The movie was just as good as the book

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2013)

This is the first time I ever admit that a movie is just as good as the book. Don't blame me for always assuming that the movie tends to ruin the story, just look at the pile of examples, like Eragon, Harry Potter, Spiderwick, name others.
While the book felt a little slow and melancholic, the movie felt quite upbeat and fun to watch, despite the dark setting. I enjoyed both as two different stories. The book, despite being slow, kept me wondering about what will happen next without falling asleep. The movie, on the other hand, still has Gaiman's Coraline, but has its own colours, and there were nothing left unexplained.
I'm not going to babble about the detail of the story, but I might be babbling about some other movies for comparison, so please excuse me. Well, here's the thing, the reason why a movie could ruin the story is that too many scenes from the book were deleted and left unexplained, I mean, someone who haven't read the book can't actually enjoy it as it has holes from the original story. It's a trick, I suppose, so that the viewers want to read the book, but it could be backfired as well. People, who are disappointed with the movie might become unwilling to read the book, I'm one of those people.
And then, here we have Coraline. I think everyone can enjoy it without ever having or willing to read the book the story based on. The plot was flawless and neat, even additional characters didn't look like sticker, everything blended in nicely and seamlessly that you might forgot that it was based on Gaiman's book.
Overall, it was a really nice movie. Nice and imaginative plot, cute stop-motion animation (not to mention, neat), and safe for any ages. You might ended up glad because you have watched it, or curious about the book. I'm telling you, both are good, you wont regret it.