Why Does the Beldam Look Like Coraline's Mom? | Coraline Theory 1/3 - The Fangirl

[@restingsadface]

i always thought the whole "everyone has another mother" thing was her lying to Coraline to make her feel like this whole crazy experience was somehow normal

[@anthonyloveschickens]

I thought that too but it still feels a little iffy

[@bbyhanni]

In coraline the “welcome home” cake features a double loop on the O. According to graphology a double loop on a lower case O means the person who wrote it lying. There is only one double loop , meaning she is welcome but she is not home.(I found this on reddit and decided to share)

[@Cynni393]

I love this theory

[@Skarletkombat]

I found this on Facebook

[@toms6728]

Hannah, what subreddit did you find it on? I can't find any sub that covers Coraline stuff lol

[@KyrstOak]

OOOOOOOOOOH!!!! 😱

[@shannoncribbs8338]

go on

[@somethingrandom6380]

I can't stop watching Coraline videos. CORALINE IS MY FAVOURITE MOVIE EVER.

[@leslieanderson7695]

I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@annabellabarker9704]

Same 😂 I have watched Coraline 4 days this week!

[@amybrad6757]

Same

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I think the movie did a masterful job of giving just enough details to make everyone more curious.

[@imogenwelsh306]

Sameeee 😊😊

[@johnmorgan8558]

Going off of the Theorizers theory where the Beldam was once a normal person, maybe those pictures were of her own real children.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

That's definitely a theory, but I don't know if it personally fits for me. But that's the cool thing about theories, it's whatever you like!

[@guppygamez7854]

@@TheFangirlWatches I like ur videos SO SO MUCH. Bad thing is, I can't send letters as I am in the UK :(

[@KyrstOak]

@@guppygamez7854 The UK doesn't allow overseas shipping of letters?

[@owengeo553]

I'm pretty sure that the beldam is just straight up lying to Coraline about "everyone having an other mother!"

[@seannamah364]

Yeah, maybe she was trying to make coraline think its normal

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Or maybe she was misleading and it should have been "everyone who comes to the Other World has an Other Mother."

[@helencisneros7394]

@@TheFangirlWatches hi Fangirl I got a question do you have a favorite character from the Tim Burton films and why are those characters your favorite

[@rewriter3981]

Wasn’t it just apart of her entire lie to make her feel secure until she sowed buttons into her eyes

[@dizzeases]

Maybe the bedlam is everyone's other mother simultaneously, like she cloned herself

[@rainbowsplat1559]

And what about the DNA. Theory from deleted scenes where the spider goes down and take some of Coraline‘s mothers DNA from the coffee Qaddafi her technically adapting to the form

[@ventithebard1865]

Coraline Will never get Boring

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I believe you! It's the one thing people actually flock to when I post it! lol

[@nikkiej.5875]

I think when the Beldam told Coraline everyone has an Other Mother, she was referring to herself. She uses the doll to spy on children to see which ones need her love and takes the form of their mother so they'll trust her. Then when the children trust her, that's when the buttons come in. I also think the reason for sewing the buttons into the children's eyes is so she can pass on the spying through the doll to find her next victim.

[@poisonivystar4]

Oh, that theory gave me chills. With that train of thought--who's to say there's only ONE?

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Stay tuned for part 2 of this video in the next few weeks 😘

[@eu3339]

Go see the deleted scenes of Coraline and make a theory

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I'm seen them but I don't know that there's much to comment on since there's several ways you could interpret the scenes AND they were cut so they're technically not cannon. I'll probably do them one day though.

[@carter_RU]

The beldam can shapeshift into anyone and anything, so she can shapeshift into Coraline’s mother and did the same for every other victim she captured, shapeshifted into their mother and easily tricked them

[@jobdiaz3822]

What if Coraline is actually taking on how young children react to having a step mother and coralines real mom died in the car crash which is why coraline keeps trying to convince her mother its not her fault it happened

[@queendsheena1]

Interesting theory on the button eyes. As usual, I made it to the end. Because I always do. LOL.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Because you're so awesome! btw don't forget to let me know when you get your videos posted. I check your channel every so often. :)

[@Lumi_Clawzz]

@@TheFangirlWatches:)

[@alyssamay9237]

I'm pretty sure the Beldam looks like children's parents to lure them into her trap. She takes the form of the child's mother, gives them a better life, then takes their souls/lives

[@localdeathomen5224]

Perhaps we could take into consideration The doll that’s uniquely made for the children that go missing. What if it’s true it open Coraline said that the doll is a spy for the beldam watches Coraline. If that’s the case then clearly at least at one point in the movie on or off screen but I would make “visual” contact with Coraline’s true mother. And once the dog would make physical contact with Coralines mom, it would take a magic/psychic imprint on her character so the Other Mother would have a form to create to trick Coraline.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I still get such a weird vibe from Mel before the little door is opened. She knows which key will work, then she hides it later. Why? Those are such off putting details, and the excuse of "I found rat crap" didn't even sound like Mel believed it. I want better answers Laika! Don't set up things without a payoff!

[@jordang7479]

I love this additional theory. I makes a lot of sense for my own headcanon. Honestly at this point I can't remember what are my own coraline theories and what I got from your videos but my own idea of the Belldam was that she would eat once a generation and functioned similarly to a weeping angel from dr who. Meaning she would live off the potential life energy the child would have had. So I had it in my head that the slipping into spider form was more because she was running low on power and couldn't maintain the "cozy mom" form as long as she normally. But if its a New Beldam every time it would explain a lot of the mistakes she made, like trying to sell the button eyes on the second or third visit. I'd imagine if she's been doing this for hundreds of years she would know that kids don't like being mutilated lol

[@samchapman2207]

I love your coralline theory’s plus I do like that you are doing more coraline

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thanks Sam! It means a lot that all you guys turn up to watch them! :)

[@samchapman2207]

The Fangirl your welcome and I will always watch your videos

[@jadedidcott8892]

she feeds off of other people’s energy. when she takes the child’s eyes it’s a metaphor for their souls (eyes are the window to the soul)

[@zoemacdonald902]

Beldams could be like a ghost that haunts specific houses, and like you said they reproduce until the line dies, so there are places around the world where children go missing and it's like a ghost story or something

[@shaynestewart6480]

Theories are like imagination, they have no limit. The beldam appears to be both limited and unlimited at the same time. that's one ability I would like to have to take form of anything.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

She is a paradox, our Other Mother 🤔

[@shaynestewart6480]

@@TheFangirlWatches Indeed.

[@hannahlarocco4699]

Whoa

[@idiotgoddess2114]

_I came up with this theory as I was watching the movie for the first time, so here it is:_ I actually think that the beldam can make herself and her world appear different to suit each individual victim. And in the case of coraline, it is her parents (with the exception of the eyes, of course), and probably also some mind reading abilities, since the beldam seems to understand what the victim’s hardships and desires are to tempt them to stay forever with her. And I think that the previous victims could have also been previous residents in that house, which may also mean that the house is most likely the only place where the beldam can have some access to our world

[@supersaiyangrl3]

This is how I always saw it, her different forms are just optical illusions that disappear the more the child starts to realize who the bedlam really is. In the movie the more Coraline everytime realized who the other mother was, she would change

[@sharleysmith2373]

MATE UR CAT IS SO CUTE I CANT 😱💖

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I agree he looks SO CUTE, but he's actually such a brat, lol. My kids are less headache than Cado's been lately! 😂

[@sharleysmith2373]

Aww 😂

[@johnmorgan8558]

I know you’ve gone over it before, but I think the Other Mother could truly be a Jorōgumo, (that Japanese Spider woman) because the man that did concept art for the sets and characters is Japanese himself, his name is Tadahiro Uesugi. He very well could have based the beldam off of Jorōgumos, which are also considered to be goblins.

[@sarahlivingston]

A line of beldams makes me think of the book where she says she buried her mother alive.

[@DawnzeenaMcGill]

Made it to the end. Your Coraline videos are probably my favorite videos from your channel and I think they’re what got me to watch Coraline in the first place. I really wanna get Hot Topics Coraline merch, but I am not very likely to use the makeup now that I’m no longer in High School or College. I just know my one aunt is going to spend tons of money on makeup for my Christmas gift despite me saying that I rarely wear makeup anymore. Her counter argument will probably be I carry makeup with me everywhere but that’s out of habit from when I sold Senegence brand makeup and not because I wear it. Anyway looking forward to your next video!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Well, I don't know your facial situation, but I didn't wear makeup for years at a time either. I'm just getting back into it because of the camera (I look like a bland tomato without anything on lol). Good luck! lol

[@wouldyoulikeammnorfmmm1499]

There was a deleted scene of coralines OG mother, she had coffee and a spider had went into her drink I'm guessing taking DNA from it and gave it to the other mother to turn into her. But I think the other mothers OG look is just a metal human/spider, because when she was making the doll in the beginning of the movie she had metal spider looking hands

[@plum3343]

Idk if I said this before, but I enjoy how you can play around with different theories for the same series without worrying about whether certain trains of thought go together or not

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I mean, at the end of the day it's a theory, not a facty, and only fools are positive, so I like to keep it flexible-ish.

[@Lucky10279]

This is a really interesting idea!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I'm glad you like it Mikayla!

[@MrJavgom]

You are my favorite KZbinr!! I love your coraline videos ❤️

[@TheFangirlWatches]

This just made my day! Love you Javier! 💕

[@misspinkpunkykat]

My sister-in-law sent my mother a Mother's Day card that said "You're my other mother". It was before Coraline came out and my mom thought it was really sweet. Doesn't seem so sweet since Coraline.

[@cloudysaturnn]

curaline

[@rowanlambros2271]

Every time you post a video about Coraline it makes me want to watch the movie again... and again and again

[@ayse14]

I just received your thoughtful card in the post. I'm soo thrilled to have received something from you. I love your videos and will continue to support you in every way I can 💕💕

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Oh yay! I'm so glad it got to you - the first letter I attempted to send came back. 💕

[@ayse14]

@@TheFangirlWatches thank you very much. I appreciate all the effort put in more than you can imagine. I wish you nothing but success with your amazing channel 💕

[@hadiyahmohamed4446]

im so glad you actually made this video because I was thinking to myself, if the beldam tried to feed on other children before did she change form into their moms too? like how come she looks so much like mel in even her original form.

[@marygray3168]

Thank you for answering this! I was so paranoid about why the other mother and the real mother looked so similar in the comparison. Me and my sister keeps on thinking she is like a distant relative.

[@swewatheturtle5402]

I'm new to this channel an in my head I said"Oh my gosh she is so sweet" so yup.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thanks for being here Steven! 💕

[@Jumpyman_thegamerYT]

There is one scene where the other mother fully looks like Coraline's real mom. After Coraline crawls through the tunnel to the other world, she sees who she thinks is her real mom, but is of course the Beldam. She's in shadow, but it's possible to make out what look like human eyes in the place of her buttons, to try to trick Coraline. I think that the Other Mother simply chooses not to look like this most of the time because of a self-preservation instinct (no matter whose mother she takes on the form of, she will always choose to keep her button eyes, when it's clear she can simply choose to change them anytime she wants).

[@uq7082]

That Coraline eyeshadow palette is so cool

[@hollytolbert7992]

I can never get enough coraline and i love your derps/vlogs at The end ☺

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thank you for making it to the end Holly! My stats say 90% of people do not, lol

[@gannicuscrixus]

hi fangirl your my faviroute😉

[@britt6086]

you should put a box on the desk for the kitty to lay in, thats what i do for my cats and they love it. i put a cardboard box and a bath towel in it and they stay for hours. give that a try if you want the kitty to stay on the table in the background

[@kari4846]

Maybe each child's soul (or life force?) is used to create the next Beldam since they're only preying on one child at a time 🤔

[@aloneandalowly]

Just watched this video with my Coraline Doll! I think we both agree, this video was awesome!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Ooooh! Which Coraline doll do you have? I've seen a few I have my own eye on. :D

[@aloneandalowly]

@@TheFangirlWatches I got the prop replica! It's incredibly well done, and it's got every detail down!

[@htoga8325]

Here's another theory the three children said that the bedlam look like their mom

[@ghosttoadsarecute8755]

Bedlam

[@tihoivanov]

What if the beldam gets reborn every victim?

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I think that works along the lines for what I was saying. I think that was in this video at least... I've been editing so many new Coraline videos they're starting to blur together.

[@tihoivanov]

@@TheFangirlWatches I love these vids soo much.

[@josesanchez5981]

Hello, I enjoy you content very much. However, I love your Coraline videos. There's just a soft spot in my heart for Coraline. Also, shout out to Amarillo!

[@Autism__Man]

Maybe because she’s trying to resemble each kid’s parent, along with the other creature, the other father. We all know she can make human eyes. Well if she can do that, maybe she spies on the parents with 2 dolls (mom and dad). Or maybe she already knew what she looked like before Coraline moved into the house. Short summary: She resembles he victim’s mother and makes everything resemble what the victim loves and can make human eyes to trick the child into being in the regular world and she then “takes their life”.

[@jonathonearl482]

How would you all react if a trailer for a live-action Coraline movie suddenly showed up?

[@ihavelemonade5640]

I would check if it's fake and if it's not i would start excitedly screaming

[@chilfghfh1949]

I'd get sad, because after 10 years, I'd love to have a Coraline 2, not a live-action version of the same thing I've watched 900 times already.

[@jonathonearl482]

@@chilfghfh1949 That sounds great as well! Only thing though, what would part 2 be about? That would be such a great topic for Coraline!

[@aradiamegido7040]

I would be annoyed

[@geddyw]

This made me think about the beldam's line in the book, where she states that she had a mother.

[@elenamendoza7396]

I like this train of thought because it can be alluded by the appearance of the praying mantis machine the other father rides which if u look at the shape size and belly is very reminiscent of a female mantis, known for eating their mates after courtship, which I guess we can call the whole charade a courtship between coraline and death, coraline being wood by the ever growing attractive other mother as time goes on. Ugly side only shows up once danger of the circle of the beldams life is threatened, hence truer nature reveals itself as it goes etc....

[@guppygamez7854]

:) 32 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS!!!! Edit: Thank you for the like :) 👇🏻

[@begohdiop882]

I can’t stop wathing this even though I’m so scared

[@duuk8879]

fr lmaoo

[@ashlash2612]

You deserve ALL THE PR!!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

lol thanks Ashley - but how do I get companies to agree?!?!

[@Jackie_Porras]

Its gives me the creeps bc coraline says "i mean my other other other mother, mom #1" like how many moms does she have ??? 😂💜💀

[@chilfghfh1949]

She said "Other Other Mother." meaning the other mother for the beldam. Aka her biological mom.

[@narra7867]

she was referring to her biological mother

[@calliegagnon3188]

I love your Coraline theories ❤️

[@kayleehamilton3098]

I will never understand myself why this is one of my fave movies

[@MissLeick]

👋👋New subscriber here! Love your videos! Coraline is one of my favorite movies. Watching your videos really has gotten me thinking about stuff I never thought of or just overlooked. My mind has been completely blown! Made me go down a rabbit hole of different info lol but Thank you! I always thirst for more knowledge.

[@turquoisetrashbag2975]

i have an observation that may not be necessary, but during the beginning part of the movie while the doll is being remade, the choir fades into the other mothers singing and humming, just thought i’d say it.

[@b00bie]

You mentioned in multiple theories that no one interacts with the other residents until caroline goes into the other world, but if you look in the beginning miss Spink almost caused the movers to drop their items by waving her hand as if they saw her wave at them.

[@Nanalagoon]

When the video first mentioned multiple Other Mothers, I imagined it like the grimmest version of Monsters, Inc Haha

[@loliii9408]

The other mother, also known as the Beldam takes the form as whichever child’s she lures mother, but with button eyes

[@narra7867]

yea i thought it was obvious lol

[@therandomshow1265]

Hey you posted this on my birthday !!! Btw I like your vids

[@BeanBeanMcBean3000]

I think she never looks like anything but the mothers of those children who move them. She might only start to change after the child is truly trapped there?

[@queenieofqueens]

I love your theories! There always so unique!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thank you Queenie! 💕

[@sydneygrace3745]

Great theory! This could also connect to the beginning scene as well! Maybe that was the last Beldam making the new doll, since the next one would look similar. It also shows her hands as needles, which means she could've been in the last form before "death". do you think the beldams are made to look like the real moms?

[@cheshiregames16]

I just watched Jordan peeles us and it reminded me of coraline

[@NaomiandFam]

makeup, hair, and stylo on point!!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

lol thank you! I'm usually hearing how off point I am! 😂

[@khadraabeeb5007]

Omg I love your makeup so much lol

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Aww thank you so much! I'm still so bad with makeup, my "looks" are very hit and miss lol.

[@khadraabeeb5007]

Omg u welcome

[@anniebananie2746]

Lmao this makes me think about Doctor Who. Each child = new form slightly different but still the same person I’ve also reread and rewatched Coraline so many times this week I lost count

[@snowdropsnowstar7612]

Theorizer: am I joke to you

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Nah, we're cool 😎At least I think we are...

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Oohh I love the kitty!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

That's Avocado, he's a butthead lol

[@blue-eg7nc]

At the end of the movie you see the cat disappear into the sign post for “The Pink Palace” he is only shown to be able to do that in the other world. So does that mean that it was the directors subtle hint that Coraline didn’t really escape the Beldam?!

[@histguy101]

There are multiple entrances to the other world, and the cat can see them, due to his cat senses, and he can go through them. It's in the book. When you see the cat disappear behind a tree, then appear out of a different tree, it means he just went back to the real world and entered another portal into the other world.

[@bettyboop9561]

I foreshadows that the other world/void is still out there ready to take on another person

[@donovandelaney3171]

What about the Other World? What if the Other World came back after Other Mother was killed? That would be awesome!

[@rewriter3981]

6:10 OML the one on the far right looks like the other mothers current form!

[@moonchild4648]

made it to the end!

[@trudymayd4952]

I didn’t know u looked like that! Ur pretty :) and clever I LOVE your theories!

[@CeltycSparrow]

Its interesting....that line that the Beldam says "I'll DIE without you Coraline". Consider when she puts Coraline into the mirror with the other children. The other children are faded ghosts who tell Coraline that they gave the Beldam their eyes and she loved them for a time, but then had no use for them anymore and forgot them (or something along those lines). WHAT IF, the Beldam NEEDS the souls of children to live and that's why she was so hell-bent on getting Coraline's eyes....to the point that she even kidnaps Coraline's own parents to try to force the girl into giving her the eyes. She had gotten all the life she could from the other children and she needed a new child and she recognized Coraline as someone special. Its also interesting to note that when Coraline journeys into the other world, it PERFECTLY reflects everything she's ever wanted. A loving family, colorful clothes, sweets. Anything her heart desired, the Beldam was willing to give her....the only catch was, the Beldam wanted Coraline's eyes. And I think she did this precisely to lull Coraline into a false sense of security so she could get the eyes. And when Coraline resisted, she had to use more drastic measures.

[@leamberpendergrass6134]

Good job Meagan hope i spelled your name right sorry if i didn't i was just wondering are you still going to be able to do more theory videos of coreline and corpse bride or is coppa going to effect your channel too?

[@noomre9105]

Awwwwwww! Your cat is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!

[@roach_lotus]

I have a theory on why the other mother still looks like coralines mother even if she already changed forms well first to start of i say that her mother form wouldnt go away unless a new victim comes like how her voice only changed after she added the button eyes in the opening sooo her form wouldnt change unless she already ate coraline and found a new victim

[@anadiaz7284]

Actually I think they both look the same cause the other mother can shapeshift into the childrens mothers and pretend that they are there other mother by looking the same

[@GabeVaughnVela2009]

I believe the beldam rakes the appearance of anyone's mom, Example. Back in lets say it was the 1940s or 50s, the bedlam took the form of Wibies Grandmother and Her Grandmother sister mom, but not only took her appearance, but made the Inaude of the house look like theirs.

[@MAGAWITCH1990]

I love your theories, I have always felt this movie could be a metaphor for surviving narcissistic abuse and the line where she screams "Don't leave me, I'll die without you!" Stuck with me and made me think of my ex best friend who was a narcissist who acted a lot like my mom to manipulate me

[@ashleymartinsonforever3131]

This theory is interesting. Never thought of it that way. It would makes sense. Always stay your fantastic self. 😊💗 Your videos are always so awesome. They are so incredible and you clearly poured a lot of love in them. 💖😊. Coralline is an excellent movie. They sure are fun. 💗

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thanks Ashley! I hope KZbin fixes all their FTC problems so that I can keep making these theories for years to come.

[@ashleymartinsonforever3131]

@@TheFangirlWatches you're welcome. 😊. Me too. I hope so too. It's just crazy... Shakes my head..

[@itskhodiepanda17]

my theory is the fact coraline looks like the other mother/the bel dam because their face structure looks the same but i say the bel dam might've found out how mel jones/coralines mother used to look like

[@hydra6035]

Well the Beldam looks like Coralines mother because she transforms to the parents of the child

[@CaspianHere]

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[@izukumidoria6512]

I remember watching it at xmas and i saw the cat in the background of a window when she enters the other world i will attempt to find the time stamp

[@jelasmrad1839]

Maybe the Beldam can become a perfect version of someone with real eyes for just a short amount of time

[@Ram-cm7po]

Simple answer: she looked like coraline’s mom so coraline would feel “at home”

[@Redjay_Lee]

Made it to the end~

[@kineticsand3602]

MORE please I love this

[@TheFangirlWatches]

This video actually has two "sequels" coming! Stay tuned!

[@ilaldkxb]

"Yum Yum" *haha Huck go brr*

[@MrAdryan1603]

Awesome theory! I have strep throat so bad, I can't really think to comment something clever lol I'm sorry. Cheers, Megan

[@TheFangirlWatches]

It's okay Adrian! Feel better! I've never had strep but I've heard it's pretty awful - so just relax and soak in some KZbin for now, you can always comment when you're feeling great.

[@hihiytyt3849]

I always thought the beldam said that so the beldam would not starve

[@dylan-phx]

Loving these videos!

[@TheFangirlWatches]

Thanks for coming to watch them!

[@ju2545]

I would like to know why it’s always night in the other world

[@MiloAndOreoTheRats]

UGHH TOO COOL I CANT OMJKASVn

[@BrambleBeeRose]

Well... Regarding to her spider form we could think of her as a spider creature. Spiders trap their victims in their webs and feed of them for some time. I think the Beldame fed from mrs lovetts sister for a long time but then she didn't had a food source anymore. Her spider form is very skinny and almost a skeleton. Maybe that means she is almost starved and that is why she desperatly tries to lure coraline in her 'web' becaus she will die without coraline. She will starve very soon.

[@TheFangirlWatches]

I've always wondered if that final spider form is so skinny because she folds it all in to make Mel's torso (if that makes sense).

[@rainbowsplat1559]

I personally love you series but maybe she’s from mythology or whatever it’s called and a changeling feasts on love and they change into their wanted form

[@Sugarfairy420]

When she said I’ll die without you I just assumed it was because she’s eating the children after sewing the buttons . Like when the kids in the closet are saying what happened they said she “ate up their lives” so like idk that that has anything to do with it

[@narra7867]

i never really understood that scene ‘ she ate up our lives “ like what is that supposed to mean? flesh, love or?? how can you eat someone’s life 😕