I could keep it since no one else touched it but of course, she said “no” but was happy I was reading it and we talk about it. Short spoiler and warning ahead- When reading it the book, it was extremely macabre and outlandishly terrifying yet as a kid, didn’t exactly understand it and enjoyed it still. A moment that stuck with me is when Coraline was going against the other mother with the game. This quote is from the book “How do I know you'll keep your word?" asked Coraline. "I swear it," said the other mother. "I swear it on my own mother's grave." "Does she have a grave?" asked Coraline. "Oh yes," said the other mother. "I put her in there myself. And when I found her trying to crawl out, I put her back.” That’s only one of many instances of the morbid nature of Coraline. Going back and picking up new details from both, the movie and book are always so fun and exciting. Fun fact, the reason why everyone calls her “Caroline” is because Neil Gaiman actually made a typo on her name and decided to stick with it. I thought that was funny.

[@MaddysinLeigh]

“I hate horror movies but I love creepy atmosphere” I feel that on a spiritual level.

[@Rumbloooo]

For some reason this reminded me of What remains of Edith Finch. Not necessarily a horror game but everytime I see it, it gives me some sort of uncomfortable feeling

[@MaddysinLeigh]

@@Rumbloooo a game that has a really good unsettling atmosphere is gone home. I expected something to pop out at me at any moment which is dumb because it’s not a horror game.

[@clobertina8176]

there was another detail you missed the lightning that strikes at the window when the other-mother gives Coraline the mud, flashes in the shape of the other-mother's bony hand, referencing what was going to happen at the very end of the movie!

[@jaybirdrosewater-holmes7071]

The moment that always gives me chills no matter how many times I've seen the movie is the when Coraline is escaping the Other Mother and she's just screaming DONT LEAVE ME as she bangs against the door.

[@karlazeen]

That whole spider web sequence was super freaky

[@daretheclaw]

Ughhh I agree SO much As someone who loves horror, and doesn't get freaked out by much, that scene SHAKES me to my CORE every time I watch it. It's so fucked up, but I love it for that.

[@jaybirdrosewater-holmes7071]

@@daretheclaw yeah same!! I love horror but horror movies rarely scare me these days but that scene is just terrifying. Something about the desperation in the Other Mother's voice just triggers that part of you that's screaming for Coraline to r u n

[@kindairrelevant]

After this I gotta go back and rewatch this movie, I missed a lot, I didn’t even notice the bugs

[@karmatickenny]

Hearing him talk about his wife in such a loving and uplifting way is absolutely adorable.

[@DarkDreamsAndMoonlitNights]

I've always felt like Coraline in life, especially trying to talk to my mother. It saddens me other people feel the same way.

[@sophiehale1171]

Yeah

[@arvayahrozier4402]

I feel like the ending was very profound in this movie. They were all outside planting flowers and Coraline's mother says that she doesn't like the dirt but she does like the flowers. So I guess it's worth digging through the dirt to plant your flowers.🌷

[@rosenrot234]

Just the fact that someone knitted teeny tiny clothes for the figures warms my heart with this movie

[@nerdleturtle152]

Yes coraline absolutely IS a masterpiece! It's my favorite movie

[@jordanorlando1174]

Even though it's technically a "kids movie" this and Into the Spiderverse are both still honestly two of my favorite films ever. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this masterpiece!

[@TheBonkleFox]

it's the "stilted" animation. I find there's a certain charm of animating something without completely smooth frames. I think that's why I like the trailer for the new puss in boots so much.

[@shromnomnom2382]

The writer of the book (Neil gaiman) actually helped with the plot of the movie. He read over the first draft and explicitly said that it was too similar to the book. He also got the idea for coraline because he wrote an email to his friend caraline or caralynn but mistyped it and thought “hey! That could be a name”

[@kookie9440]

A small detail: if you look at Mr. B's character design closely, you'll see a medal on his chest. This medal is almost identical to the medals given to the chernobyl liquidators. Due to this there's a theory that he was a liquidator at chernobyl, hence why his skin would be blue and his proportions so off.

[@itsrattimeitsrattime5169]

You can feel the shift from when he doesn’t really care about what he’s talking about to something he loves it’s honestly so nice

[@godbutbased6863]

so happy this is back up, i literally got 2 mins into the last one

[@livyscott5582]

I was almost dont watching it 😭. I had 3 minutes left then it was just gone.

[@woowowmoviemedia201]

RED EYE (2005) FULL MOVIE - Rachel McAdams what movie opinion

[@LunaTheMetalhead]

Pig: "and then she makes a deal with a sick *ss audio transition" *movie plays* *camera switches to the other mother* *bank ad plays* Me: wow, what an awesome transition!

[@Nword2000]

Exact same

[@BionicPIGtv]

Sorry about that I do automatic ad placements so I didnt mean for that to happen 😅

[@achilleskushim9265]

@@BionicPIGtv do I see Warframe statue in the background?

[@-chenlanying5818]

@@BionicPIGtv this movie shows that negligent in the eyes of the children vs the parents are 2 different things. Very often for kids, it's "i want you all the time", "i want you to be my buddy" and "i want you to be my social security blanket" and i want you to join the adventures and the fun times and it's really hard for kids to embrace boredom. Before becoming a parent, you'll think that Coraline's parents are terrible but when you become a parent you'll think "what relateable parents" because her parents deeply love her but they just moved, they need money to fix the car and organised stuff in the house so they need to work a lot. It's not their job to entertain her all the time. And what i like about the story of Coraline is the serious amounts of courage that it takes for her to get out of the dream world and then to go back to her drab reality and to acccept the blah-ness of life sometimes. And to embrace it. I mean, by the end, she's embracing all of life including the boring greenish grayness of Oregon. Things start to look up with her parents, because instead of avoiding them or pressuring them, she just starts to live. And then they follow her example and then they're out in the garden, and it's muddy and it's icky and there's worms and it's gross. But they're doing it, you know. And her mother does go food shopping, and sometimes things get better if you wait them out. And sometimes they don't, but we have to face them.

[@internetclown904]

When I watched IT, I realized how the Beldam and IT are similar XD he feeds on fear, she feeds on love. Imagine them taking place in the same universe.

[@hattaandromeda]

i always saw the situation with Coraline and her parents wasn't neglectful, more like her parents were under a lot of stress with work deadlines, moving house, also the car accident that put her mom in the neck brace. They weren't constantly neglectful, they were under a lot of stress and couldn't give her as much attention as she would have liked at the moment. They do love her, her dad even sings to her while giving her dinner the same way her other father does and her mom does eventually get her the gloves. And they let her host the garden party she wanted and participate in it even though Coraline's mom doesn't really like getting dirty. They are good parents, they just had to get past the stress first before they could go back to giving her their full attention. I saw/see my own parents in Coraline's parents, good parents who were sometimes really busy and I had to be left to my own devices for entertainment but still loved me and took good care of me. Of course, if someone else gleans something else from their relationship and situation, I cannot and don't want to stop you. That's the wonder of art, you can get different meanings from it.

[@shaunbrender]

Both terrifying and great memories of watching this as a child.

[@sausanchezmoviecorner5391]

Yes

[@thetrujcg5966]

For Real

[@dacarly1330]

Coraline is honestly one of the most fluid stop motion movie I have ever seen

[@stxriesunfold]

"Is that why i found a wheel of cheese sitting at my doorstep?" No, that was Mr Bobinsky's

[@tornadodee148]

omg I was thinking the same thing when he said that LOL

[@yourlocaldeadperson_]

the cake that the other mother gives Coraline ( the one that says welcome home) actually has a double loop on the “o” of “home”. the double loop on cursive “o’s” usually means “lies” or “fake” (something along those lines), meaning that the other world isn’t her home, but she is welcome (sense the o on welcome doesn’t have a double loop) . rlly cool detail imo

[@pascoto]

I actually have a theory that she’s never escaped the other world. In the other world the cat can disappear into things. But not in the real world. And at the end of the movie, he disappears into the pink palace outdoor, which implies Coraline is still in the other world. I love this theory but it’s also kinda sad. I wish we could see a second movie of Coraline.

[@cherrybombrose3532]

He can in the real world as well, that’s how he gets into the other world. He doesn’t go through the door

[@kya-chan3444]

I was on the verge of tears when he started talking about his wife in such a genuine and loving way while pointing out the similarities with Coraline. It warmed my heart knowing why he loves this movie so much, that part is definitely my favourite one out of the whole video, it gives a really personal and emotional feel that adds a special touch to a movie review. I hope he will continue to talk about movies he truly enjoys.

[@odeyasage2018]

Love this movie! The snow globe that had Coraline’s parents in it had two bears in the beginning when first shown. Then, after Coraline returns back to her world after defeating the Beldam (and retrieving the snow globe), it’s broken and there are no bears in it. Bears = Coraline’s parents

[@bed_wetter99ohnomytoesgoto42]

Also I absolutely love how even after you watch this movie you can’t really get bored of it because there are so many theories and small details

[@mercury1287]

When I rewatched this movie recently I realised some wierd things about the endings. The biggest for me being how they showed emphasis on the ceiling crack each time she came back, showing that the real world was that way, but when she sleeps at the end she wakes up to the van Gogh painting curling etc, the fact they didn't show the cracked ceiling made the ending disturbing to me, and then we see another face in the garden, this time a bit different then earlier, and the 2 hands in the cloud, even if they were seperating it doesn't make sense for there to be 2 hands. Let alone the cat being able to vanish. After watching, I realised many were confused at the ending too, but unlike many I don't think the cat was the mastermind or somn but I believe the cat took coraline from the other world to maybe a world created by him, or I believe maybe coraline is dead or ultimately stuck in that world and the hands symbolised the other mother had lost the control and now the world is under the cats control which ig here makes the cat the mastermind , in the end u hear tapping and a bang as the cat vanishes. Also I believe wybie was told to look after coraline by the grandmother, that's why he follows her in the mist rather than appearing. We r first introduced wybie is aware of the truth of the doll but says he can't go into detail.

[@GrimmBones]

Just going to note, when the two sisters give Coraline the lil' seeing stone thingy, that's probably a reference to a seeing stone in many folkore. An object (usually a stone with a hole carved through it) with which one can look through to see things beyond this world. There's a book of an alternate Arthurian story called "The Seeing Stone" that has it. There's also some other books/movies that have it as well, like "Spiderwick Chronicles" where one who cannot see the other world of faeries can use it to see that which they hide from human eyes (which I HOPE you'll cover one day in a video, PLEASE, it's heckin' cool), hell it's even a thing in the Star Wars universe, albeit not quite like the stones we've seen here.

[@veronicawexel1291]

I'm not gonna lie, the Other Mother's final form and the moment with the web is my absolute favourite thing in the entire movie. I still want a figurine or something like that of her. I live for that needley creepy stuff, it's the best.

[@KingOfGaymes]

I was OBSESSED with this movie when it came out, I dressed as coraline for Halloween, I got the figures, I have a replica of her doll. I even have pajamas based on hers I got not long ago from hot topic. I also saw it in theatres 3 times, which to this day is the most I’ve seen a movie in theaters. In the summer as a kid I even went to the Laika studios in Portland and saw one of the movie models of coraline.(which is way bigger than you’d expect) It was my absolute favorite movie when I was a 5th grader. I relate a lot to coraline like your wife does, I feel pushed off and ignored a lot. Just wanting some attention and love, more excitement in life. I also relate a ton to her snarky sassy attitude since that’s how I am honestly. This movie meant a lot to me growing up and it still does. It’s still one of my absolute favorites to this day. I’m glad others appreciate it for the amazing movie it is ❤️

[@SidneyDeLira]

This movie has such a special place in my heart as well as my brothers. Even as an adult, this movie hits home so hard.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Fun fact about the candy with a hole. In Irish and Scandinavian folklore, stones with holes in the middle, which are called adder stones, hag stones, witch stones, etc, are said to give the user the ability to see things of supernatural nature or the "truth." The candy is supposed to work in the same manner.

[@AvgPnisEnjr]

Pig talks about his wife like people on 4Chan talk about their anime waifus

[@lopopachope]

Ya know I read the book first as a child and that will always be my favorite. The only thing that bothers me with this movie is the made up character Wybie. The book is SOOO much creepier because she’s all alone. That’s probably why they added him in, to make it more kid friendly.

[@angel3ambriel]

That’s probably why she was so annoyed with him lol like you don’t belong here sir . Why be ?

[@broskydoodle6697]

Coraline was the first movie I ever saw in theaters. Depsite giving me so many nightmares as a kid, it's genuinely one of my favorite movies ever, so glad to see you talking about it!

[@anafj]

The most scary thing in Coraline is the atmosphere. This sorta desert place with just a few houses, we don't even see Whybe's house for example. It always seems like it's a raining day in a vague place with woods and just an old house. So its does give that loneliness feeling, like when u r homealone, and it rains and the power goes off, u have none to talk to, u can't rlly go outside, there isn't much to do and u r just lonely, as a lonely kid that grew up mostly out of a sociable environment, it is pretty scary

[@galaxicalesti173]

Fun fact: the 'real' world in coraline is greyscale with the exception of Coraline with her blue hair and yellow coat, and the other world is colorful- to emphasize that the other mother is making the other world more likeable to Coraline to convince her to stay

[@DaceCase]

Love that even the ad read characters have storylines now. Genuinely makes ad reads interesting every time.

[@kingbash6466]

Coraline was actually one of the first films to give me actual nightmares.

[@silver7215]

I’m surprised you didn’t cover Coraline sooner than you did, I feel like it’s become a classic among stop-motion cinema

[@officerspider7996]

I kinda interpreted that without the influence of the other world, the alternate Versions of Coraline’s Neighbors turn into dust since they can’t exist without her “magic”

[@kikiwilson2214]

this movie is one of my special interests and i’ve never felt like someone understood this movie the way i do until your video. it made me so happy

[@BoReads]

This movie was never that scary to me, but I love Coraline. I read the book in a day because one it's short and two I could not put it down! The movie is fantastic and with a beautiful soundtrack.

[@sophiehale1171]

Yeah

[@20000dino]

Finally someone acknowledges this film as the masterpiece is. It's extremely annoying how the large amount of Coraline content here on KZbin is limited to people recognizing how creepy it is but stopping there. Guys, you know that something can be scary AND a masterpiece at the same time, right?

[@MiniM0usee]

This was my favorite book for a long time. I had the version with illustrations. I loved it. Neil is a genius.

[@eels3658]

YES I love the juxtaposition of comfy/cozy and creepy/eerie, it creates a great atmosphere. One of my top 10 movies for sure

[@cartoonmaster2401]

"Big-ass mosquitoes" Dude, those were hummingbirds XD

[@redverse5212]

This is one of my favorite movies for I was a kid, I can remember watching it in theaters, it’s a best stop motion as Wallace & gromit

[@BugsyFoga]

Definitely a film that traumatized me as a kid .

[@aliayoujinjahangir3212]

Ahh yes another traumatic movie/show that scarred me when I was a child

[@woowowmoviemedia201]

RED EYE (2005) FULL MOVIE - Rachel McAdams what movie opinion

[@Tigerwolf102onYoutube]

This movie is how you do horror right. Incredibly creepy, unsettling, disturbing, dark, great storytelling, and no need for excessive jump scares.

[@lich.possum]

I actually really relate with this movie as well. My middle brother passed away awhile ago and we use to watch this all the time. His favorite part was the "long face" part and he would love when I would mimic it. I still remember his laugh and his smile when I did it. Didn't expect to cry today...aside from that I think im om the same boat as your wife. I was ignored and shut down as a kid as well. Passed around between hosueholds and barely managed to pull myself together

[@anniee3435]

the way he speaks about his wife is so sweet i cant

[@BondofOblivion]

I had to look up "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" because I remembered hearing this before and it's true that it's called that. Lol I knew I wasn't crazy. So I guess that's why it was thought that he directed it but he is a producer of that movie. And fun fact: The movie comes from a poem that Tim Burton wrote ^^

[@justmeesh9148]

My nephew's favorite book to read at bedtime is the poem he wrote that inspired the film. Any of of the year, he loves me to read it to him. ❤

[@nicoledenel]

Was just about to add that it was an original story by Tim Burton, so yeah that it is why people think the movie was also directed by him. I got a book about Tim Burton art and love to see his original sketches of the characters

[@BondofOblivion]

@@justmeesh9148 that's so cute ^^

[@BondofOblivion]

@@nicoledenel oh nice. I'd love to have that

[@nicoledenel]

@@BondofOblivion is called the Art of Tim Burton and I also have The Napkin Art of Tim Burton... Sad fact: I got them for an exhibition he did in Mexico, since I bought the ticket that included the books I won the opportunity to meet him and have my books signed which was impossible because I work as a flight attendant and was only going to be there for the day I bought my ticket at the end of the month 🤧🤧 and the signing was the opening day at the beginning of the month.

[@anarkittyuwu3738]

I love how he has this lore with his characters

[@woowowmoviemedia201]

RED EYE (2005) FULL MOVIE - Rachel McAdams what movie opinion plz

[@georgehunt7187]

His little description of himself and what he enjoys is basically me

[@beyondviolet]

YES! I love movies with creepy atmospheres. I've always been the type to get overly scared, and I hated whenever a scary moment would happen in a movie that wasn't scary throughout. I want _genuine_ creep factor. Coraline achieved that, and then some. A _whole lot more_ some.

[@cassandra-]

do you know any movies with a similar creepy atmosphere?

[@MrNoLife.]

Fun fact: The person who played Mr Bobinsky is my distant (and I mean DISTANT) relative. Atleast from what I've heard from my mom anyways, still not too sure.

[@meagan4605]

Ian McShane?

[@MrNoLife.]

@@meagan4605 Yeee

[@hyperspacesushi]

Man bun pig really gets me on an emotional level when it comes to Coraline

[@Resilient_Sage88]

The detail of the other mother saying the other father was "hungry as a pumpkin"

[@rushwavee5906]

The whole thing about coraline being ignored n such is something im going through to this day. she's been the only character im capable to relate to and it makes me happy.

[@op.velikan951]

Fun fact the medal Mr bobinsky wears is the medal the Chernobyl liquidators got for their contribution which could also explain the blue colour of his skin