In order to outwit Beldam, Coraline tricks Beldam into unlocking the door by telling her a lie. Meanwhile, one the spirits remind Coraline that even if she wins the game, Beldam will not honour her part of the bargain. Back in the living room in search of her parents, Coraline sees Beldam in her true form: a metallic spider-looking creature. After gathering the eyes, parts of the “Other World” start to disintegrate. Although the girl struggles to get the third and final pair of eyes, the cat helps her and hands it to her. Coraline finds her first pair in the garden. The spirits’ eyes are all over the propriety in the form of little gems. Amused, Beldam agrees and leaves a small clue for Coraline. As an attempt to get back to the real world, Coraline proposes a game to Beldam: if she finds the spirits’ eyes and her parents, the demon must set everyone free. Then, Beldam swallows the key so Coraline cannot escape. However, the demon quickly changes back to her shape and locks the door. Unaware of the demon’s trick, Coraline runs to Beldam and hugs her. While crawling through the tunnel, Beldam lures Coraline by disguising herself as her mother. Coraline decides to go back to the “Other World” to rescue her parents. He leads the girl to her parents: they are trapped in a mirror. When Coraline was half asleep, she receives a visitor: the cat. After hearing that Coraline’s parents are missing, the ladies give her an object meant for bad / lost things. Desperate, Coraline goes to her neighbours Miss Spink and Miss Forcible for help. Later on, Coraline realizes that Beldam kidnapped them. Meanwhile, the “other Wybie” helps Coraline escape.īack in the real world, Coraline notices that her parents are not at home. After hearing their story, Coraline decides to find the victims’ eyes so she can free them from Beldam. However, once the victims let Beldam sew buttons on their eyes, she stole their souls and “ate” their lives. Just like Coraline, they were also lured to the “Other World” under the promise of a happier life. These children were also victims of the “Other Mother” / Beldam. While trapped, Coraline meets the spirits of other kids. Unhappy with the girl’s answer, the “other mother” transforms herself and imprisons Coraline. A terrified Coraline refuses and demands to return home. The “other mother” wants to sew buttons on them. However, in order to have that life, Coraline needs to sacrifice her eyes. The “other mother” expresses her wish of making Coraline stay in the “Other World” indefinitely. Meanwhile, Coraline also meets the black cat in the other world and he can talk. During the following nights, the girl meets the other versions of her neighbours, as well as, a mute Wybie. Despite of hearing the horrific incident, Coraline continues to visit the “Other World”. Turns out, the other twin disappeared in the apartment as a child. After dinner, Coraline goes to bed and awakes in the real world again.Ĭoraline and Wybie meet each other again and the boy tells her about his grandmother’s missing twin. Both of her “other parents” seem to be more caring towards Coraline’s wishes. However, this woman has buttons instead of eyes. There, she finds her “other mother” cooking for her. Then, Coraline notices a nice smell coming from the kitchen. The girl decides to get in it but finds herself in her living room again. But this time, instead of a bricked wall, Coraline finds was a colourful tunnel. After opening the small door, Coraline finds out that there is nothing behind it, only a bricked wall.Īt night, a mouse guides Coraline to the small door in the living room. Then, she reaches out for a drawer full of keys and picks the one that has a button on it. The mother attends her daughter’s request in exchange for some quiet time. Unable to open it, Coraline asks her mother for the key. Confused, Coraline looks for the doll and finds her next to a small door in the living room. While Coraline was unpacking some personal objects the living room, the doll disappears. Later on, Wybie drops by at Coraline’s house to give her a doll that he found at his grandmother’s house. During a walk nearby the house, Coraline meets a black cat and a boy named Wyborne (a.k.a. Bobinsky), while the other two (Miss Spink and Miss Forcible) are former burlesque performers.Ĭoraline spends most of her time alone, her parents are always busy with work. The family’s neighbours are quite intriguing characters: one is a circus mice trainer (Mr. Coraline (2009) – Plot SummaryĪ very old house also known as the Pink Palace Apartments has three new residents: a couple and their child (Coraline). Today’s post is solely based on the film, not the novel. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Neil Gaiman. Directed by Henry Selick, the 2009 fantasy drama stars Dakota Fanning as Coraline.
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