Solid story makes this more than animation...

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2009)

...the script, esp the strong characters make this a movie using animation as a media to deliver this amazing story.
When you get the DVD, make sure to discover the behind the scenes production features. U can then appreciate the hard work done for years to create this masterpiece.
Another thing that made this movie special is the production team down to all the nitty gritty details on decorations around the scene - down to details and not exaggerated. They didn't just show up there to earn a pay check - they wanted to be there to create history/magic.
Like many great art, this movie can inspire & entertain audience at different age according to their own experience & how daring one is to his/her own imagination. To me, I am most attracted to the strong character of Coraline; the imagination journey of Coraline; the dark side of the story from "other mother"; how the "other world"(psychological world in my own interpretation) seems more powerful than what we see / touch daily.
All in all, best movie I've seen since "The International".