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This is a 3D stop-motion dark fantasy horror film based on the book, "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman. The movie was released seven years (2009) after the book's realease in 2002. Though it is often believed Tim Burton directed this film, it was actually Henry Selick.

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Coraline offers to the audience the story of a young, adventurous girl who stumbles upon another world. This world is an idealized version of her own, but it hides dark secrets.

Coraline is upset with her current situation, having to leave her home to move to the Pink Palace Apartments. While exploring the area of her new house to look for an old well, she meets a boy named Wybie. She takes an instant disliking to him. Upon returning home and getting to know the area, she finds a small door that, though at first seems to be a wall of bricks, turns out to be an entryway to her perfect world. She meets a woman who introduces herself as the Other Mother and finds herself enjoying her time there more than the real world. However, when she discovers that the Other Mother had planned to steal her soul, she battles for her own and her real parents' lives.

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This movie won several awards, and was even nominated in the Golden Globe Awards for Best Animated Feature Film.

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Coraline Jones - Ella Fanning

She is an eleven year old girl that is often seen as rebellious and witty. Some of her pet peeves include people pronouncing her name wrong and adults patronizing her because she is younger. She feels that she isn't listened to.

The Other Mother - Teri Hatcher

The other mother is also known as Beldam. She is cunning and evil, though she plays the role of a perfect mother to Coraline throughout the fist part of the movie. She steals the souls of children and keeps their ghosts trapped forever, which she intended to do with Coraline.

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Wybie Lovat -  Robert Bailey Jr.

Wybie was created in the film adaptation, not in the book. His character is often fidgety, and has a nervous habit of playing with his hands. He can be seen as Coraline's "ally", though they have a relationship similar to that of frenemies throughout parts of the movie.

The Cat - Keith David

The cat, although having a generic name, is very strange. He is able to travel between worlds, and can talk in the other world. He seems to be somewhat of a mentor towards Coraline. He is very sarcastic.

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I'd have to say my favorite character is the Other Wybie, the alternate version to Wybie Lovat. This character doesn't speak at all, and isn't in the book either, but I find him to be fascinating. He is very observant and aware of his surroundings. However, he has very little will, as he is in under the control of the Other Mother. This doesn't stop him from feeling guilty of the Other Mother's plans and helping Coraline escape from the other world.

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Coraline: (To the other Bobinsky) "I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?"

The Other Mother: (To Coraline) "In each of three wonders I've made just for you, a ghost eye is lost in plain sight."

Wybie: (To Coraline, about the well) "It's supposed to be so deep, if you fell to the bottom and looked up, you'd see a sky full of stars in the middle of the day."

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The film was going to be live action at first, with Dakota Fanning (see below) as Coraline. However, they decided to make it a stop-motion animated movie instead. Dakota still went on to voice Coraline in this version too! Did you know it took 10 individuals 3-4 months to make one puppet of Coraline?

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