Coraline, the attractive world of Illusions And Clint Eastwood growled 
film Coraline is based on a novel by
Neil Gaiman known author for all lovers of comic
given their creative role in the saga
The Sandman. The story made into a film results in a not unattractive dark film with many similarities with the story of
Alice in Wonderland and a magnificent achievement in 3D. Although not a highly original story, the story is wonderful, and each character has an inherent charm, especially the protagonist herself.
Coraline is a special girl who feel ignored by their parents spend all day at work. Tired of them, is dedicated to exploring the house to the huge house they have moved, until one day he discovers a door into another world, where they await their
Other Parents, physically identical to the authentic, but with buttons instead of eyes. The
Other Parents of Coraline
are much more friendly, and treat it exactly as she wants to do in reality. As a result, the girl goes
increasingly frequenting the Alternative World
, although received several warnings about its danger. Done
this little short, now I want to go deeper into the story of the film, which warn that
possibly unveil a lot of the plot.
The story of Coraline , as already noted above, is not really new
but this is a topic already thousands of times in a multitude of stories from mankind, from tales of myths, literature ... this is the danger that may involve fictitious or virtual worlds, which has always fascinated and lead to the downfall of the heroes of the stories.
The strength of these places, usually
created by a sorcerer, a magician or a demon (pick the one you feel like it) is incredibly powerful because it offers rewarding
alternative to the real world, full of hardships and frustrations
.
There are many examples in classical literature, from the famous Narcissus, who falls in love with his own reflection in the water, the illusion that causes the goddess Hera
to make Hercules kill their own children thereby causing madness, deceit in which to add the Circe Ulysses
to keep him on his island and prevent further their way back to Ithaca
...
In all cases, the character caught in the illusion happy and carefree lives, fully satisfied and outside the real world behind the illusion. The loss of contact with reality is growing until the victim ends up losing its identity, but no longer a slave to it and thus leave to fulfill their role as an individual to become a being
virtually inert, with no free will or consciousness, enslaved for life.
Stories and more classical works and warn of the danger of letting something that can be used at some point to "disconnect" from the routine will eventually become so essential to condition our own existence.
comparison is not hard to find nowadays
alternative worlds with all the entertainment options that prevail in our society. All drug addiction are not the twist to the same problem because they offer an alternative
to the troubles of everyday life. Gambling addictions, alcohol etc are rooted in basic the same problem, inability to battle the merciless, evil
Real World, to take refuge in an alternative, more comfortable that causes us a sense of security and happiness Royal but
satisfactory.
Unfortunately, we live in a society completely
unsatisfied. We are surrounded on all sides by a multitude of messages that invite us to eat, shop, eat until you drop, operated until it is unrecognizable
to be slaves of a vague illusion that if we do what
We say we do, will be incredibly happy, like the entire cast of cute characters and perfect TV ads
. The public knows about our weaknesses and exploits every day without pause.
As stated by Don
Draper, star of the series
Mad Men (wonderful series, on the other hand, to understand how advertising has evolved
even as we know it today) sells advertising
Happiness first. That's their strongest weapon, knowing that we all crave the same background.
And as appealing as the rampant consumption
today is also the world of fanatical ideas. Religious fanaticism, cults, and extremist groups generally, eventually causing its members in a similar illusion, that it completely fills them makes them feel fulfilled by their acts would otherwise never take place by not being completely immersed in collective delusion. One of the characteristics
of living in a dream is lost entirely individual perspective and common sense. The reality goes to a second level of importance, and is the illusion that Queen completely overrides any thought or action specific to the person, thus be handled at will by those who have
tissue that illusion, that fanaticism belief.
eyes, as in Coraline
are the first thing to lose to begin this slavery, because they are par excellence the organ that allows us to see what is real and what is not. Missing eyes, submission begins. And it does not end until the Witch, the terrifying
Spider Coraline, which has been woven all power that fascinating world of illusion, has not completely finished with all our sense of identity, our own soul, which is fed to perpetuate the great web of deceit.
Title in English: Coraline Original title: Coraline
Year: 2009 Country: United . UU
Director: Henry Selick Writer: Henry Selick (Novel: Neil Gaiman)
Music: Bruno Coulais , They Might Be Giants
Photo: Paul Gentry, Pete Kozachik
Studio: Focus Features / Laika Entertainment /
Pandemonium Length: 101 min.
