two perspectives

Eloisa 2022-03-25 09:01:06

There are many metaphors for reality. Here it is interpreted from two different perspectives.

1. From the gloomy tone of the animation at the beginning, it can be seen that Coraline deeply dislikes and even rejects the world: the parents who are engaged in boring writing are indifferent and perfunctory towards her interest, cooking muddy meals , but at the same time hate mud, deserted backyards, dark clothes, mischievous, annoying little boy next door, creepy neighbor, and the black cat that represents evil in the West... everything, It seems that on that wonderful night, in that other world to be compensated (as suggested by the portrait on the wall), Coraline no longer has to worry about being called by the wrong name, but as the Chinese saying goes, "Nothing to be courteous, nothing to be a traitor." "Stealing", witches yearn for love, not to be loved, but to love others, which coincides with the love of Chinese-style parents. They follow the steps to capture the children's hearts, but they use this to sew a button for the children to monitor them. Eyes, "No matter how proud people are, they will be hurt by love", the children turned into ghosts, walked into the cold cell, and never returned to reality.

When love becomes a tool and a temptation, how many can really escape like Coraline?

The reality is not a movie. There are only one pair of parents. They have the dual characters of the original parents and witches in "Ghost Mom". They are too busy with work, so they have to make up for it in material aspects. Gradually, the child loses the ability to judge right and wrong (lose eyes). , go astray (become a ghost, live in a mirror). In this case, there is only one solution, and the answer is given at the end of the film: that is diligence (the parents plant flowers by themselves, and finally the garden is in the air, the nature of the garden is in sharp contrast with the evil charm of the garden in another world, down-to-earth and flashy) And caring for the child from the bottom of the heart (accompanying the child before going to bed), listening to the child's voice (sending her favorite flower gloves as a gift), after all, if you want to get sweet tulips, you must touch the dirty soil, never let go Dare to let the child meet the rainy day, get dirty with mud, and tell the child the true meaning of mud, instead of letting him try it. (Parents' hands-off education)

2. Of course, we can also change the way of thinking and regard the two different worlds as the reflection of the girl's heart. At the beginning, the dark color of the film represents the girl's incompatibility with the new environment. Yu boy's grandmother has become so mysterious, and the neighbor's uncle guards his door, making the girl believe that there must be a secret here, reflecting the unrestrainedness of the uncle in another world and the colorfulness of the house. And the girl accidentally discovered that the little jerboa whose clothes were bitten by the black cat would turn into a big mouse with sharp mouth and sharp teeth, and the colorful passages became covered with cobwebs, reflecting the girl's dialysis of temptation, the search for the essence, the black cat's Kindness is also here. The collapse of another world means that she finally sees the essence of the world through, and finally returns to nature and loves her original life. (The white balloon symbolizes the purity of the heart and the freedom of the heart again, the uncle is no longer weird, and the boy's grandmother is no longer mysterious.) (Romain Rolland's "Heroism")

Of course, you can also discuss the deeper meaning, but it is a bit over-interpreted, so I won't repeat it.

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Coraline quotes

  • Other Father: [robotic] All will be swell, soon as Mother's refreshed. Her strength is our strength...

    [one of the robotic hands closes his mouth forcefully]

    Other Father: Mustn't... talk when Mother's not here.

    Coraline Jones: If you won't even talk to me, I'm gonna find the other Wybie. He'll help me.

    Other Father: No point.

    [face distorts]

    Other Father: He pulled a loooong face... and Mother didn't like it.

  • Coraline Jones: [on the "Other" Mother] Why does she want me?

    Cat: She wants something to love, I think. Something that isn't her. Or, maybe she'd just love something to eat.

    Coraline Jones: Eat? That's ridiculous, mothers don't eat... daughters.

    Cat: I don't know. How do you taste?

    [chuckles]