español: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGU_y-dDuU

A girl is tempted to stay in a magical “other” world.

Pixar quality, and the kind of tone and story (creepy horror traditional fairytale) they would never do.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: B
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.6/4 ( )

So I broke my rule and watched the film before I read the book. (I am going to read the book soon. I promise.) But again, I was struggling to find a children's movie I felt like watching because I am not a huge fan of many children's films or animated films. BUT, I really like Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton-esque animation so I decided to watch Coraline. I really enjoyed this film, although it is a little creepy and probably not good for easily frightened children. Coraline is such a great character and the motion stop animation is really perfect for the story. Also the music. Bruno Coulais is absolutely fabulous and his eery soundtrack really makes this creepy children's film. ( )

“Coraline” is the 2009 stop-motion animation adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 2004 book of the same name. The main character, Coraline, is unhappy with her life and so is mesmerized when she finds an alternate world, run by her “other mother”, where she has everything she wants. By the time she learns of Other Mother’s dark intentions, it’s too late and she and her parents are trapped unless she can cleverly find a way out.

Although the story is extremely creative, the movie itself is slow and comes across as dark and creepy. The dark tone of the movie makes it more appropriate for an upper middle school or high school audience, but the story itself will appeal to a slightly younger audience which simply leaves an oddly mismatched movie with no “perfect” audience. Grades 7 – 10. ( )

Basada en la novela de Neil Gaiman, Coraline narra la historia de una niña que encuentra una versión mejorada de su vida en un universo paralelo al atravesar uno de los muros de su casa: sus padres son más considerados con ella... pero la maravilla dará paso al miedo y angustia