They completely ruined this movie for me by inserting a boy into the story so it could be the boy who was the hero and not the girl. Seriously! There are so few books out there with the female hero and they could not even leave this one alone.
shareJesus... I tire of people like you, who always have to make it a sexual, or racial issue. Give it a freaking rest.
"I've seen things that would make you want to write a book on how to puke."
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Wybie is not the hero. Smashing the 'other Mother's' hand does not make him the hero. The first time we see him, he is attempting to be frightening, but is called away by his grandmother, and slinks away.
The other wybie, just like the other father, is efficiently silenced by the other mother. Coraline does all of the heroics inside the other world on her own (with the help of the cat).
theres no way, as I said before, that Wybie can be the hero. The real Wybie isn't even in half of the film!
"There is no gene for the human spirit" (Gattaca 1997)
Yes... all men are evil rapist and all women are undermined by patriarchy... or something like that.
sharesadly because girl heros dont sell I agree with you since there are a ton of stories with strong female Leads and they got over incompassed by there male counterparts
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I'm really sick of people crying "SEXIST!" in films. This case is particularly obnoxious considering that Coraline was the main character and without her... They would not have even gotten to the point at the well... Without her, the key would still be out there (in that film world) and other children would be at risk of being effectively killed by the other mother. Nothing in this film was underminded by Wybie helping her out at the end and it was NOT crucial for her to do it completely by herself in that scene. The cat tried to warn her about something and he just kicked it out the way... For those of you that are completely oblivious to how the hero formula works... THIS SCENE WAS VITAL.
I actually love that moment. Since I was so sad for Other Wybie and the way Other Mother treated him, it seemed like sweet justice that Wybie got to be the one to finish her off. Gender didn't matter to me:)
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