March 21, 2009

  • Coraline (in 3D)

    Spooky, and I am not sure how uplifting the lesson is in the end - accepting the constancy of mundane reality vs. submitting to ill-intentioned (and therefore temporary) good. The 3D aspect was impressive, and I appreciate how it contributed to the story without overtaking it. There is some restraint shown in not showing off the technology at the expense of the content. When we were house-hunting, there was something inherently disquieting about crawl spaces, yet I too sought them out as a child. In many children's books, there is a hidden way to the other world: a garden wall, a wardrobe, a hole cut out in the middle of the playhouse floor, a rabbit hole, a rope swing to the other side, a train platform.