Talk:Coraline (film)

message: I was in my local bookstore today & was looking at a spesiel edition of Coraline that had film pics as well as interviews with the director  & such of the movie. It was said that the film differs in many ways from the book, which I think should be included in the article somewhere. I don't know if there's anything on the net that can be linked to, so I'm here to ask if someone with more time than I do can look for it. I can understand why it's going to be changed some- the book is awesome, but may not be enough to have a 1 1/2 hour film that's fully fleshed out. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 02:41, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Film will be different from the book!

message: According to the plot, Coraline enters a parallel reality. But this is not true. For those who have read the book, and seen the trailer, Coraline comes to a forest where the trees exists only as ideas of trees. The further away she comes from the house, the more everything fades away into nothing. Also mentioned in the trailer, it is her other mother who has build it all for her. So we are not talking about parallel realities, but a small pocket of a place outside the known reality that has copied her home and the area around it, as well as the people and animals there, but not so much more. 80.202.40.85 (talk) 00:55, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the director & crew have already said that the film will differ from the book in many ways. It's possible that they're going to call the others' world a parallel reality just so it's easier for the audience (that hasn't read the book) to understand. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 02:43, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

text: Parallel world? It's Faerie. The Other Mother is La Belle Dame sans Merci.  I wonder if the Other Father is a palely loitering knight... 67.183.152.101 (talk) 08:49, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say it was a "Parasite Dimension" a term coined by Terry Pratchett to describe a plane of existance latched onto reality. Death's domain, the Hogfather's bone palace etc exist as seperate but small universes that, like a parasite, feed of the host universe. It fits the alternate house Coraline goes to in the film.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.75.226 (talk) 11:56, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Parallel reality

message: I had thought Tim Burton had worked on this movie, too, but I didn't see him mentioned anywhere on the article. I can't remember where I heard that, but was it wrong, or why doesn't the article mention him?
Mollymoon (talk) 19:29, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The director of this film, Henry Selick, has worked with Tim Burton, most notably as director of The Nightmare Before Christmas.  As far as I know, this is the only Tim Burton connection this film has. The Parting Glass (talk) 19:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well they did advertise it as from the director of Nightmare Before Christmas - and most people just assume Tim Burton directed that one, so that leads them to think this one is his. I already see premature claims that Burton is directing the film 9, which will be out later this year.99.240.144.112 (talk) 03:10, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

text: Well you're wrong, Tim Burton is not involved, and it's NOT a Tim Burton movie. Do some research and you'll see what i'm saying.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.48.141.200 (talk) 02:49, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tim Burton? 

message: Is it really necessary to include spoilers in the Cast section?  Couldn't that be confined to the plot section? 216.68.56.218 (talk) 05:40, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not only that, but but the cast section looks like it was written by a 14-year-old fan of the book or something.  Parts of it are barely readable. 76.99.186.217 (talk) 12:07, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Spoilers in Cast Section

message: What does the quote "For those in the know (underlined) Jerkwad" what does it mean? If it has any relevance to the book should we put it in the article? Bassium.  —Preceding undated comment was added at 22:06, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's part of a contest on the official Coraline website.  You have to enter the code at the end of the credits and answer a trivia question about the film to be entered to win a pair of shoes.  On the website, look in Coraline's bedroom. Proboscis monkey (talk) 14:07, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: At the End of the Credits

message: was Wybie in the book? because when I see the characters in the other article, i dont see wybie. was he just a filler for the movie?Haseo445 (talk) 17:50, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wybie 

message: This recent edit is not favorable to some people. The Cast section was tagged for being long, it uses a blog as a reference and the production section lost good information. I don't think the edit is in the best interest of the article; it almost seems fan-fic-ish. I haven't seen the movie, but this topic must be addressed. BOVINEBOY2008 03:01, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion 

message: It's been hard to separate out some legitimate issues from the vandalism here lately.  I just restored some referenced changes to the infobox, production, box office, and reception sections.  Perhaps there are legitimate issues with them, but it's hard to tell amidst the vandalism.  I know there's an issue about the cast summary; I have no opinion about that so I included two versions in my update, one a bullet list and the other more descriptive (which is commented out).  I'd like to have a discussion here about any issues editors have with the infobox, production, box office, and reception sections changes I've tried repeatedly to introduce.  Thanks.  68.167.254.221 (talk) 00:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism interspersed with other issues 

message: Per Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Style guidelines, "Noting the differences between a film and its source work(s) without real-world context is discouraged. Creating a section which merely lists the differences is especially discouraged." LiteraryMaven (talk) 19:12, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Comparisons to book

message: Does anyone know who dropped in all the Michigan references (The Rackham "Bear" fountain at the Detroit Zoo, the father wearing a Michigan State sweatshirt, obviously having attended the horticultural program.) Some of them are rather specific, you'd have to be from Michigan to catch them. Since the original was set in England and the director isn't from Michigan, I'm assuming it's one of the production designers?
Jbmcb (talk) 04:57, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This article suggests that the influence of producer Bill Mechanic may be responsible for the more specific touches. Propaniac (talk) 21:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Michigan references?

message: ok.....for some reasons you guys listed there voice actors playing the main characters instead of characters and there voice actors at a side.....yea....i'm going to fix this.Haseo445 (talk) 16:37, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters 

message: ok everyone, i edited the cast to be the characters section and made a table for the new cast section.Linder1990 (talk) 17:12, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast 

message: Is it being released in the UK? --86.152.64.188 (talk) 16:23, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: When ...

message: is it ok to say that coraline sometimes calls wybourn "why were you born"?Haseo445 (talk) 16:46, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, I don't think so. She only calls him that once or twice in the movie as an insult. The only nickname that should be mentioned is Wybie. --68.8.206.199 (talk) 14:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it ok? 

message: The Internet Movie Database says that this movie had a $35 million budget (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/business), but the budget of $70-$100 million listed in local Oregon magazines like the Portland Monthly and Willamette Week seem to be what is cited for the article. Are these more trusted sources than IMDb? Am I missing something here? This seems like a terrific discrepancy, especially if we're trying to properly gauge the film's box-office success later. -UberMan5000 (talk) 03:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: IMDB isn't a reliable source at all. Anyone can edit that site who has a user account. Its not a primary source of information. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 04:01, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Budget 

message: the cast is not being mentioned briefly, you guys are mixing the characters WITH the cast. a cast is merely a table since the movie is an adaptation, not an original. SO i will remove the characters and replace it with a cast table. there should be no description of the characters in the table in the cast section. Its called CAST, not CAST AND CHARACTERS.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haseo445 (talk • contribs) 15:35, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding cast 

message: It says on the page:
"A 2-disc DVD of the film including a digital copy and the 3-D version will be released. The digital copy will not be in 3-D."
Could some people think it implies that the 3-D version could be analog?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Georgelulu (talk • contribs) 03:56, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: DVD Release

message: I think that the DVD Release section should be titled Home Media due to the fact that the film will be released on Blu-ray Disc as well as DVD.  Blu-ray is not DVD and therefore I do not believe that the section should be titled DVD Release. Suttna08 (talk) 06:11, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, this is a fairly standard title when the film is released on more than just the DVD format, not sure why Montana's Defender reverted it back. "Media" shouldn't be capitalized though. - kollision (talk) 06:30, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Home Release 

message: The link goes to a redirect page which sends you straight back to the Coraline article or to super mario brothers.  I don't know how the identity of the other mother is known to be the Belle Dame, I have not read the book.  However, the link should surely go to the article on la Belle Dame sans Merci or go somewhere where the identity is explained - a closed loop is no good.Stainless316 (talk) 21:13, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Belle Dame link

message: What does La Belle Dame have to do with the Beldam? I understand the name resemblance, but the book's article says beldam is merely "an archaic word meaning 'hag/witch'." There must be something else I'm not getting. Could someone clarify this for me? --68.8.206.199 (talk) 14:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I assumed when I saw the movie that it was a reference to La Belle Dame Sans Merci, where the 'villain' (known only by 'La Belle Dame') tricks people into following her to her home using lust and gifts of exotic fruits, where they are trapped and wither away forever. Despite the protagonist in the poem being a chaste medieval knight, there are a few similarities. 90.198.74.32 (talk) 17:32, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: How is La Belle Dame relevent?

message: There are tons of different kinds of glasses. Some of us are getting secondhand copies or have lost our glasses and need to buy replacements. Article should indicate the types of glasses required. ClintJCL (talk) 20:58, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Does anyone know why they use the green-magenta anaglyph instead of the more common red-cyan? Xenan (talk) 21:23, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: What kind of glasses?

message: The character information about Coraline and Wybie says that the two have a crush on each other? I really don´t think so....I mean they´re just friends. I think there is no sign of a crush in the movie, or am I getting something wrong? I mean, yes, the other Wybie gave her a rose, but not the real one. Please correct me if I´m getting something wrong, I just don´t think he has a crush on her and vice versa.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.135.224.244 (talk) 09:48, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. They show no signs of a crush. Can someone remind the shippers what a fact is? =P --68.8.206.199 (talk) 21:33, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Even in the end of the movie it looks like Coraline is still displeased at seeing Wybie in the garden.  User:Neoshadow1billion (talk) 00:59, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crush on her??? 

message: For me, the article totally underrepresents the horror movie characteristics of the film.
I call for a section "criticism" in which positions on its unsuitability for children are 
mentioned. I would like to add such a section soon, please post your opinion.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daspostloch (talk • contribs) 08:27, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. The horror aspect was not a large debate, as I see it, and does not need to be included. There could, however, be a mention of the controversy in the Reception section. --68.8.206.199 (talk) 21:33, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Call for section criticism 

message: :  His blue skin is likely due to his time as a Liquidator, for which he wears a Hero of Chernobyl medal on his "wife beater".()
This is notable (he is, afterall, blue) and a citation was provided.  The edit was reverted without rationale, so I have put it back in. -- Autopilot (talk) 02:10, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Montana's Defender reverted the change again, and again provided no edit summary after being requested to discuss the issue here. Please see WP:OWN and WP:FIES and let's discuss what you don't like about the addition.  -- Autopilot (talk) 10:50, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mr. Bobinsky and Chernobyl 

message: In the plot section it refers to the Other Mother as "the Belle Dame" while in the character section, and in the book's page (and the book), she's called "the beldam". Could someone change the plot section to "beldam" so the article is consistent? 203.217.150.69 (talk) 05:40, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Books and films aren't necessarily consistent; in the credits to the film, is the title "Belle Dame" or "beldam"?  What about the subtitles, what do they say? Josh Parris 11:07, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done done, beldam seem to be correct term to use (movie credits that I find on imdb and elsewhere also refer to her as such)1. Wikified first term of it so that people can see the definition (left wikified version further down that was already there). James (T|C) 11:12, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small edit 

message: Coraline Jones is a girl about elevenish.She is getting tired of no one listining to her or careing. One day she finds a small door in her house and then at night decideds to go in it fainds another world to explore but she dosn't know that the other mother is planning to make Coraline stay there forever so the other mother can eat up her life!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.12.81 (talk) 07:08, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coraline Jones 

message: The last paragraph of the "Production" segment repeats its facts twice, first summarized then in more detail. I request that the first two sentences be removed entirely. 92.224.82.132 (talk) 16:02, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: , thank you. - 2/0 (cont.) 23:34, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small edit in "Production" 

message: There was a picture of Caroline with brown hair in the movie. We can safely assume she dyed it then. Does that still count as a hair color change? 98.14.8.54 (talk) 18:43, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Her hair. 

message: Please add the Finnish wikipedia entry to the menu. Since this page is protected I'm unable to do so myself. --FnH (talk) 16:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Add Finnish

message: Just passing through, but I noticed that the article states at one point that it made $129 million in the States, and at another point claims the movie made over $75 million. So I don't know which is correct, though I assume it's the second one. I won't make any changes or anything, but somebody should really fix that. Thanks. :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.42.38.254 (talk) 05:24, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Total Amount Of Money Made In U.S.? 

message: Visually this movie could not have been made without the style of Tim Burton lurking in the background. This must have been mentioned in the reviews. The article, in spite of its detailed repetition of the plot, for which  our book reviews were returned to us for rewriting in 3rd grade, seems incomplete without any mention of Burton's influence.--Wetman (talk) 15:25, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tim Burton 

message: Summary says:  "received an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature".  This is a bit ambiguous since you can receive an Academy Award and an Academy Award nominations, so it is unclear whether it received an Oscar or a nomination (in fact, it did not receive an Oscar).  To clarify: "... received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for ...". Justin464 (talk) 04:36, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous wording in summary 

message: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film's consensus reads "With its vivid stop-motion animation combined with Neil Gaiman's imaginative story, Coraline is a film that's both visually stunning and wondrously entertaining."
Gamergrant (talk) 04:15, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DJAMP4444 18:42, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 June 2014 

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