Coraline Movie And Movie Essay - 1020 Words

I will be comparing the novel â€Å"Coraline†, written by Neil Gaiman and the movie â€Å"Coraline†, direct by Henry Selick (Netflix 2009 version). There are two main differences that I noticed between the two mediums. The novel was a story about a girl and her journey by herself and the movie included a male character that helped her on her journey. The other difference that I noticed was that in the book, Coraline was searching for marbles and in the movie, she was searching for button eyes. The book portrayed a young girl who had to overcome her fears and learn how to best the other mother. The movie portrayed a young girl who had the help of a male to accomplish her goal. This is a big change in plot because I understood the text to be†¦show more content†¦He is helpful and guides Alice as to what she should do next. In the movie the Caterpillar character comes off as rude or mean. His attitude changes my opinion on his intentions. Also, in the boo k the Caterpillar crawls away after speaking with Alice. In the movie, the character changes into a butterfly and flies away. I wrote about the drug references in Alice and I think the movie animations help make that claim. Another difference between the book and movie was the scene about the tea party. In the book Alice takes part in a tea party. The tea party never ends because the rabbit or hare has no concept of time. But in the movie the party is for a birthday. Also, there is a scene where characters fix the rabbit’s watch in the movie but there is not mentioning of fixing the watch in the novel. In the novel Alice walks up to characters who are gardening. Then a short time later the card guards are introduced. The soldiers hid the gardening characters so that the queen doesn’t see them. In the movie, the card soldiers don’t hide them but instead call them out and take them away. I think that changes the plot attitude towards the soldiers. In th e book you assume they have compassion but in the movie they are heartless. The last difference I’ll compare is the scene where Alice grows inside the house. In the book the Rabbit suggests burning down his own house. I think this portrays the lengths as to what the hare will go to fix theShow MoreRelatedGothic Literature Essay834 Words   |  4 PagesGothic Literature Comparative Essay In the movie ‘Coraline ‘ and the texts ‘The Red Room’, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper†Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ and ‘Northanger Abbey’, there are many aspects of gothic literature present, gothic literature is used to create mystery and a sense of something odd to come. Coraline is a movie about a young girl who discovers a parallel universe in the new house she moved into, The Red Room is about a supposedly haunted room, Northanger Abbey is about a girl who is spending some time in an oldRead MoreThe Allegory Of The Cave1915 Words   |  8 Pageswhat is not. One could argue this distant concept as being linked to the subconscious; others, such as Neil Gaiman, provide a template for existence on the other side. The children’s story Coraline reveals the truth of darkness and confusion in a supposed replicated dimension. The Allegory of the Cave is an essay written by philosopher Plato that explains the analogy of prisoners kept facing a wall in a cave t o those who experience a perfectly formed enlightenment of the mind. Those who break free