To understand the theory, it's important to know what the Other Mother actually is. She is referred to as a 'beldam,' which is a very old malicious woman and a witch. The Other Mother is a shape-shifting demon whose goal is to lure children into the Other World and entice them to stay so she can feed on their souls.
“Coraline” explores themes of deception, illusion, and the dangers of succumbing to appearances, reminding audiences to question what lies beneath the surface and to trust their instincts when something seems too good to be true. So let's dive in.
According to the fan theory, hypothetically, the garden is referred to as "heaven" and the other world as "hell." Without winding up their business in Pink Palace, the ghosts couldn't move to heaven; thus, Coraline doesn't get the opportunity to go gardening (heaven) with her family until the end, when her parents have ...
The most disturbing fan theory involves speculation the Beldam actually won in the end, leaving Coraline trapped in the Other World. This theory also comes from The Fangirl on YouTube. Theorists point to the final shot of the garden, which so closely resembles its counterpart in the Other World.
The Beldam, better known as the Other Mother (in reference to her motherly disguise), is the main antagonist of Neil Gaiman's 2002 dark fantasy young adult novel Coraline, which was adapted into the 2009 film of the same name.
When the Jones family first settles into their new home, Coraline and her mom, Mel, have a conversation in their kitchen. Mel is working on editing pages for Coraline's dad, Charlie. Mel mentions something about a car accident, which is why she is wearing a neck brace.
SO, I did some research on some mental issues, and the one most outstanding to Coraline's experience, was schizophrenia. At first, I was thinking,'This is too common to be true. ' But, as it turns out, all of her experience point to schizophrenia.
Coraline's behavior is consistent with a psychotic-dissociative cluster as evidenced by her experiencing an alternate universe as well as incorporating fixed beliefs. As these are critical parts of the plot, it is best to formulate Coraline's behavior along a psychotic-dissociative spectrum.
in the movie coraline her neighbor tells her never wear green in your dressing room. this is a reference to an old theater superstition. where it was bad luck for performers to dress in green. as it would make them blend into the background.
During the "One, two, three!" scene, the Other Mother is not happy with Coraline's demands. We see her morph into half beldam, half other mother. This is easily the scariest scene of the film, and there are plenty of contenders. The Beldam can be frightening to some.
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including: One of the retired vaudeville performers that live in a basement apartment under Coraline's house repeatedly shows a lot of cleavage. Her breasts take up half her body and are bulging out of her clothes.
Just like most people who dyed their hair blue, Coraline didn't do it because. she thought it would look good. She did it because she was being rebellious.
Despite the original Coraline being a beloved stop-motion classic, a sequel, Coraline 2, is highly unlikely due to the animation studio president's firm stance against sequels.
The moral of Gaiman's Coraline is that the relationship between children and their parents is important and should be given due effort. Despite difficulties, both parties should try their best to understand and communicate with each other.
The eyes are considered the windows to the soul, and the Beldam uses this to her advantage. For Coraline to remain in the world, she must allow her eyes to be stitched over with buttons. Once she refuses, though, the world begins to twist and become darker, as Coraline sees it for the trap it is.
They went through to the other world and then the Other Mother captured them both right there and then. This either happened while Coraline was watching Miss Spink and Miss Forcible's show, or just after Coraline refused the button eyes and tried to sleep to go back home.
Eska and Desna are, respectively, bi and gay. Julien is a pansexual trans man. Coraline is a lesbian because one writer noticed how Miss Spink and Miss Forcible got more attractive in the Other World while Mr. Bobinski and Wybie didn't.
After the Other Mother had finished with them, they were imprisoned behind the mirror, unable to pass on without their eyes (in the film) or hearts (in the book). In the end, they are freed when Coraline finds their eyes/hearts in the "three wonders" of the Other World.
What does "For those in the know: JERK WAD" during the end credits mean? This was part of a promotional contest for the film. Nike made several special edition "Coraline Dunks", which could be won through a contest on the website for Coraline. "Jerk Wad" was the code word for entering the contest.
To put it simply, Coraline's "real" mother and the Beldam are the same person. The movie/book (whichever--theory makes sense for both) is not what Coraline experiences literally.
Parents need to know that Coraline is a stop-motion animated film based on a book by Neil Gaiman. The movie is quite dark, and the "other" world that Coraline (Dakota Fanning) discovers turns into a frightening, dangerous place where she could very well die (and other ghost children already have). Scary…
The Beldam is the true monster, and represents jealously and lust of the human world. “The monster's body quite literally incorporates fear, desire, anxiety, and fantasy, giving them life and an uncanny independence” (Cohen, 586).
Coraline may well have a crush on Wybie, but it is never explicit in the movie, and seems that Wybie has more of an interest in Coraline than vice versa.
