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** ''Good night Dad'' (smack) ''Good night, Mom''.

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** ''Good night Dad'' night, Mom.'' (smack) ''Good night, Mom''.Dad.''
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** The music playing during that scene is even sadder. Halfway through the song, you can hear the singer sounding like he or she's about to cry.

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** The music playing during that scene is even sadder. Halfway through the song, you can hear the singer sounding like he or she's they are about to cry.

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* Wybie's grandmother not letting children stay at the Pink Palace because of what happened to her sister. And she kept the doll as a TragicKeepsake, not knowing it was spying on her and the other adults.
** Her overprotectiveness of Wybie becomes even more heartbreaking when you learn that he has a form of scoliosis and that [[FridgeHorror if the Other Mother had gotten hungry enough, ]] he could've been the next victim.
** On a meta example, a cut line where Coraline asks if Wybie's grandmother is black, which she is, and admits that she may have found the former's dead sister.

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* Wybie's grandmother not letting children stay at the Pink Palace because of what happened to her sister. And she kept the doll as a TragicKeepsake, not knowing it was spying on her and the other adults.
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adults. Her overprotectiveness of Wybie becomes even more heartbreaking when you learn that he has a form of scoliosis and that [[FridgeHorror if the Other Mother had gotten hungry enough, ]] he could've been the next victim.
** On a meta example, a cut line where Coraline asks if Wybie's grandmother is black, which she is, and admits that she may have found the former's dead sister.
victim.
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* The scene where Coraline finds her parents trapped in the Other World through the mirror down the hall. Her ''expression...'', made worse when she attempts to break the mirror to reach them only to break it and cut her hand in the process. The Cat approaching her to comfort and her response makes it even more depressing...

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* The scene where Coraline finds her parents trapped in the Other World through the mirror down the hall. Her ''expression...'', made worse when she attempts to break through the mirror to reach them only to break it and cut her hand in the process. The Cat approaching her to comfort and her response makes it even more depressing...
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* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished "I'll Die without you!". The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.

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* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished "I'll Die die without you!". you!" The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.
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** What really kicks it in is how the Other Father brokenly apologizes to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, all while he's forced to hack away at his "daughter" against his will. What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.

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** What really kicks it in is how the Other Father brokenly profusely apologizes to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, her all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter" against his will. "daughter." What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.
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-->"ƧU ꟼ⅃ƎH"

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-->"ƧU --->"ƧU ꟼ⅃ƎH"



-->"Mom...Dad..."

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-->"Mom...--->"Mom...Dad..."
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* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished "I'll Die without you!". The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.

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* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished "I'll Die without you!". The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.her.
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---> '''Coraline:''' I have to go back, don't I?

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---> '''Coraline:''' I have to go back, don't I?How did this happen...?
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* When Coraline discovers the remains of the other Wybie.

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* When Coraline discovers the remains of the other Wybie.Wybie hanging from the pole on the roof during her game with the Beldam. She's distraught but has no time to mourn him due to the game being timed.



* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished [[spoiler: "I'll Die without you!"]]. The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.

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* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished [[spoiler: "I'll Die without you!"]].you!". The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.
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** "She claimed to be my other mama but I never saw my real mama again."
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** What really kicks it in is how the Other Father ''furiously apologizes'' to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.

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** What really kicks it in is how the Other Father ''furiously apologizes'' brokenly apologizes to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter"."daughter" against his will. What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.



-->'''Other Bobinksy:''' "''Not even that... Anymore...''"

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-->'''Other Bobinksy:''' "''Not even that... Anymore...anymore.''"
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* [[EverythingsWorseWithBees The story about the bees.]] When she was younger, Coraline's father would take her on walks around junk-laden fields. During one of these trips, he stopped dead and told her to run. She did as she was told, and he followed her later. Turned out he'd trodden on a bees nest and stayed still so that the bees would all go for him while Coraline got away.

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* [[EverythingsWorseWithBees The story about the bees.]] bees. When she was younger, Coraline's father would take her on walks around junk-laden fields. During one of these trips, he stopped dead and told her to run. She did as she was told, and he followed her later. Turned out he'd trodden on a bees nest and stayed still so that the bees would all go for him while Coraline got away.
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-->"ƧU Գ⅃ƎH"

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-->"ƧU Գ⅃ƎH"ꟼ⅃ƎH"
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-->"Help us"

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-->"Help us"-->"ƧU Գ⅃ƎH"
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-->"Mom...Dad..."

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-->"Mom...Dad...""
* The Other Mother may be a monster, but then, there's her utterly anguished [[spoiler: "I'll Die without you!"]]. The voice actress really sells it to make you feel a drop of pity for her.

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* Coraline calling the police [[spoiler: and them [[PoliceAreUseless not believing her]] when [[CassandraTruth she says "My Other Mother has them"]]]]. Normally Coraline is smart enough to avoid making such mistakes, but you can see how upset she is [[spoiler: after seeing her parents trapped in the mirror.]]
* [[EverythingsWorseWithBees The story about the bees.]] [[spoiler: When she was younger, Coraline's father would take her on walks around junk-laden fields. During one of these trips, he stopped dead and told her to run. She did as she was told, and he followed her later. Turned out he'd trodden on a bees nest and stayed still so that the bees would all go for him while Coraline got away.]]
** And then [[spoiler: he ''went back'' to get his glasses, which he left behind, and he was twice as scared since this time he didn't have [[PapaWolf Coraline's safety]] to occupy his mind.]]

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* Coraline calling the police [[spoiler: and them [[PoliceAreUseless not believing her]] when [[CassandraTruth she says "My Other Mother has them"]]]]. them"]]. Normally Coraline is smart enough to avoid making such mistakes, but you can see how upset she is [[spoiler: after seeing her parents trapped in the mirror.]]
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* [[EverythingsWorseWithBees The story about the bees.]] [[spoiler: When she was younger, Coraline's father would take her on walks around junk-laden fields. During one of these trips, he stopped dead and told her to run. She did as she was told, and he followed her later. Turned out he'd trodden on a bees nest and stayed still so that the bees would all go for him while Coraline got away.]]
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** And then [[spoiler: he ''went back'' to get his glasses, which he left behind, and he was twice as scared since this time he didn't have [[PapaWolf Coraline's safety]] to occupy his mind.]]



* Other Wybie's [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice, where without words he shows Coraline that he can't go into the normal world -- his hand turns into dust-- and shoves her through the tunnel before the Other Mother can stop them.]]

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* Other Wybie's [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice, where without words he shows Coraline that he can't go into the normal world -- his hand turns into dust-- and shoves her through the tunnel before the Other Mother can stop them.]]



* Coraline happily [[spoiler: arriving home after escaping from the Other Mother, only to realize her parents are missing. She calls her dad's cellphone after finding the car, and is scared when she only gets voicemail.]]
* [[spoiler:The "pillow-parents" scene]], is made even more depressing in the film than in the book, as book-Coraline sometimes comes across as more clinical and unemotional than her movie counterpart. It's still depressing in either version though.

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* Coraline happily [[spoiler: arriving home after escaping from the Other Mother, only to realize her parents are missing. She calls her dad's cellphone after finding the car, and is scared when she only gets voicemail.]]
voicemail.
* [[spoiler:The The "pillow-parents" scene]], scene, is made even more depressing in the film than in the book, as book-Coraline sometimes comes across as more clinical and unemotional than her movie counterpart. It's still depressing in either version though.



* When Coraline discovers [[spoiler:the remains of the other Wybie.]]
* [[spoiler:The death of the Other Father. A being created by the Other Mother solely to love Coraline... and he did so to the end.]]
** [[spoiler:What really kicks it in is how the Other Father ''furiously apologizes'' to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]

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* When Coraline discovers [[spoiler:the the remains of the other Wybie.]]
Wybie.
* [[spoiler:The The death of the Other Father. A being created by the Other Mother solely to love Coraline... and he did so to the end.]]
end.
** [[spoiler:What What really kicks it in is how the Other Father ''furiously apologizes'' to Coraline, trying to tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her, all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]



** Made even sadder [[spoiler: considering the Pillow Parents scene. Seeing as though that was [[PartingWordsRegret the last thing she said]] to her own mother, before she and her father get kidnapped.]]

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** Made even sadder [[spoiler: considering the Pillow Parents scene. Seeing as though that was [[PartingWordsRegret the last thing she said]] to her own mother, before she and her father get kidnapped.]]



* Wybie's grandmother not letting children stay at the Pink Palace because [[spoiler: of what happened to her sister.]] And she kept the doll as a TragicKeepsake, not knowing [[spoiler: it was spying on her and the other adults.]]
** Her overprotectiveness of Wybie becomes even more heartbreaking when you learn that he has a form of scoliosis and that [[FridgeHorror if the Other Mother had gotten hungry enough, ]][[spoiler: he could've been the next victim]].
** On a meta example, a cut line where Coraline [[spoiler: asks if Wybie's grandmother is black, which she is, and admits that she may have found the former's dead sister.]]
* The Other Bobinsky's fate. While he isn't as sympathetic as the Other Father, there's something tragic about the resigned tone in his voice [[spoiler: before he reveals he is just a pile of rats.]]
-->'''Coraline''': [[spoiler: "You're just a copy she made of the real Mr. B."]]
-->'''Other Bobinksy''': [[spoiler: "''Not even that... Anymore...''"]]
** In a way, all of the denizens of the Other World who aren't the Beldam, being [[TragicMonster puppets for the spidery old witch with no will of their own]]. The Other Spink and Forcible start out as exuberant and dazzling actresses made solely to entertain Coraline...they die as [[spoiler:shrieking madwomen made out of taffy whose bodies are eternally melding together]].
* The scene where [[spoiler: Coraline finds her parents trapped in the Other World through the mirror down the hall]]. Her ''expression...'', made worse when she [[spoiler: attempts to break the mirror to reach them only to break it and cut her hand in the process]]. The Cat approaching her to comfort and her response makes it even more depressing...
---> '''Coraline''': [[spoiler: I have to go back, don't I?]]
** And when she sees [[spoiler:them in the mirror]], [[spoiler:Mel]] writes the following message in the fogged up glass, before she and [[spoiler:her husband]] huddle together in a mix of fear and cold...

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* Wybie's grandmother not letting children stay at the Pink Palace because [[spoiler: of what happened to her sister.]] sister. And she kept the doll as a TragicKeepsake, not knowing [[spoiler: it was spying on her and the other adults.]]
adults.
** Her overprotectiveness of Wybie becomes even more heartbreaking when you learn that he has a form of scoliosis and that [[FridgeHorror if the Other Mother had gotten hungry enough, ]][[spoiler: ]] he could've been the next victim]].
victim.
** On a meta example, a cut line where Coraline [[spoiler: asks if Wybie's grandmother is black, which she is, and admits that she may have found the former's dead sister.]]
sister.
* The Other Bobinsky's fate. While he isn't as sympathetic as the Other Father, there's something tragic about the resigned tone in his voice [[spoiler: before he reveals he is just a pile of rats.]]
-->'''Coraline''': [[spoiler:
rats.
-->'''Coraline:'''
"You're just a copy she made of the real Mr. B."]]
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-->'''Other Bobinksy''': [[spoiler: Bobinksy:''' "''Not even that... Anymore...''"]]
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** In a way, all of the denizens of the Other World who aren't the Beldam, being [[TragicMonster puppets for the spidery old witch with no will of their own]]. The Other Spink and Forcible start out as exuberant and dazzling actresses made solely to entertain Coraline...they die as [[spoiler:shrieking shrieking madwomen made out of taffy whose bodies are eternally melding together]].
together.
* The scene where [[spoiler: Coraline finds her parents trapped in the Other World through the mirror down the hall]].hall. Her ''expression...'', made worse when she [[spoiler: attempts to break the mirror to reach them only to break it and cut her hand in the process]].process. The Cat approaching her to comfort and her response makes it even more depressing...
---> '''Coraline''': [[spoiler: '''Coraline:''' I have to go back, don't I?]]
I?
** And when she sees [[spoiler:them them in the mirror]], [[spoiler:Mel]] mirror, Mel writes the following message in the fogged up glass, before she and [[spoiler:her husband]] her husband huddle together in a mix of fear and cold...
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* [[spoiler:The death of the Other Father. A being created by the Other Mother solely to love Coraline... and he did.]]
** [[spoiler:The Other Father miserably trying to express how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as he's forced to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming, "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]
** Earlier, there's a brief scene wherein Coraline meets the Other Father in a setting without the Other Mother. He's forlornly playing his piano and softly giving little subtle warnings ("her [the Beldam's] strength is our strength", "[the Other Wybie] pulled a long face, and [[GlasgowGrin Mother didn't like that...]]") only for the gloves from his piano to burst out and cover his mouth (and later it seems to just flat out ''attack'' him). The way he talks there seems to imply that [[StepfordSmiler he's not nearly as jolly as he is in the presence of his "wife"]].

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* [[spoiler:The death of the Other Father. A being created by the Other Mother solely to love Coraline... and he did.did so to the end.]]
** [[spoiler:The [[spoiler:What really kicks it in is how the Other Father miserably ''furiously apologizes'' to Coraline, trying to express tell her how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as her, all while he's forced against his will to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a HeroicSacrifice by screaming, screaming "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her.her as he perishes. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]
** Earlier, there's a brief scene wherein Coraline meets the Other Father in a setting without the Other Mother. He's forlornly playing his piano and softly giving little subtle warnings ("her [the Beldam's] strength is our strength", "[the Other Wybie] pulled a long face, and [[GlasgowGrin Mother didn't like that...]]") only for the gloves from his piano to burst out and cover his mouth (and later it seems to just flat out ''attack'' him). The way he talks there seems to imply that [[StepfordSmiler he's not nearly as carefree and jolly as he is in the presence of his "wife"]].
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** Finally, reuniting the Cat and her she them in the snow-globe, freezing, and very relieved Coraline has come to save them.

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** Finally, reuniting reuniting, the Cat and her she see them in the snow-globe, freezing, and looking very relieved that Coraline has come to save them.
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** The pain and grief she's feeling is no different from what the parents of the Ghost Children must have felt.



-->"Help us"

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-->"Help us"us"
** Finally, reuniting the Cat and her she them in the snow-globe, freezing, and very relieved Coraline has come to save them.
-->"Mom...Dad..."
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* The look on the real mother's face after Coraline says 'That's what you say all the time.' They're not bad people, they're just busy, and they do try to make it up to Coraline.

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* The look on the real mother's face after Coraline says 'That's what you say all the time.always say.' They're not bad people, they're just busy, and they do try to make it up to Coraline.
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** [[spoiler:The Other Father miserably trying to express how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as he's forced to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a DyingMomentOfHeartwarming by screaming, "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]

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** [[spoiler:The Other Father miserably trying to express how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as he's forced to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a DyingMomentOfHeartwarming HeroicSacrifice by screaming, "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Other Father miserably trying to express how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as he's forced to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a DyingMomentOfAwesome by screaming, "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]

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** [[spoiler:The Other Father miserably trying to express how sorry he is and how he doesn't want to hurt her as he's forced to hack away at his "daughter". What's even sadder? He makes it into a DyingMomentOfAwesome DyingMomentOfHeartwarming by screaming, "TAKE IT!" and tosses the first child's soul to her. The way it was framed, Coraline might have easily done TakeMyHand if he hadn't slipped into a DisneyVillainDeath.]]
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---> '''Coraline''': [[spoiler: I have to go back, don't I?]]

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---> '''Coraline''': [[spoiler: I have to go back, don't I?]]I?]]
** And when she sees [[spoiler:them in the mirror]], [[spoiler:Mel]] writes the following message in the fogged up glass, before she and [[spoiler:her husband]] huddle together in a mix of fear and cold...
-->"Help us"
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** Earlier, there's a brief scene wherein Coraline meets the Other Father in a setting without the Other Mother. He's forlornly playing his piano and softly giving little subtle warnings ("her [the Beldam's] strength is our strength", "[the Other Wybie] pulled a long face, and [[GlasgowGrin Mother didn't like that...]]") only for the gloves from his piano to burst out and cover his mouth (and later it seems to just flat out ''attack'' him). The way he talks there seems to imply that [[StepfordSmiler he's not nearly as jolly as he is in the presence of his "wife"]].


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** "She said that she loved us, but she locked us away and ate up our ''lives''."


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** In a way, all of the denizens of the Other World who aren't the Beldam, being [[TragicMonster puppets for the spidery old witch with no will of their own]]. The Other Spink and Forcible start out as exuberant and dazzling actresses made solely to entertain Coraline...they die as [[spoiler:shrieking madwomen made out of taffy whose bodies are eternally melding together]].

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