When "Coraline" came out on DVD, it was so popular among many kids that I decided to watch it. The movie has really nothing to entertain kids but it has a good pinch of reality regarding modern life - parents vs kids.
Coraline Jones, an 11 year old girl just moved with her parents from Michigan to Oregon in a boring location. There, life is dull and Coraline is left alone, her parents having no time for her - they are workaholic. Her only neighbours are eccentric British actresses Miss Spink and Forcible and a quite bizarre looking russian guy Mr Bobinsky, who exercises from morning till afternoon like mad.
The only friend Coraline has is Wybie Lovat a lovely boy around her age. Still bored, Coraline finds nothing interesting in her new house to entertain her but yet there is a secret door leading to a different world which she is about to discover.
When she explores it, she discovers that on the otherside there is a parallel world similar to her's but there, life is colourful and animated. The garden with its colourful flowers and trees, reveals all the beauty nature can offer.
In this other world, her "other mother" and her "other father" are loving parents always ready to give her all the attention she longs for.
A new adventure starts for her. Contrary to her real mum who does not cook lovely dinner for her, in the other world, the "other mum" prepares delicious food and the "other father" unveils his talent as a professional pianist which is not the case with her real father. Coraline is overwhelmed and loves the treatment she deserves as a child. How long though does the scenario last.
Soon the other parents reveal their true nature. They are too demanding of their daughter. Trapped, Coraline is now faced with a big challenge - to free herself and her real parents from the grip of her evil "other parents".
As a matter of fact she starts dreaming. Her dream becomes her new world in which she delights herself. In that new world her parents are loving and caring. Her father is a pianist and her mum is a good cook who prepares lovely dishes for her. In her dream even the garden is colourful and animated because dad takes care. That's the world that Coraline desires. That's the kind of life she wants.
Unfortunately it's just a dream. At some stage, she realises that and does not want to be trapped by her own dream and live an illusion. That's where the "other parents" unveil their true evil nature. She probably gives a negative ending to that dream to get out of it and live life normally accepting things the way they aremaybe expecting it to change one day.
