<Coraline>------The nightmare we all have
| Directed by | Henry Selick |
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| Produced by | Henry Selick Claire Jennings |
| Screenplay by | Henry Selick |
| Based on | Coraline by Neil Gaiman |
| Starring | Dakota Fanning Teri Hatcher Jennifer Saunders Dawn French John Hodgman Ian McShane |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Cinematography | Pete Kozachik |
| Editing by | Christopher Murrie |
| Studio | Laika Pandemonium |
| Distributed by | Focus Features Universal Pictures (DVD) United International Pictures Universal Pictures International (Non-US) |
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| Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Coraline Jones moves with her mother and father to the Pink Palace, a dilapidated mansion renovated into an apartment building in Ashland, Oregon, which is also occupied by retired actresses Misses Spink and Forcible, and eccentric Russian acrobat Mr. Bobinsky. With her parents perpetually working on a gardening catalog and paying little attention to her, Coraline feels neglected and decides to explore their new home, meeting Wyborne "Wybie" Lovat, the grandson of the apartments' landlady. While exploring, Coraline finds a small door sealed off by a brick wall. That night, Coraline is awakened by a mouse and follows it to the small door where she discovers a long, dark corridor in the brick wall's place. Coraline goes through it and finds herself in the Other World, a fantastical parallel version of the Pink Palace inhabited by doppelgangers of her parents called the Other Mother and Other Father, who look a lot like her parents but have black buttons for eyes. These beings prove to be warmer and more attentive than Coraline's real parents, particularly the Other Mother, who does everything she can to impress Coraline. Coraline decides to stay the night at the Other World, but when she wakes the next morning, she finds herself in her old world.
Despite warnings of danger from her neighbors, Coraline continues to go to the Other World at night to escape from the doldrums of her real life and is entertained by button-eyed "Other" versions of her neighbors, including a mute Other Wybie, who guides her through the Other World. During her third visit, Coraline encounters a black cat from her own world that has the ability to talk in the Other World, and he warns Coraline of danger. She disregards the warnings until the Other Mother invites her to live in the Other World forever if she sews buttons over her eyes. Coraline is horrified and demands to return home but the Other Mother angrily reveals her true form as a monstrous witch and traps Coraline in a small room behind a mirror.With the help of the Other Wybie, Coraline escapes to her own world, but finds that her parents have been kidnapped by the Other Mother.
Armed with a seeing stone provided by the real Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, Coraline returns to the Other World and challenges the Other Mother to a game to find her missing parents and the eyes of the ghost children in the Other World, agreeing to have buttons sewn in her eyes if she loses.
Finally, Coraline wins the game.With her parents done with their work and able to spend time with their daughter, Coraline holds a garden party with her family and neighbors.The movie ends with Coraline content with her new life.
This stop-motion animation first reminds me of Corpse Bride directed by Tim Burton because of both the animations are in a very strange atmosphere.One of the most important reason why I like this movie is that it describes the growing up of a little girl. No matter how horrible the other world is, Coraline decides to save her parents without hesitation. That makes me realize that love, true love for families, friends will give courage and power, shape us fearless like heroes saving the world.
Besides, it's also impressive that the other mother says,even the most proud people can be hurt by love. This most proud person, the other mother, may be hurt by love once, and scar is left on her heart which leads her to a control freak，possessive about the one who's loved. Sometimes, we need to recover from love hurt by ourselves instead of being ill for the life left.
And if there's anything for parents, that must be Don't forget your children even if you are really busy, or they'll find the other parents in the other world.
