Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Coralline movie is real magic

The Coralline movie is here! Neil Gagman’s excellent kid's novel, Coralline is a suitable enchanting feature length films helmed by none other than Henry Slick, the man helmed the 1993 cult film classic animated film "The Nightmare Before Christmas'. If someone was able to bring Gagman’s surreal tale of Button -eyed man in a strange vision of our real world, it would be Slick. The visual aspect of Coralline movie is a wonderful example of stop-motion animation, a movie recording method that can really be magical when done right. 



When the novel was the same dark and twisted nature that we all have come to expect and crave from Neil Gaiman, Coralline look of the film took some moviegoers watch from his palette of brilliant colors and the style of animation. The Coralline movie is a wonderful piece to see, and will thrill audiences, young and old with its dreamy story and entertaining characters. 



The voice talent signed on for stop motion action of Coralline movie is very impressive for. Dakota Fanning takes the title role of Coralline Jones himself, and it has cast a trio of British television legends that are involved: Ian McShane, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Teri Hatcher gives chilling voice in both versions of Coraline's mother. The Coralline movie's sarcastic cat is made by John Hodgman. 



It is very fitting that such a strange story is brought to the screen in such a way as to capture the feel of a dream. Stop-motion has the wonderful hyper-real edge to it that the CG effects are yet to hold. There is something wonderfully weird stop-motion, especially here in the Coralline film. It may be the knowledge that the viewer sees dead things move around on the big screen, or it may simply be that the final sight of a stop-mo movie is so different from other animated films of the modern scene. 



While Coralline movie is far from being so filled with lingering images such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, it is certainly not without the visual pleasures. Just hold tight to the musical scenes, the strange transformations of the characters, and yes, the weird buttons that people have made into their eyes in the alternative universe. Viewers who have not read the story is a real treat, as they are introduced to the disquieting universe that Gaiman created a world that resembles our own, only better. 



For readers who have enjoyed the book (and it has been enjoyed by as many adults as children), the Coralline movie is as close to a faithful representation of source material as it is impossible to obtain. This is a children's film, there will certainly be a much-loved classic for all ages. The Coralline movie is pure magic.

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