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The reason Tim burton pops to mind is that Coraline was Directed and Produced by Henry Selick and so was Nightmare Before Christmas. Most people assume Burton directed Nightmare, but he actually only wrote it.

The parents portrayal has always been really interesting to me. We get in this movie the feeling that they are super neglectful, but I don't actually think they are. the Problem is that we see the story through Carolines Teenage eyes. But there are envitonmental hints that something is going on behind the scenes that Coraline either doesn't know or only vaguely understands: 1. The moms Brace. It seems like she recently had a decently major accident, and going by American insurances... that'll mean debt. 2. They just moved seemingly pretty apribtly, Maybe they could not afford the place they were living at before. While the house they live in now is big, it is also pretty old and isolated, so it may actually be fairly cheap. 3. We see that Coraline actually cares for her parents deeply and that she does rely on them when things are getting hairy. This implies that she has had the experience of her Parents being there for her if need be. 4. The mom sais something about a Catalogue deadline, implying that this stressed out air right now is a temporary thing because it is crunchtime before this needs to get to a publisher at a certain date. All in all, I think this paints a picture of Parents who aren't terrible, but are right now financially struggeling and under physical and emotional stress because if they already have financial problems, they need to get this catalogue in before deadline or their srewed, which does affect of course their daughter too. This may also explain why Coralines Mom refused the Gloves. She got them for Coraline after the Catalogue had gone to the publisher, probably in the knowledge that they are now a bit more financially stable, so that she could give Coraline something a bit more expensive.

"You realize you're walking right into her trap." "I have to go back. They are my parents." "Challenge her, then. She may not play fair, but she won't refuse. She's got a THING for games." The perfect Halloween classic. Fun Fact: The character Wybie Lovat is not in Neil Gaiman's novel. He was created so Coraline would not have to talk to herself and so she would have a friend her own age. Historical Fact: Mr. Bobinsky is wearing the Russian Hero Medal for Service at the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster on April 26, 1986. Which reads on the front "Participant In The Clean-up Campaign" The "4A3C" is a "Chernobilskaya Nuclear Power Plant" indication. This medal is unique as it is the only medal in the world awarded for participation in a nuclear clean up. That might explain his skin complexion and odd behavior. Mythology Fact: The Other Mother's name "Beldam" is an archaic word meaning: a malicious and ugly woman, especially an old one; a witch. It was once traditional on Halloween night for kids to dare each other to knock on the neighborhood Beldam's door (an elderly woman living near them). In many stories, a Beldam closely resembles a spider and lures children into her home with candy and treats, only to trap them inside a cobweb and liquefy their innards with venom. In other variations, the Beldam just traps kids in her home and eats them.

If you notice, The Other Mother's plate is always empty and was only seen eating beetles

Funny enough I watched this when I was Coraline’s actual age. My parents were exactly like Coraline’s, they always ignored me and I felt neglected and was always suppose to find something to entertain myself especially since I am an only child. My parents would always take me to the movie theaters in the weekends when I was little like a routine we use to do but when I was a preteen they would refuse to go and rarely take me. I really wanted to see Coraline because I loved the animation and how cool It looked. So when my parents found out I did principal honor roll they took me out of school early and surprised me by taking me to go see the movie. It was super surreal watching it because at the time I actually had short hair like Coraline, I wore hair clips in my hair, I was wearing a stripe shirt the same color and yellow shoes, painted blue nails and I also have freckles like her. My dad even pointed it out and said oh wow she looks exactly like you lmao my mom even laughed on how her parents treated her and acknowledged that me and Coraline were the same because they neglect me like her 😂 After the movie when we went out a lot of people approached us and were telling us how much I looked like her. Anyway it’s a movie I super treasure even though it was hella creepy but actually having my parents see it with me really made me happy that they were putting an effort to hang out with me. After we ate dinner and drove home both my parents hugged me and apologized and said if I ever felt like how Coraline did that they were sorry and wanted me to know they loved me and cared for me even if they didn’t show it and because they knew I was feeling sad at the time they thought taking me to see the movie I wanted was the least they could especially since I was such a good kid. 💖Now that I’m 25 I still think that Coraline holds up and is a really good movie anyone should at least watch once 🤗✨

The meaning of the “Other Father”s song dramatically changes when you know the whole story. Suddenly listening to the lyrics things go from “Aaww…” to “AAGGHH!!!” really fast!

The entire story in Coraline is that she is handed two worlds. One is her DREAM WORLD. Everything's perfect. The neighbors, her parents etc. they even get her name right which in the real world they don't. This world the other mother makes is suppose to be perfect until she gets what she wants. As a kid, this movie creeped a lot of people out. I read the book in 6th grade it was one of my favorites.I remember going to the theater to see it and people behind me going "good trip but creepy." The scene where she in her parents room is heartbreaking. How she makes her parents out of pillows realizing she had it pretty good. I honestly love this film. I watched it so often as a kid. It's a preteen movie I feel like. I watched it at age like 8 or 9. Then watched it every weekend since and once a year since I grown older. There's a lot of hidden messages in this movie outside of the creep factor. When you kept saying it's not creepy I kept saying "just wait"😂😂 Have y'all seen Alice in wonderland live action? It's Tim burton and I absolutely love it and him.

In the book Coraline actually says to Mr Bobinski “what fun would it be, if I got everything I want all the time. It wouldn’t mean anything” or something to that degree. That’s when she appreciates things in the real world, when her real mum gets her the gloves it MEANS something.

The indication that Wybies grandmas sister was one of the lost souls is absolutely heartbreaking

grew up watching this movie and have came up with the theory that the cat is a god of some sort and so is the second mother and that their game is she will lure children to their deaths while the cat tries to help them and save them and that he has lost the game 3 time now but with caroline he finally wins and saves all the past children but it would help explain why he can go from one world to the other, why the other mother doesn't like him, and why he say's its a little game that they play but thats just my opinion on them : )

When my daughter was 3 or 4, she became obsessed with this movie for a bit. For about 3 months it was all she wanted to watch. Showed it to both my girls when they were young, making sure to tell them it wasn't real and that if they didn't like it we didn't have to watch it again. Then we watched it repeatedly.

Coraline as a movie has moments where i agree with the parents (the glove scene and the mom asking if coraline wanted something from the grocery store.) while sympathizing with Coraline like we should (she is the protagonist afterall). Another comment pointed out that we as an audience don't really see the full picture of her life and i agree that right now (in the movie) the family has fallen on low cash and the other place can meet and exceed her expectations

The reason why it was important for Coraline to meet Whybie’s grandmother is because one of the lost souls she met was her sister that Whybie was talking about, the one who used to own the doll. Also Mr. B’s skin is blue because one symptom of radiation poisoning is a blue-ish skin tone. That is relevant because one of the medals he is seen wearing is modeled after a badge that was given to people who worked at Chernobyl. 😳

I was 16 when I saw this in a theater. It made me jump at certain parts! I still adore this movie, it is one of my favorites now.

me and my two older sisters loved this movie when we were younger. We showed it to our younger sister when we got older. She loved it too. every time we came over to see them, we would see her watching it.

28:21 This is a henry selick movie I can see why people compare him for Tim Burton but I wanna see more people showing love to Henry selick. He directed the nightmare before Christmas, James and the giant peach and currently has a movie called Wendell and wild that will release on Netflix this October. Tim Burton has two stop motion films under his name. Corspe bride and Franken weenie. None are similar to coraline because those movies are more about the undead and grotesque.

I think it’s funny how people talk about how mean and nasty Coraline’s parents are but her attitude isn’t much better when she doesn’t get her way. Apple didn’t fall far, plus her parent’s are going through it living in the middle of nowhere, can’t afford groceries or simple things like gloves for their kid. They stressed, loved ones aren’t soft and nice all the time.

All Laika movies are rated for kids but they are always enjoyed by all ages

The Other Parents aren’t “better” parents. Her real parents are doing the best they can with time consuming, mind numbing soul crushing jobs, and finite money and resources. The Other Mother has limitless resources and no need to have a job so she can’t provide anything Coraline wants and has nothing but time to make her desperately want to stay with her forever. But there’s a difference between giving your child everything they want and being a good parent, for a good example of how far apart these two things are try watching Willie Wonka and look at the Varuka Salt and he spineless oaf of a father. Imagine when father dies and the company tanks what life will be like for an entitled spoiled brat who never heard the word “no” getting side swiped by the real world! But the Other Mother doesn’t care about Coraline being prepared for the future because she doesn’t intend to let Coraline have one!

The thing with the buttons and eyes is because the eyes are the windows to the soul and The Beldam wants their souls

Mom bought me this movie when I was little, think around 6-7 years old, I loved the movie so much back then and to this day it is still one of my favorites.

If you've ever watched sandman up to the dream of a thousand cats episode, and if you know that the author of the sandman is also the very same who wrote Coraline, there's a theory there about how the cat here is actually Dream of the Endless- something I think about a lot

Something I admire about stop motion animation is that it is one of if not the best way to go if you want to make an animated horror film.

also by showing kids young it will give them a back bone like i was 7 when i saw this movie just like many others like it and a bunch of movies and i believe it actually made me a better person and helped me understand the world better and now im 20

My absolute favorite movie to watch as a kid!!!

Try Anastasia. It’s not as creepy as this but it has its moments. There’s one music scene, “In the Dark of the Night” that my sister saw when she was working in a Daycare and she thought, “We’re showing this to children?!”

I like how when corallines mom says “that’s nice” I like how people think that she was serious but she wasn’t even paying attention

Most people suppose that this is made by Tim Burton, when in fact I can personally tell it’s not. And I just confirm that it’s not. People need to realize that creepiness does not equal Tim Burton. Tim Burton has his own individual style with characters etc. and I can tell that these characters look nothing like Tim Burton. Just cause it’s a bit creepy doesn’t mean that it’s Tim Burton Also I’m surprised that you would want to stay in the other world rather than the real world before the other mother turned into her natural form. Literally should be beating you that’s exactly what she’s doing it’s literally the story of Hansel and Gretel

I grew up with this movie I've watched it everyday for a long time it's one of my favorite movies my top favorite movies is the nightmare before christmas,corspe bride,coraline and frankin-weenie I still watch them every day with my sister we once watched it in 3D in the dark and it was amazing lol great to see people actually making these videos "these years"🖤

I'ts not made by Tim Burton, but it _is_ made by Tom Selik, who did Nightmare before Christmas. And yes, I know, the Title sais "Tim Burtons The Nightmare before Christmas" But Burton wasn't actually involved in the productio much. He created many of the Characters, but it was selick who brought them to life, because Burton was too busy with batman. Also this is based on a book by neil gaiman, who is hands down one of the best Authors out there, his books aren't exclusively horror, but they always tend to have a dark comedy vibe. Better know works of his are "American Gods", "Good Omens" (in collab with the amazing Terry Pratchet) and the "Sandman" Comics all of which have gotten the serial treatment by now, and they all tend to be fairly good adaptations.

I use to think the parents were awful for how they were to Coraline but now that I am a parent of 2 I can relate to them alittle to o much 😳🤣

PLEASE do Kubo and the Two Strings by Laika too! It's an INCREDIBLE film and doesn't get the love it needs!

Lol her real family seems so normal to ppl who were raised by neglectful parents. Pretty accurate.

This is one of my favorite movies to watch around Halloween time. Loved y'alls reaction to it! As for a suggestion, I don't know if you guys have seen this or not but going off of the "creepy" aspect of this movie I'm going to recommend a good scary show: The Haunting of Hill House. Not a movie, a Netflix show. My other favorite thing to watch around Halloween time.

I have this theory that Coraline never really escaped. Ever since she left for the third time, she never came out, and what we think is the real world at the end is just another level of the Other World. It would explain a lot of plot holes, and why the Beldam seems to let Coraline escape so easily. I think the Cat is also likely possessed by the Beldam and serves as a false sense of trust for Coraline.

Henry Selick deserves more love. At the very least, it’d be nice for people to stop mixing him up with Tim Burton. (And I’m saying this as a Tim Burton fan)

A similar movie is 9 (Nine) released on 9/9/2009 very steampunk and was meant to be for kids as well but was creepy and dark.

this movie actually didnt scared me as a kid i would LOVE to get my hands on THAT book. the kids and now adults are scared or fear this movie but some of us who are a fan of halloween themed are very excited and make aesthetics. as a kid i'm not a fan of horror but this is my favorite movie of all time due to the style, details and the designs which i was focused on when i was a kid (and still do today as an artist)

Me, I’m that kid that watches it and goes “I liked it” 😭😭 but yes a great movie when it first came out! Would I watch it now? Probably not, but that’s only because I’ve watched it so many times. Great reaction you guys. I also thought it was weird that the parents came back like nothing happened

One movie that I question what age I should show it to kids “the last unicorn” it’s older but a cult classic if you ask me.

Personally I loved this movie as a kid I had the 3d version back when it came out on dvd. It’s honestly funny to see people so shook ab it. I definitely would show my kid this film!❤️❤️❤️

Coraline is the movie adaptation of the book by Neil Geiman, where Wybie actually isn't a character at all and was just created for the film. I have the book and actually studied it a few years ago in my children's literature course. One of my top favorite movies.

This is very much what traditional faerie tales were like.

This is fabulous. Thank you so much guys!

This was my favorite childhood movie.

my kid loves this movie!!!!!

Used to watch this movie all the time with my sisters/aunts and always thought it was creepy/weird but when ever they put it on I'd happy watch with them. Its a strange kids movie but still good overall with some good lessons.

Sad fact: The delivery guy at the start wasn't supposed to be there but it's a homarge? (Forgot the word) to the guy who was helping make Coraline but had sadly passed away

I absolutely love coraline. One of my favorite glad you guys watched it

The first time I saw a glimpse of this movie was in the electronics section at Superstore of all places, and it creeped me out so much that I never saw it as a kid. I was eight or nine at the time.

late comment: the current best theory (see 'the theorizer' user's videos on utube) is that the cat shares two souls, one being the great grandfather of Wybie, trying to rescue the ghost children and help Caroline and Wybie, "reincarnated" as the cat, and the other soul is the alien usurper that possesses the cat, switching back and forth between the two souls in which has current control of the cat the entire area with the pink house, is actually an alien organism, which is eating souls (as both, the doorway tunnel and well, is its throat/esophagus into its stomach, laughs), by having and using the poor "other mother (beldam)" to help lure in its meals/victims, giving the alien even more power, to extend/expand itself upon the world, and the alien "soul" possessing the cat, is also apart of this alien organism, they're one and the same, this is how the cat can go in and out of the "dream world" and the real world at will the other mother ("beldam") is actually trying to also work against the alien organism, but she is in a losing situation, as she'll get consumed by the alien organism, being its prisoner as well, but she has a deal with the alien organism to lure in children, but she tries to take their souls as much as possible instead, so that she can get enough power to escape herself and to stop the alien organism from becoming even more and more powerful too, trying to save the world from it, but it's a losing battle for her... but she tries to do what she can to oppose it... the other mother ("beldam") is/was just the old woman seamstress that had lived here, she was the first victim of the alien organism, but she really does care about the children, and is trying to help them as best as she can, and to fight against the alien organism, as she can, but its a losing battle for her, and her time is nearly up (and is up at the end of the movie, with Caroline trapped, and eventually going to take her place as the new "other mother" luring in kids for the alien organism) Caroline, was going to be the old mother's ("beldam") replacement, as she's nearly at her end, and is too defiant too... ultimately, Caroline, actually doesn't escape, she's still actually trapped inside the alien organism, being consumed by it, and will eventually be turned into being the new "other mother" ("beldam") to continue to lure in more children...

There is in my opinion, 2 cats. An evil one and a good one. I think the evil one is the one who brought the parents dolls into the room and brought the key back to the well.

who remembers Courage the Cowardly Dog

16:39 I'm literally watching more Coraline reactions after the last because I wanna see other Wybie 🥺 I love him sm

I don't like horror but when i watched this when i was very little i loved it and i still do😊

SWEET CORALINE! BA! BA! BA!

Oh, I love this movie! I watched it as a little kid though and I never could finish the movie then xD But I loved the first half of the movie and watched it over and over again and finished the movie when I got older. So the first half is like... imprinted in my brain while I can never completely remember the second half xD

Wonder if you guys have seen what the lyrics for other father's song are?

I didn't think until now that it would be creepy if Wybie actually the made the doll since we already knew where it came from

1:09 as someone who does a lot of sewing projects with dolls, this is the scene that bothered me the most. I had been forewarned about the creepier parts of the movie so they didn't scare me as much as they might have, but watching Ms. Spider-thing attach yarn hair to the doll's head just by lightly pressing it with NO evidence of glue or stitching to hold it in place was irritating. Especially because they had clearly put so much effort into making the rest of the sewing look so accurate and realistic.

Henery Selick directed Coraline he also Directed Tim Burton’s nightmare before Christmas.. I thought Coraline was Tim burton to so I looked it up.. lol

The cat reminds me of that voice that's always in the Reeses chocolate ads

Oh my gosh I watched this movie when I was six and it scared the living day lights out of me!!!

I love this reaction

Im hammered rn sorry if yall said this during and i missed it because this comment is halfway through the video but they all call her caroline in the real world and coraline in the other

Answering your questions: It isn't a tim burton film it was made by henry selick, It's a pg movie for KIDS now i mostly read the book when i was younger but i did watch the movie when i was 9 years old

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just because it's stop motion and creepy doesn't mean it's tim burton

So I just watched this review and when my son was 5 he picked this out. He's now 11 and this still is one of his faves..... Could be my fault though. He's been watching HORROR since a baby. 😮😮 I mean it's all I watched. Call me what you want.

10:49 what?

It’s an awesome animated movie

Respectfully recommending Paranorman and Monster House

Please watch kubo and the two strings.

U gotta watch the movie 9 it's scarier than coraline but not too much it was great when I was a child

the scene with the ghostkids isnt in the german version off the movie

Poor Henry Selick! His press team and agent need to do better!!!!!

So what is the criteria for an "A" scary movie? I watched the whole discussion but you both never said what the detracting factor is bumping this to B? Just that it is Tim Burton-esque and a tad too creepy?

Hoping you will watch Corpse Bride sometime !

Carpet be like:1 Part is up And then you step on it Then 1 out of part comes up After that again after that again after that again.

It’s PG so yes it is a kids movie I don’t understand it to be around this and some kids can handle more intense things are younger age so.

It's a very creepy but I think it is great for kids to learn to entertain themselves because it is impossible to entertain them always and every minute

Bruh disrespectful asf to Henry Selick to say this should be a Tim Burton movie

That movie literally traumatised me, never let an 8 years old watch what they want!!!

“Tim Burton vibes.” Neil Gaiman, so yeah, more or less.

So many kids stories are Creepy. Like crazy scary. This is TAME

In the end they kept saying things like how the lesson of the movie is "Appreciate your parents or else they'll end up like this" just sounds wrong. What kind of lesson is, "Appreciate your parents or else they'll kill you" ???

please tell me your relationship is called Brianca

Chicken Run is goat

not as entertaining when ur 5 and ur parents made u watch this without knowing it was horror in the hopes u fall asleep to it 💀 was a shock to the whole family lol

Can u plz react to coraline in a nutshell?

Tim Burton gets way too much credit for everything stop motion, and I wish Henry got more attention for his work since he was the real creator of the nightmare before Christmas, not Tim. They credited it as Tim Burton's even though he only did some help editing, while Henry and his team did everything else.

Its annoying how Wybie would start saying lore and then stop

This is better than anything Tim burton has ever made

Before her time 🧐 lmao how old is she bro

Mirim and April are a married couple

They should see paranorman

Your face, hair, and hat remind me of my dead ex. I want to slap it lol. You guys are a beautiful couple though. And I had enjoyed watching this with you guys. Subbed.

It is technically made for kids but whether you should show it to them or not is questionable…

You watched this film no one should watch this film it traumatising