Coraline (2009)★ 8.0/10

A horror film for children, it conveys a simple, truthful, and innocent message, yet it is also dark.

The film takes significant liberties with the source material, and the pacing feels rushed at times. Without the impactful visuals, it could have easily turned into another run-of-the-mill mediocre Hollywood animated movie.

The director has a unique visual style that reminds me of Tim Burton at first glance, though he’s bolder and more innovative in storytelling, with more mature and profound themes. The film offers a lesson for the audiences—true love is imperfect, but it far outweighs the perfect lies.

This movie is a hit for both kids and adults! The film's world is packed with magic, adventure, wonder, and a vibrant, surreal vibe, and the animation is just mind-blowing! The story is straightforward, but has its ups and downs, which is just right; a more complicated plot might overshadow the stunning animation. Plus, the music in it is absolutely fantastic!

This movie has a real cult vibe and is just stunning when it comes to the characters, music, and set design. And I was really hoping for something just as impressive and detailed as the beginning, like some real depth between the characters or a more believable plot twist, but I was let down to find that there was nothing like that at all.

I believe it´s one of the best animated films ever made. The plots is brilliantly developed, the animation is beautiful to look at, the characters are so interesting, and the world created by Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick it's simply captivating, but mysterious as well.

If the ghost mom is a good mom, would you be willing to swap for a false life by sewing on those scary button eyes? In the end, Caroline didn't change anything. She didn't change her mom and dad, she didn't change her annoying neighbors, and she didn't change her nasty life, but she did change herself, and then the whole world became a lovely and colorful one.

The biggest surprise I found when rewatching it was the characterization of Coraline. I love girls like her so much, and never seem to see a similar heroine in later animations. The movie is so detailed that it's worth writing a long review for that. The deep moral is simply presented, and while it may be a warning to children (be careful what you wish for), it goes much deeper for adults. In fact, we all know that Coraline's parents will go back to neglecting her, but she has changed, and it's like she's able to see the world for what it is through the adder stone. Here's to our young warrior and black cat!

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Filme muito bom, mas para todos os públicos, quanto a crinça acho que nem todas poderiam assistir, tem algumas partes que pode trovocar terror nas crianças mais novas tipo menores de 8 anos.

Coraline es una oscura película de animación que combina fantasía con terror psicológico. Narra la historia de una niña que descubre un "otro mundo" y poco a poco aprende una faceta aterradora del deseo, el control y el paso a la adultez.