The world she creates is made just for that child and only they can see it. Therefore, the door would not be open to anyone but Coraline.
The buttons symbolize the fact that the other mother sees Coraline as a doll or a plaything—she wants to keep Coraline in her world and do with her what she wishes.
Coraline initially falls for the fantasy, but it gradually unravels, initiated by the Other Mother's morbid request: that she have buttons sewn into her eyes so that she can remain in The Other World forever.
If Coraline loses she'll stay in the other world forever and be the other mother's daughter. But if Coraline wins, the other mother has to let Coraline, her parents, and the other three children go.
So did Coraline make it out of the Other World? The answer is no. In fact, she never left at all. In the book, when Coraline meets the ghost children, they tell her that once they saw the beldam, they never saw their true mothers again.
Coraline overcomes great odds, defeats the evil other mother, saves her parents, and rescues the trapped souls of three children.
The Beldam (also known as the Other Mother, in reference to her motherly disguise) is the main antagonist in the 2002 book, Coraline, as well as the 2009 movie of the same name.
Mel mentions something about a car accident, which is why she is wearing a neck brace. Coraline immediately screams that the accident wasn't her fault. The audience can come to the conclusion that the accident was most likely Coraline's fault, though, due to her abrupt defensiveness.
The doll is a doll created by The Beldam to spy on her victims. Its appearance is altered in the image of her next victim.
Coraline's behavior is consistent with a psychotic-dissociative cluster as evidenced by her experiencing an alternate universe as well as incorporating fixed beliefs. As these are critical parts of the plot, it is best to formulate Coraline's behavior along a psychotic-dissociative spectrum.
Leaving room for a strong case surrounding Coraline's childhood as a factor in her developing mental illness. As her hallucination goes on, her schizophrenia sets in as her perception and paranoia take a turn for the worse.
Coraline's greatest fear at the start of the novel is that her parents do not love her enough, and the Other Mother, whom Coraline meets in the world beyond the bricked-up door, is a frighteningly literal manifestation of Coraline's inner psyche.
The cat tried to warn Coraline about the real nature of the place they were, but she didn't believe him. He then heard something suspicious and chase after it.
The stone is an item, a stone with a hole in it, given to Coraline Jones by Miriam Forcible and April Spink. It was given to her because she was in "terrible danger" according to them. They believed this because they read her tea leaves.
'Coraline' (2009)
Coraline is an especially comforting piece of dark fantasy animation because it tackles the themes of courage, identity, and child-like imagination. Many times, people begin to lose their identities and imaginations as they grow older and make their way into the “real” world.
Like his wife, being a busy father and husband, Charlie has little time and attention to spare for his daughter as he spent most of his time typing articles for a gardening catalogue on his computer.
Mrs. Jones – Coraline's mother. She is very busy most of the time, and sometimes a little inattentive, but she loves and cares about Coraline.
After Coraline saved them, they came back in the real world without any recollection of the events that took place. In response to the promise she made with her daughter, Mel bought Coraline the colorful gloves she wanted in Linden's Uniform from the time they went shopping for Coraline's school clothes.
The Beldam (Coraline)
However, a meeting with three ghost children reveals that it's a trap by a shapeshifting demon to steal Coraline's soul. Along with her button-eyes and her spider-like design, the Beldam is terrifying because of her predatory nature.
The Beldam to Coraline as she escapes the Other World. The Beldam (also known as The Other Mother when disguised as her victims' mothers) is the main antagonist of Neil Gaiman's 2002 dark fantasy young adult novel Coraline, which was adapted into Laika's 1st full-length animated feature film of the same name.
Coraline may well have a crush on Wybie, but it is never explicit in the movie, and seems that Wybie has more of an interest in Coraline than vice versa.
Will there be a 'Coraline 2'? Unfortunately, despite rumors swirling on the internet of a sequel being in the works, Gaiman himself has categorically denied any hopes of a follow-up.
He hasn't completely ruled out the idea of a second Coraline tale, but Gaiman told ComicBook.com in 2022 that he would need to come up with an idea as good or better than the original story. So far, that just hasn't happened... yet.
Release Date
Coraline 2: The New Other Mother, is set to release October 31st 2023.