'Coraline' borders on psychedelic nightmare

I watched the 2009 movie “Coraline” for the first time tonight, and it wasn’t quite what I expected.
Based on the 2002 novel by Neil Gaiman, “Coraline” is an animated PG, horror-fantasy film that tells the story of young Coraline Jones. Coraline and her parents have moved from Pontiac, Michigan into the weird Pink Palace Apartments in an unnamed town in Oregon. Coraline’s parents are preoccupied with work, so Coraline ends up with plenty of time to explore her new apartment, which is part of a rickety, 150-year-old house that’s been divided into three apartments. After she finds a small door that’s been wallpapered over, she ultimately finds herself at the center of a struggle with an ancient monster that’s been sucking the life force out of children for generations. In the end, Coraline has to help free the souls of the monster’s past victims and her parents who are nabbed by the monster.
To say the least, this was a very weird movie. In parts, it bordered on psychedelic nightmare and reminded me of “Alice in Wonderland” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Being rated PG, I thought this movie would be suitable for young children, but I wouldn’t recommended it to any viewer that hasn’t graduated from kindergarten.
This movie made its American debut in February 2009. Gross revenues from the film totaled $120,154,106, offset against a budget of $60 million. The movie’s an hour and 41 minutes long. Celebrity voices on the movie include Dakota Fanning (Coraline) and Teri Hatcher (Coraline’s mom).
In the end, this movie was worth watching, mainly because it satisfied my curiosity about the film after having heard so much about it from some of my friends. They loved it mostly because of the visual spectacle of the film, which was impressive. This movie was shown in 3D in theatres, and I bet it was stunning.
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