History Awesome / Coraline

* Coraline's final facedown with the Other Mother herself. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "No, I'm... NOT!"]]

* Coraline's final facedown with the Other Mother herself. [[Punctuated!For!Emphasis! "No, I'm... NOT!"]]

* Coraline's final facedown with the Other Mother herself. "NO! I'M! NOT!"

* There's just something remarkably awesome about Coraline packing up a bunch of everyday items as her LockAndLoad montage. The music helps it along -- you just know in that moment that this girl is something else.

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* The fact that about five of the voice actors display the acting skills to play at least three different versions of their characters (real, Other, Other-but-out-to-kill-Coraline). Special mention goes to Teri Hatcher, who has the chops to voice ''four'' different versions of Mel Jones. She has to do Coraline's real mother ([[ParentsAsPeople tired and grumpy]]), Other Mother phase one ([[GoodParents loving, warm and playful]]), Other Mother phase two ([[AbusiveParents cruel]], [[EvilGloating condescending]], and [[FauxAffablyEvil still keeping up the nice parent act]]), and finally the Other Mother in her true form ([[TranquilFury quiet]] yet [[VillainousBreakdown psychotic]]).

* The garden scene is awesome by itself, [[UpToEleven but for anyone with any kind of experience in making stop-motion...]] It's mindblowing!

* After Coraline has escaped the Other Mother's metal spider web and climbed through the little door into the hallway, the Other Mother pries the door open and hisses -- and Coraline ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kicks her in the face]]''.
** Doubly awesome: the Other Mother didn't simply hiss at her. She was yelling at Coraline "You dare disobey your '''MOTHER'''?!" This gives Coraline's kick even more emphasis, as though stressing how [[ShutUpHannibal fed]] [[YoureNotMyFather up]] she is of this [[BigBad nasty creature]] having the gall to call itself her "Mother".
* Wybie gets his own moment in the sun. After the Other Wybie heroically rescues Coraline, knowing how the Other Mother would punish his betrayal, the real Wybie calls Coraline crazy before getting chased away -- not particularly auspicious. But then at the end, when Coraline is being dragged by the Other Mother's disembodied hand, he comes riding down out of the dark to grab the hand, fall into the well, then climb back out in time to smash the thing to smithereens. And then he apologizes for insulting her and calls her "Coraline" -- the first time anyone in the Pink Palace has gotten her name right.
* After being attacked by an entire garden of the most horrible things Neil Gaiman can imagine, Coraline still strides into the theatre isle, watched by all those bat dogs, and shows nothing but determination. TookALevelInBadass, indeed.

* As pictured above, the famous "NO! I'M! NOT!" scene.

** One for the cat too: he didn't know she was going to do that, and is about as freaked out as the Other Mother. Then, as she struggles to pull him off, he takes advantage of the situation to claw at her and ''rip out her button eyes.'' And considering how Coraline only barely made it to the door even with a headstart, that may have been just enough to let her win.
* The garden scene is awesome by itself, [[UpToEleven but for anyone with any kind of experience in making stop-motion...]]

-->'''Coraline:''' "Cats can't talk."
-->'''Cat:''' "Well, you're clearly the expert in these matters."
* Coraline ultimately locking the Other Mother away, with the latter pleading to be let out stating that she'll die otherwise. The "Demon" was begging the "little kid" for mercy; that is beyond awesome.
* When Coraline begins her quest to find the ghost children's marble eyes, she first goes to the garden. There, Other Father has been strapped into his harvester by gloved hands, which force him to attack Coraline as he [[ApologeticAttacker begs for forgiveness]]. But rather than simply watch his "daughter" be killed, he fights back against the Other Mother's control and is able to wrench his arm free from the machine. He quickly hands Coraline the marble as he plummets to his death, screaming, "TAKE IT!" The fact that this pumpkin creature which had almost no will of its own outright defies the dangerous Other Mother is a true DyingMomentOfAwesome.

* The fact that about five of the voice actors display the acting skills to play at least three different versions of their characters (Real, Other, Other-but-out-to-kill Coraline). Special mention goes to Teri Hatcher, who had the chops to voice ''four'' different versions of Mel Jones. She had to do Coraline's real Mother ([[ParentsAsPeople tired and grumpy]]), Other Mother phase one ([[GoodParents loving, warm and playful]]), Other Mother phase two ([[AbusiveParents Cruel]], [[EvilGloating condescending]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil still keeping up the nice parent act]]), and Other Mother in her true form ([[TranquilFury quiet]] yet [[VillainousBreakdown psychotic]]).

* After Coraline finds the first soul, the Other Mother conjures up a wind that keeps her from moving to find the rest. Coraline yells, "Play fair!" - and the wind stops.
* When the Other Mother makes the Other Father attack Coraline in the basement, Coraline realises there's no point trying to run, since he'll just chase her until he catches her, and instead turns his attack against him by pulling out his button eye.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NO!]] [[{{Determinator}} I'M!]] [[ImprovisedWeapon NOT!]]''"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NO!]] [[{{Determinator}} I'M!]] [[ImprovisedWeapon NOT!]]'']]

* The fact that about five of the voice actors display the acting skills to play at least three different versions of their characters (Real, Other, Other-but-out-to-kill Coraline). Special mention goes to Teri Hatcher, who had the chops to voice ''four'' different versions of Mel Jones. She had to do Coraline's real Mother ([[ParentsAsPeople tired and grumpy]]), Other Mother phase one ([[GoodParents loving, warm and playful]]), Other Mother phase two ([[AbusiveParents Cruel]], [[EvilGloating condescending]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil still keeping up the nice parent act]]), and Other Mother in her true form ([[TranquilFury quiet]] one instant, [[VillainousBreakdown manic]] the next).

* The fact that about five of the voice actors display the acting skills to play at least three different versions of their characters (Real, Other, Other-but-out-to-kill Coraline). Special mention goes to Teri Hatcher, who had the chops to voice ''four'' different versions of Mel Jones. She had to do Coraline's real Mother([[ParentsAsPeople tired and grumpy]]), Other Mother phase one ([[GoodParents loving, warm and playful]]), Other Mother phase two ([[AbusiveParents Cruel]],[[EvilGloating condescending]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil still keeping up the nice parent act]]), and Other Mother in her true form ([[TranquilFury quiet]] one instant, [[VillainousBreakdown manic]] the next).

* The fact that about five of the voice actors display the acting skills to play at least three different versions of their characters (Real, Other, Other-but-out-to-kill Coraline). Special mention goes to Teri Hatcher, who had the chops to voice ''four'' different versions of Mel Jones. She had to do Coraline's real Mother([[ParentsAsPeople tired and grumpy]]), Other Mother phase one ([[GoodParents loving, warm and playful]]), Other Mother phase two ([[AbusiveParents Cruel]],[[EvilGloating condescending]] and [[FauxAffablyEvil still keeping up the nice parent]]), and Other Mother in her true form ([[TranquilFury quiet]] one instant, [[VillainousBreakdown manic]] the next).

* After being attacked by an entire garden of the most horrible things Neil Gaiman can imagine, Coraline still strides into the theatre isle, watched by all those dead dogs, and shows nothing but determination. TookALevelInBadass, indeed.

* When Coraline begins her quest to find the ghost children's marble eyes, she first goes to the garden. There, Other Father has been strapped into his harvester by gloved hands, which force him to attack Coraline as he [[ApologeticAttacker begs for forgiveness]]. But rather than simply watch his "daughter" be killed, he fights back against the Other Mother's control and is able to wrench his arm free from the machine. He quickly throws Coraline the marble as he plummets to his death, screaming, "TAKE IT!" The fact that this pumpkin creature which had almost no will of its own outright defies the dangerous Other Mother is a true DyingMomentOfAwesome.

* After being attacked by an entire garden of the most horrible things Neil Gaiman can imagine, Coraline still strides into the theatre isle, watched by all those dead dogs, and shows nothing but determination. TakenALevelInBadass, indeed.

* After Coraline has [[spoiler:escaped the Other Mother's metal spider web and climbed through the little door into the hallway, the Other Mother pries the door open and hisses]] -- and Coraline ''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kicks her in the face]]''.
* Wybie gets his own moment in the sun. After the Other Wybie heroically [[spoiler:rescues Coraline, knowing how the Other Mother would punish his betrayal]], the real Wybie calls Coraline crazy before getting chased away -- not particularly auspicious. But then at the end, when Coraline is being dragged by the Other Mother's [[spoiler:disembodied hand]], he comes riding down out of the dark to [[spoiler:grab the hand, fall into the well, then climb back out in time to smash the thing to smithereens]]. And then he apologizes for insulting her and calls her "Coraline" -- the first time anyone in the Pink Palace has gotten her name right.
* [[spoiler:After being attacked by an entire garden of the most horrible things Neil Gaiman can imagine, Coraline still strides into the theatre isle, watched by all those dead dogs,]] and shows nothing but determination. TakenALevelInBadass, indeed.

* Coraline ultimately [[spoiler: locking the Other Mother away, with the latter pleading to be let out stating that she'll die otherwise. The "Demon" was begging the "little kid" for mercy;]] that is beyond awesome.
* When Coraline begins her quest to find the [[spoiler: ghost children's marble eyes]], she first goes to the garden. There, [[spoiler:Other Father has been strapped into his harvester by gloved hands, which force him to attack Coraline as he [[ApologeticAttacker begs for forgiveness]]. But rather than simply watch his "daughter" be killed, he fights back against the Other Mother's control and is able to wrench his arm free from the machine. He quickly throws Coraline the marble as he plummets to his death, screaming, "TAKE IT!" The fact that this pumpkin creature which had almost no will of its own outright defies the dangerous Other Mother is a true DyingMomentOfAwesome.]]

** That said, the whole movie is possibly the biggest CMOA in the history of stop-motion.

* When Coraline begins her quest to find the [[spoiler: ghost children's marble eyes]], she first goes to the garden. There, [[spoiler:Other Father has been strapped into his harvester by gloved hands, which force him to attack Coraline as he [[ApologeticAttacker begs for forgiveness]]. But rather than simply watch his "daughter" be killed, he fights back against the Other Mother's control and is able to wrench his arm free from the machine. He quickly throws Coraline the marble as he plummets to his death, screaming, "TAKE IT!". The fact that this pumpkin creature which had almost no will of its own outright defies the dangerous Other Mother is a true DyingMomentOfAwesome.]]

* Wybie gets his own moment in the sun. After the Other Wybie heroically [[spoiler:rescues Coraline, knowing how the Other Mother would punish his betrayal]], the real Wybie calls Coraline crazy before getting chased away -- Not particularly auspicious. But then at the end, when Coraline is being dragged by the Other Mother's [[spoiler:disembodied hand]], he comes riding down out of the dark to [[spoiler:grab the hand, fall into the well, then climb back out in time to smash the thing to smithereens]]. And then he apologizes for insulting her and calls her "Coraline" -- the first time anyone in the Pink Palace has gotten her name right.

* The movie's mere existence is a huge CMOA to the world of stop-motion, 3D and animations in general. It ''utterly annihilates'' almost every single limitation of stop-motion.

* Coraline ultimately [[spoiler: locking the other mother away, with the latter pleading to be let out stating that she'll die otherwise. The "Demon" was begging the "little kid" for mercy;]] that is beyond awesome.