Friday, August 14, 2009

Movie 2009.08.14 - Coraline

Read the book long before this movie came out. I liked the book by Neil Gaiman then, and I liked the 3D movie now. Yes, it is a bit creepy, with the giant spiders and trapped kiddie souls and sewed-up eyes, but that's just how the story is built up. Definitely not for kids. Too bad as the 3D effects are very cool.

The cast of characters apart from the protagonist Coraline and the antagonist The Beldam keeps the plot interesting. You have two washed-up actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their dogs, retired Russian circus performer Mr. Bobinsky and his performing rats, and Wybie Lovat and his talking cat.

If you're here for the ending, Coraline manages to outwit the Beldam and frees her kidnapped parents and the ghost children. The Beldam's severed hand later came back with a vengeance. With the help of Wybie and the black cat, Coraline destroys the hand and drops it into a deep well together with the key to the magical door to the Other World.

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