I ended up reading Coraline by Neil Gaiman and was heavily
surprised by the story. It was a more detailed version of the movie Coraline,
which is based off his novel. Before
reading this novel I figured the story was going to have more to it, but was
surprised how well the two match up.
Coraline presents an awesome myth about a haunted house that
basically holds children’s spirits.
There is a secret door in the living room that is covered up when
Coraline and her family move in. Coraline soon finds out why the door is
covered, she goes through the door and finds a parallel universe where things
are completely better than the life she is living now. The first time she goes
through the tunnel she meets her parents, but these parents have buttons for
eyes and are considered her “other” parents. Coraline Is presented with lots of
amazing things from these new parents and is very found of this new place. She
finally feels accepted everyone is getting along, but her other mother says she
can stay and not have to return to the other universe as long as she replaces
her eyes with buttons. At this point Coraline is terrified she realized her
connection with this place was all show and they wanted something more than
what she is willing to give. Coraline is to far in at this point and she has to
fight away to get back to her universe.
The myth of the story is really interesting, because I think
most people can learn from the lesson that it is giving, but its heavily
influenced for children. Most adults are content with what they have and aren’t
tempted by such things. Laika studios probably picked this story up to animate,
because the appeal it has to children. The story fits their spooky, quirky
animation style and in my opinion it was translated really well. I saw this
movie when I was in high school and was scared of the other universe Coraline
visits.
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