The only thing I disagree about “going out tonight” and doing fun things, is that you missed a crucial scene where coraline and her mother had some development. Coraline was mad for not getting the gloves and the mom says , something along the lines of If things go well today I promise to make it up to you. And coraline didn’t believe her because that’s what the mom always says. The mom looked genuinely sad and I think that’s why she changed her actions in the end of the movie compared to how she was in the beginning.
It’s not that the mom felt bad, their magazine got accepted so they had money now. The thing is Coraline (and the kids watching) don’t understand money isn’t infinite. They *just* moved. They were definitely strapped for cash and working to earn their first payday since moving.
@@maximoescoand the like you're right about this Theory like it could even be pretty obvious by the ending you know how the parents are supposedly all done with whatever of the work they were doing
@@maximoescoand like like the even the ending gives away a lot of hints and clues like how all the parents in Coraline neighbor friends come together and have a picnic or picnic like gardening and all that stuff
I remember I saw a theory that the Beldam is a type of fairy/faerie, and a way to tell if a faerie is near by is the fruits and vegetables rot. That’s of course not the full theory but that part stuck out to me
When I was a kid, I hated her parents. Now that I’m an adult (don’t have kids) I kinda get it.. they were stressed from moving to a new house. The dad was exhausted and stressed trying to meet a deadline. Not all parents can be happy and bubbly and perfect. Also she said no to these expensive gloves while trying to spend the money they had on getting her the stuff she needed for school.. idk… I get it Once they were done with their work and were able to relax more, we see how much they really love her in the end.
Yep, it's all natural and I don't see them as bad parents at all. Life can be hard and it's hard/not healthy to force yourself to seem happy or high spirited aha
@@Aimai.37 my 12 yr old self watching this blames coraline more. I did not see the parents really ignoring her intentionally they really are just tired and occupied by work and changes that they dont have time to chat with coraline (the father is making the best left efforts he had so points for him) it was really all on coraline
@@periwinkle_fairy exactly, they just seem exhausted to be keeping up so much at once. Coralline being young wants more attention but obviously doesn't understand how much her parents have to do to sustain the modest (or however it would be called) life that they have
There are posters for the Shakespeare festival taking place (inspired by a real festival in the location that inspired Coraline). The kid on the stool is saying “My kingdom for a horse” and play-swordfighting. The men outside the shop are Shakespeare cosplayers. Their behaviors def make sense
haven’t seen the movie in a while, so I’m probably missing something. I would like to know, though, why the Beldam would leave the snow on the parents when they “got back home”. One extra layer to make Coraline believe that it all really *did* happen and the parents were saved? 3:44 She was probably just inspecting them or looking for the price tags. Everyone else, though, was pretty strange. Again, haven’t seen the film in a while, but when her parents say “finish the catalog”, I’m pretty sure that they just meant that they’d finish writing it and drop it off wherever they needed to. It’s not like her parents hate her or anything; they’re just busy with the moving and the work and the mother’s injury. It makes sense that with the work done, they could have time to go out. Well, the cat *is* magic, or at least implied to be, so that’s why he disappears like that. Otherwise, why would the Beldam do make it do that when nobody’s around to see it?
That actually is an interesting thought especially the food that's the first time I'm ever seeing something about that it's one of those scenes you forget
I thought the mom was actually just wearing a silly neck accessory 😭 I can't believe I didn't put two and two together when she mentions "the accident'
Neil Gaiman has debunked this one pretty thoroughly. Rule of thumb, if your "Theory" requires ignoring scenes in the movie, it's just an edgelord mess.
Good theory like 10/10 but have you ever been to Oregon? Weird people are everywhere When i was in elementary and taking a field trip to the city someone screamed at my group that we were all going to die
hey bro, you and the fangirl need to collaborate on this because i didn't even consider that notion in the movie! also i recommend both the fangirl and the theorizer because there's so many stuff we miss remember that clothes shopping scene, the fangirl video brought this up that the belldam was spying and got coraline the clothes, but i forgot they were indeed in the snow globe
neighbors being nice to a kid they'll probably have living in whats basically their house is pretty normal especially if they want that kid to behave themselves.
This one girl did a complete breakdown on this theory based on scenes from the book as well. I wish I could remember her channel name, I feel like these two videos would work well together because they both cover such interesting details
How did I barely realize that the real mother has a neck brace?!?!?!?! I always thought it was a removable turtle neck that came with her sweater. It does partially explain her attitude in the beginning of the film, I think.
I have no evidence, this is just a guess. But I believe the Beldam tricked Coraline, making her think her parents are trapped, to make her come back. When in reality, they might've never been trapped, but it's a risky guess because the "cat" has devoted it's life to protect kids, it's hard to believe he'd sacrifice ONE child who's 100% gonna live for three who are already dead, but might get freed 🤔🤔 I dunno, its just a guess so don't start a war or anything 😅
Or maybe Coraline is just schizophrenic, but probably not because her parents would know and have her on medication or AT LEAST treat her better. Another guess is that the Beldam made Coraline see an hallucination, ykyk and at the end of the movie they put the key in the well, which was called "A Portal to another world" or something at the start I think, so they probably just gave the key back 😭😭
The only thing that annoys me with this kind of theorys is that the book proves them wrong, but that just me who are boring and takes the book more ”serious” than only focus on the movie 😅
I also wondered if when Coraline thought she went back the first time if that was fake and the other mother just made it look like her parents disappeared too draw her back and when she left the last time was the final escape. Have you done deep dives into the actual book?
Here’s my theory (well it’s more of an idea but whatever): What if they made a Coraline 2, and in it, it starts off as Coraline waking up in her bed, but when she goes downstairs there is something off about her parents, they start to want to go out and do fun things with her, so Coraline doesn’t feel safe with them because of their behaviour, and later on she finds out that the whole time she’s been back from the other world, she hasn’t been with her ACTUAL parents, and they are really just creations of Beldam. Beldam somehow comes back and she can go into the real world now. Back to the creations, they are smarter and stronger, and Beldam has become smarter and stronger aswell. She captures Coraline again, except this time Wybie comes with her to investigate. They both get caught and are put into the mirror. But now there are more souls, 3 more souls than last time. They help Coraline and Wybie to escape but they come across the cat, except the cat is on Beldam’s side (She made him work with her) and tries to get them without hurting them. They end up running away but they find ANOTHER door. This means that the old door is gone, (the one they came in through) and there is a new door now. The door leads to the Between. Between the real world and the other world. In the Between, all the houses and objects are normal, everything. Like the Real world….except for the people. There are people who Coraline loves, but they have become monsters, they want to capture Coraline as well, (just a quick heads up, Coraline is the victim in this because everyone thinks she’s special in a way, except for the people HELPING her). Coraline finds the Real world. But she’s been in the Other world too many times that everyone is gone in the real world. The only people there are Coraline’s parents. They are gone though…There’s nothing she can do about it. But she finds her parents crawling into the Between. She tries to stop them but they don’t notice her. The door SLAMS behind them and the door disappears. Then Coraline 3 comes along! (I’m not explaining the story of Coraline 3 😭✌️) anyways sorry it’s so long. It might be confusing but again, it’s just an idea. Bye!
The beldam made an illusion of coraline’s parents being abusive; she used that to her advantage so she could portray herself as the best mom ever so coraline would go to the other world more so she can kill her
Honestly that could make a good sequel where Coraline realizes slowly that she isn't in her real world and that her parents are still in the other world and she needs to go and get the key from the tunnel but you got to be hard because ain't no way why are you going to actually help her out of the tunnel when she gets the key back because the other mother would not want her to go back to the other world because if she did and she did actually you know get her parents free from the other mothers grass and find the real exit then the other mother would have no way of ever becoming stronger because there would be no human children coming in because Coraline would find a way to destroy the key once and for all and also she should probably put concrete on the door to make sure that nobody can actually open it even when the other mother does her magical thing and suddenly the brick wall disappears
You're probably right, but I used to think it was like that because, as the beldam is getting skinnier throughout the movie, maybe it's always been like that but she warped it to look magical. Though she loses power throughout the movie as she's starting to starve. Js an opinion, prove me wrong WITHOUT a war 😭
The Coraline Parent Theory is a fan theory that suggests that the "Other Mother" in the film Coraline is a representation of the neglectful and abusive parents of the protagonist, Coraline. The theory points to several clues throughout the film that suggest this interpretation, such as the fact that the Other Mother initially appears to be loving and caring, but quickly becomes controlling and manipulative. This could symbolize how abusive parents can often appear to be loving at first, but gradually reveal their true colors over time. Additionally, the Other Mother is physically represented as a tall, thin figure with exaggerated features, which could be a metaphor for the larger-than-life presence that abusive parents can have in a child's life. Furthermore, the Other Mother's desire to "sew buttons" over Coraline's eyes could symbolize the way that abusive parents can try to control and silence their children, preventing them from seeing the truth of their situation. Overall, the Coraline Parent Theory suggests that the film is not just a dark fantasy tale, but a representation of the very real horrors that some children face in abusive households. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of neglectful and abusive parenting, and the importance of recognizing and addressing these issues before they escalate.
3:10 something medieval is going on in the town and it's a Shakespear festival. When the boys are going down the stairs they quote some Shakespear line about Death, or Time or something like that which gives us more evidence that Coraline might be in a simulation after that first night.
this theory is interesting but i disagree with the fake tunnel part. I think that the tunnel got all weird and dirty and old looking because the bedlam had lost most of her power in the other world (the ghost children’s eyes) and she couldn’t have had more power to make a fake tunnel let alone another “real” world. i don’t know tho it’s just a theory 😭😭
No Coraline did escape and because one night when they were going shopping for school clothes, the kids there had real eyes and I’m pretty sure that those are their real parents because she did not want Coraline to go back in that door and wouldn’t they have to go to Antarctica to get to snow on their clothes? Just saying so I am pretty sure she did escape and those are her real parents!
I agree with you on the detail that they wouldn’t have been acting normal and would’ve been acting like that. She had been gone for a day, but what if their memories of the last five days were wiped
Though then if she never left then why go through all that effort. Why just immediately say Coraline stay here forever. Right now. Like why keep up the act.
to me when it comes what happened to Coraline’s parents I just like to think that the Other Mother must of use some kind of spell that just made them disappear from reality and into the snow globe and the figures we see of them feeling all scared and cold aren’t actually them just figures of them and the real them are just frozen in time and when Coraline free them they are just free from the frozen time of space and immediately appear back to reality and have no indication of what just happened to them and to them just feels like nothing happened to them
The only thing I disagree about “going out tonight” and doing fun things, is that you missed a crucial scene where coraline and her mother had some development. Coraline was mad for not getting the gloves and the mom says , something along the lines of If things go well today I promise to make it up to you. And coraline didn’t believe her because that’s what the mom always says. The mom looked genuinely sad and I think that’s why she changed her actions in the end of the movie compared to how she was in the beginning.
Feel the same way
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It’s not that the mom felt bad, their magazine got accepted so they had money now. The thing is Coraline (and the kids watching) don’t understand money isn’t infinite. They *just* moved. They were definitely strapped for cash and working to earn their first payday since moving.
I'm going completely honest i never noticed the real mums neck brace i always thought she was just wearing a turtle neck
lmaoo i always thought it was a turtle neck too until doing this video
@@maximoescothank you for making this video
@@maximoescoand thank you for making the rest of your video
@@maximoescoand the like you're right about this Theory like it could even be pretty obvious by the ending you know how the parents are supposedly all done with whatever of the work they were doing
@@maximoescoand like like the even the ending gives away a lot of hints and clues like how all the parents in Coraline neighbor friends come together and have a picnic or picnic like gardening and all that stuff
I remember I saw a theory that the Beldam is a type of fairy/faerie, and a way to tell if a faerie is near by is the fruits and vegetables rot. That’s of course not the full theory but that part stuck out to me
@@Waffles-nc6srI recommend checking out the book if you feel you have unanswered questions? It goes into more detail about some things
I mean, the meat also was rotted sooo, I am not sure that's the answer to it
When I was a kid, I hated her parents. Now that I’m an adult (don’t have kids) I kinda get it.. they were stressed from moving to a new house. The dad was exhausted and stressed trying to meet a deadline.
Not all parents can be happy and bubbly and perfect.
Also she said no to these expensive gloves while trying to spend the money they had on getting her the stuff she needed for school.. idk… I get it
Once they were done with their work and were able to relax more, we see how much they really love her in the end.
Yep, it's all natural and I don't see them as bad parents at all. Life can be hard and it's hard/not healthy to force yourself to seem happy or high spirited aha
@@Aimai.37 my 12 yr old self watching this blames coraline more. I did not see the parents really ignoring her intentionally they really are just tired and occupied by work and changes that they dont have time to chat with coraline (the father is making the best left efforts he had so points for him) it was really all on coraline
@@periwinkle_fairy exactly, they just seem exhausted to be keeping up so much at once. Coralline being young wants more attention but obviously doesn't understand how much her parents have to do to sustain the modest (or however it would be called) life that they have
@@periwinkle_fairy also Coraline's dad is so caring that even his "other version" loved Coraline, which was tragic but showed enough
There are posters for the Shakespeare festival taking place (inspired by a real festival in the location that inspired Coraline). The kid on the stool is saying “My kingdom for a horse” and play-swordfighting. The men outside the shop are Shakespeare cosplayers. Their behaviors def make sense
I’m glad someone else noticed this!
haven’t seen the movie in a while, so I’m probably missing something. I would like to know, though, why the Beldam would leave the snow on the parents when they “got back home”. One extra layer to make Coraline believe that it all really *did* happen and the parents were saved?
3:44 She was probably just inspecting them or looking for the price tags. Everyone else, though, was pretty strange.
Again, haven’t seen the film in a while, but when her parents say “finish the catalog”, I’m pretty sure that they just meant that they’d finish writing it and drop it off wherever they needed to. It’s not like her parents hate her or anything; they’re just busy with the moving and the work and the mother’s injury. It makes sense that with the work done, they could have time to go out.
Well, the cat *is* magic, or at least implied to be, so that’s why he disappears like that. Otherwise, why would the Beldam do make it do that when nobody’s around to see it?
I really like how you close your theory videos with "I don't know, I'm probably overthinking." Instead of "But hey, that's just a theory."
That actually is an interesting thought especially the food that's the first time I'm ever seeing something about that it's one of those scenes you forget
honestly i’ve watched this movie sooo many times and this was the first time I actually thought about the food being rotten as well
I thought the mom was actually just wearing a silly neck accessory 😭 I can't believe I didn't put two and two together when she mentions "the accident'
6:19 "wHaT's GoTtEn InTo YoU cOrAlINe" 🤣
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I would’ve thought this video was from a larger channel based on the quality of this video
thats means a lot thank you! 🤞🏼
Neil Gaiman has debunked this one pretty thoroughly. Rule of thumb, if your "Theory" requires ignoring scenes in the movie, it's just an edgelord mess.
The more you analyze the Film the worse/creepier it would be. I love the effort put into the Film, to make it so open(theories, details)
y'all just hate happy endings i think 😭
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I'm tryna make it depressed and scary because I ain't NOT used to happy endings 😔
They Could’ve had their memories lost after Coraline saved them
I’m with you 😊
@@RyanHealey-mk8ti thanks bro
btw the kid who rides down the stairs on a stool says "my kingdom for a horse"
Good theory like 10/10
but have you ever been to Oregon?
Weird people are everywhere
When i was in elementary and taking a field trip to the city someone screamed at my group that we were all going to die
hey bro, you and the fangirl need to collaborate on this because i didn't even consider that notion in the movie!
also i recommend both the fangirl and the theorizer because there's so many stuff we miss
remember that clothes shopping scene, the fangirl video brought this up that the belldam was spying and got coraline the clothes, but i forgot they were indeed in the snow globe
This is literally overthinking 😂
neighbors being nice to a kid they'll probably have living in whats basically their house is pretty normal especially if they want that kid to behave themselves.
This one girl did a complete breakdown on this theory based on scenes from the book as well. I wish I could remember her channel name, I feel like these two videos would work well together because they both cover such interesting details
i think the channel could be Abitfrank im not sure though
I am Absolutely Speechless!🤯
This Theory is Fascinating to Dissect, And the Video is Well-Made!
really means a lot, thank you so much :)!
@@maximoesco No Worries!
How did I barely realize that the real mother has a neck brace?!?!?!?! I always thought it was a removable turtle neck that came with her sweater. It does partially explain her attitude in the beginning of the film, I think.
Clothing stores have mirrors, so bedlam could control aspects of the town
Also in the shop scene, there's a lady outside with teal button eyes! And as you know it is stop-motion so every scene is intentional.
When he said the snow part was fake I just wondered how because they were in a snowglobe that bel dam trapped them in
I have no evidence, this is just a guess. But I believe the Beldam tricked Coraline, making her think her parents are trapped, to make her come back. When in reality, they might've never been trapped, but it's a risky guess because the "cat" has devoted it's life to protect kids, it's hard to believe he'd sacrifice ONE child who's 100% gonna live for three who are already dead, but might get freed 🤔🤔
I dunno, its just a guess so don't start a war or anything 😅
Or maybe Coraline is just schizophrenic, but probably not because her parents would know and have her on medication or AT LEAST treat her better.
Another guess is that the Beldam made Coraline see an hallucination, ykyk and at the end of the movie they put the key in the well, which was called "A Portal to another world" or something at the start I think, so they probably just gave the key back 😭😭
I think this theory is actually true, they practically told us she never made it out with the cat at the end.
The only thing that annoys me with this kind of theorys is that the book proves them wrong, but that just me who are boring and takes the book more ”serious” than only focus on the movie 😅
I also wondered if when Coraline thought she went back the first time if that was fake and the other mother just made it look like her parents disappeared too draw her back and when she left the last time was the final escape. Have you done deep dives into the actual book?
Here’s my theory (well it’s more of an idea but whatever): What if they made a Coraline 2, and in it, it starts off as Coraline waking up in her bed, but when she goes downstairs there is something off about her parents, they start to want to go out and do fun things with her, so Coraline doesn’t feel safe with them because of their behaviour, and later on she finds out that the whole time she’s been back from the other world, she hasn’t been with her ACTUAL parents, and they are really just creations of Beldam. Beldam somehow comes back and she can go into the real world now. Back to the creations, they are smarter and stronger, and Beldam has become smarter and stronger aswell. She captures Coraline again, except this time Wybie comes with her to investigate. They both get caught and are put into the mirror. But now there are more souls, 3 more souls than last time. They help Coraline and Wybie to escape but they come across the cat, except the cat is on Beldam’s side (She made him work with her) and tries to get them without hurting them. They end up running away but they find ANOTHER door. This means that the old door is gone, (the one they came in through) and there is a new door now. The door leads to the Between. Between the real world and the other world. In the Between, all the houses and objects are normal, everything. Like the Real world….except for the people. There are people who Coraline loves, but they have become monsters, they want to capture Coraline as well, (just a quick heads up, Coraline is the victim in this because everyone thinks she’s special in a way, except for the people HELPING her). Coraline finds the Real world. But she’s been in the Other world too many times that everyone is gone in the real world. The only people there are Coraline’s parents. They are gone though…There’s nothing she can do about it. But she finds her parents crawling into the Between. She tries to stop them but they don’t notice her. The door SLAMS behind them and the door disappears. Then Coraline 3 comes along! (I’m not explaining the story of Coraline 3 😭✌️) anyways sorry it’s so long. It might be confusing but again, it’s just an idea. Bye!
I think Coraline was abused by her Parents and she loves other Parents
The beldam made an illusion of coraline’s parents being abusive; she used that to her advantage so she could portray herself as the best mom ever so coraline would go to the other world more so she can kill her
Your never wrong dude
this theory is very good, but I just gotta at 3:40, I think she's just looking for price tags
thanks bro!! and lmaoo probably..
0:25 is the meme
MK Ultra Program!!!
Honestly that could make a good sequel where Coraline realizes slowly that she isn't in her real world and that her parents are still in the other world and she needs to go and get the key from the tunnel but you got to be hard because ain't no way why are you going to actually help her out of the tunnel when she gets the key back because the other mother would not want her to go back to the other world because if she did and she did actually you know get her parents free from the other mothers grass and find the real exit then the other mother would have no way of ever becoming stronger because there would be no human children coming in because Coraline would find a way to destroy the key once and for all and also she should probably put concrete on the door to make sure that nobody can actually open it even when the other mother does her magical thing and suddenly the brick wall disappears
"witches can send messages through mirrors" bro who was gonna tell me I could do that
Amazing Video🤩😮🤯🥺😊❤️
Maybe the other mother made a fake tunnel and little door at the end to trick coraline. Maybe thats why the tunnel looks different?
And why reality is still warped
You're probably right, but I used to think it was like that because, as the beldam is getting skinnier throughout the movie, maybe it's always been like that but she warped it to look magical. Though she loses power throughout the movie as she's starting to starve.
Js an opinion, prove me wrong WITHOUT a war 😭
the children going down the stairs are shouting "MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE" (turn on subtitles when you watch stuff)
you should do the smoking lady♡ (the one from the clothes shop) btw i LOVE your videos
The Coraline Parent Theory is a fan theory that suggests that the "Other Mother" in the film Coraline is a representation of the neglectful and abusive parents of the protagonist, Coraline.
The theory points to several clues throughout the film that suggest this interpretation, such as the fact that the Other Mother initially appears to be loving and caring, but quickly becomes controlling and manipulative. This could symbolize how abusive parents can often appear to be loving at first, but gradually reveal their true colors over time.
Additionally, the Other Mother is physically represented as a tall, thin figure with exaggerated features, which could be a metaphor for the larger-than-life presence that abusive parents can have in a child's life.
Furthermore, the Other Mother's desire to "sew buttons" over Coraline's eyes could symbolize the way that abusive parents can try to control and silence their children, preventing them from seeing the truth of their situation.
Overall, the Coraline Parent Theory suggests that the film is not just a dark fantasy tale, but a representation of the very real horrors that some children face in abusive households. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of neglectful and abusive parenting, and the importance of recognizing and addressing these issues before they escalate.
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Very good theory.
3:10 something medieval is going on in the town and it's a Shakespear festival. When the boys are going down the stairs they quote some Shakespear line about Death, or Time or something like that which gives us more evidence that Coraline might be in a simulation after that first night.
this theory is interesting but i disagree with the fake tunnel part. I think that the tunnel got all weird and dirty and old looking because the bedlam had lost most of her power in the other world (the ghost children’s eyes) and she couldn’t have had more power to make a fake tunnel let alone another “real” world. i don’t know tho it’s just a theory 😭😭
No Coraline did escape and because one night when they were going shopping for school clothes, the kids there had real eyes and I’m pretty sure that those are their real parents because she did not want Coraline to go back in that door and wouldn’t they have to go to Antarctica to get to snow on their clothes? Just saying so I am pretty sure she did escape and those are her real parents!
I agree with you on the detail that they wouldn’t have been acting normal and would’ve been acting like that. She had been gone for a day, but what if their memories of the last five days were wiped
Wow loved your explanations
thank you!!!
What if the spiderweb tunnel it’s just a fake tunnel and the real tunnel is the one that is glowing with blue pink and purple
0:56 😂😂
Though then if she never left then why go through all that effort. Why just immediately say Coraline stay here forever. Right now. Like why keep up the act.
but the key has a button on the top like the other mothers eye.
Awesome video
thank you so much :D
i still love coraline theories
to me when it comes what happened to Coraline’s parents I just like to think that the Other Mother must of use some kind of spell that just made them disappear from reality and into the snow globe and the figures we see of them feeling all scared and cold aren’t actually them just figures of them and the real them are just frozen in time and when Coraline free them they are just free from the frozen time of space and immediately appear back to reality and have no indication of what just happened to them and to them just feels like nothing happened to them
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this gives me chills . i’m home alone
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Is she adopted
This vid is SO underrated!
thank you!!! :D
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Really well made video, super underrated
thank you :DD
@@maximoesco of course! Also sorry for the late reply :'D