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Rebuilding Coraline
A behind-the-scenes featurette explaining the process to make new Coraline puppets fifteen years after the film's release.
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Plot Summary
A young girl named Coraline discovers a parallel world behind a secret door in her new home. This world seems like an idealized version of her life, but it holds a sinister secret and a dark reflection of her own family. She must use her wits and bravery to save herself and her real parents from the other mother's clutches.
Critical Reception
Rebuilding Coraline has been met with widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising its stunning stop-motion animation, imaginative storytelling, and genuinely unsettling atmosphere. Audiences have also lauded its dark fairy tale elements and its ability to appeal to both children and adults.
What Reviewers Say
Visually mesmerizing with a distinctively eerie tone.
A captivating and scary adventure that resonates with themes of appreciation for family.
Masterful stop-motion animation brings a chillingly inventive world to life.
Google audience: Viewers found the film to be a visually stunning and uniquely creepy experience. Many praised its inventive story and the way it masterfully balanced scares with a heartwarming message about family. Some found it a bit too frightening for very young children, but overall, the audience response was overwhelmingly positive.
Awards & Accolades
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, won Annie Award for Best Character Design.
Fun Fact
The distinctive button eyes of the characters were achieved using a complex layering technique with actual buttons, giving them a unique and unsettling realism.
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