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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Norman's Grandma. Is she really [[OnlySaneMan the only sane ghost]] or is she a minor case of TheAtoner? Norman's father's twin brother has the same powers as Norman and went crazy from isolation. Norman's father changed his last name from Penderghast to Badcock and pretty much dropped all contact from him, how do we know Grandma didn't follow suite? She makes no mention of all about her other son in the movie and her "Unfinished Business" is taking care of Norman. Does she know that her grandson is a GenerationXerox and want to protect him out of guilt of pushing her other grandson under the bus?
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's even ''darker'' than Coraline - this is saying something. It also only got a PG rating - probably one of the darkest PG rated movies out there.


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* UncannyValley: Zig-zagged. Invoked with the zombies, but averted because they are so stylized and unrealistic they come off as more humorous.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Neil, Mitch, Courtney, and Mr. Prenderghast.
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** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep.]]

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** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep. The tear jerking reaches full capacity as Norman tries to reach Aggie by telling her the story of her life, which then begins to converge and sound like his life too.]]
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None of those examples apply, except for the \"sassy black women\" maybe, actually apply.


* UnfortunateImplications: All over the place.
** Mitch is a dumb jock and by his own admission not the most emotionally mature. But his brother Neil is in sixth grade with reading skills so poor he was sounding out two and three letter words. Though he does counter this with a significant philosophical bent for one so young.
** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines. ''Both'' were SassyBlackWoman.
** Females in general, except the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, and the pilot ghost, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.
*** With three exceptions, and two of them fairly major characters, this really is YMMV.
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***With three exceptions, and two of them fairly major characters, this really is YMMV.
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*** [[spoiler:Soon after, the quiet look of pained remorse on the Judge's face as Norman angrily calls him and the rest of the zombies out on the horrible act they once committed.]]

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*** [[spoiler:Soon after, the quiet ** [[spoiler:The look of pained remorse on the Judge's face as Norman angrily calls yells at him and the rest of the zombies out on the horrible act over what they once committed.did to Agatha.]]
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** People on Tumblr are also pairing Norman with [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Dipper]].
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** "''I don't want to go to sleep.''"
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** And "Little Ghost" by Music/TheWhiteStripes in the credits.



* UglyCute: Just about ''every character''.



* TheWoobie: Norman. Not understood by anybody, including his own family, and largely treated like crap as a result. He's a frequent target for bullies and his father in particular often pulls no punches in criticising his behavior.

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* TheWoobie: Norman. Not understood by anybody, including his own family, and largely treated like crap as a result. He's a frequent target for bullies and his father in particular often pulls no punches in criticising his behavior.behavior.
** [[spoiler:And of course his counterpart Agatha, too]].

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* TheWoobie: Norman. Not understood by anybody, including his own family, and largely treated like crap as a result. He's a frequent target for bullies and his father in particular often has some very nasty words about his behavior.

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* TheWoobie: Norman. Not understood by anybody, including his own family, and largely treated like crap as a result. He's a frequent target for bullies and his father in particular often has some very nasty words about pulls no punches in criticising his behavior.
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*** [[spoiler:Soon after, the quiet look of pained remorse on the Judge's face as Norman angrily calls him and the rest of the zombies out on the horrible act they once committed.]]
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** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, and the pilot ghost, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.

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** Females in general, excepting except the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, and the pilot ghost, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.
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** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines. ''Both'' were SassyBlackWoman trope.

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** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines. ''Both'' were SassyBlackWoman trope.SassyBlackWoman.
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* EarWorm: Norman's own {{Leitmotif}}.

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No need for the \"to be fair\" edit. \"the one provoked into it\" is the one who had good reason to behave terribly.


** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines.

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** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines. ''Both'' were SassyBlackWoman trope.



*** To be fair [[spoiler: the "witch" Agatha had plenty of reason to act "nasty"]]
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*** To be fair [[spoiler: the "witch" Agatha had plenty of reason to act "nasty"]]

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*** To be fair [[spoiler: the "witch" Agatha had plenty of reason to act "nasty"]]"nasty"]]
* TheWoobie: Norman. Not understood by anybody, including his own family, and largely treated like crap as a result. He's a frequent target for bullies and his father in particular often has some very nasty words about his behavior.

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** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.

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** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, and the pilot ghost, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.tempered.
*** To be fair [[spoiler: the "witch" Agatha had plenty of reason to act "nasty"]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: all over the place.

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* UnfortunateImplications: all All over the place.

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Norman yelling at his friends to get out when searching for Agatha's records.]]
** [[spoiler:Norman's vision of Agatha being sentenced to death.]]
** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep.]]



** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Norman yelling at his friends to get out when searching for Agatha's records.]]
** [[spoiler:Norman's vision of Agatha being sentenced to death.]]
** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep.]]

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** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Norman yelling at his friends to get out when searching for Agatha's records.]]
** [[spoiler:Norman's vision of Agatha being sentenced to death.]]
** Pretty much the entire climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: all over the place.
** Mitch is a dumb jock and by his own admission not the most emotionally mature. But his brother Neil is in sixth grade with reading skills so poor he was sounding out two and three letter words. Though he does counter this with a significant philosophical bent for one so young.
** Two characters of color in the whole film, and only one with lines.
** Females in general, excepting the one provoked into it, and Norman's mom and grandmother, were all sort of shrewish and nasty tempered.
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** [[spoiler:Pretty much the entire climax.]]

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** [[spoiler:Pretty Pretty much the entire climax.climax, with [[spoiler:Norman trying to get through Agatha's centuries of built-up rage, and finally getting through to the person underneath...a scared little girl that just wanted very badly to be back with her mother. The book of fairy tales his uncle read to Agatha every year? It contained the one her mother always read to her to put her to sleep.]]
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** Pretty much the entire movie could count to some extent, but especially the last act.

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** Pretty much the entire movie could count to some extent, but especially the last act.act.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Norman yelling at his friends to get out when searching for Agatha's records.]]
** [[spoiler:Norman's vision of Agatha being sentenced to death.]]
** [[spoiler:Pretty much the entire climax.]]
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* NightmareFuel: Several moments in the trailer count.

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* NightmareFuel: Several moments in the trailer count.count.
** Pretty much the entire movie could count to some extent, but especially the last act.
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* SugarWikie/AwesomeMusic: ''Season of the Witch'' by Donovan, in the trailer.

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* SugarWikie/AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Season of the Witch'' by Donovan, in the trailer.

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* SugarWikie/AwesomeMusic: ''Season of the Witch'' by Donovan, in the trailer.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Season of the Witch'' by Donovan, in the trailer.

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And The Fandom Rejoiced is now Sugar Wiki and not to be wicked in that way.


* AndTheFandomRejoiced: ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' fans went nuts when the trailer was released.
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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: {{Coraline}} fans went nuts when the trailer was released.

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: {{Coraline}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' fans went nuts when the trailer was released.
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* CrossoverShip: It's just barely begun with Coraline.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Several moments in the trailer count.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: NightmareFuel: Several moments in the trailer count.

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