'Coraline Theorists' Are Completely Unhinged

A deep dive into the deranged minds of people who make Coraline theory videos on YouTube.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. A while back I did some videos analyzing the stop motion animated horror film Coraline (2009), but in making these videos, I became acquainted with a strange corner of the internet: the Coraline theorist community.

These individuals started off looking for hidden meanings and developing theories but have since devolved into a cesspool of complete lunacy, schizoposting and delusions of self-importance. Today I delve into the twisted minds of A Random Critique, The Fangirl and The Theorizer.

Chapters
00:00 The Strange World of "Coraline Theorists"
02:46 Intro
04:15 Don’t Trust The Cat
05:55 Sponsored by Audible
07:16 The Cat Is A Fairy Theory
12:56 Coraline Isn’t Real
17:42 Coraline Core Theory
19:51 The Reality of the Pink Palace Limbo World
26:52 The Coraline Hive Mind is Wildin'
28:43 Coraline Mega Theory
30:12 Van Gogh Theory vs The Shining Theories
31:35 Mini Theories
32:28 Most Insane Theories of The Theorizer
37:12 The Cat Is the Beldam's Son??
40:34 The Two Cat Souls Theory
48:07 Mega Theory: The Grand Finale
52:30 Where are the Coraline Theorists Now?
53:40 My Coraline Theory

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Credits
✏️ Writer - Zac Morris
✂️ Editor - Mark Schroeder
✂️ Editor - Zac Morris
🎵 Original Music - Jimmy Roman (© CZsWorld)

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⚠ Disclaimer: This is a documentary film analyzing a fictional work of art for educational purposes. All actions seen in the video are performed by protagonists and should not be taken as real life footage. All stunts, effects and dialogue are performed by paid actors and all accounts are for the purposes of education, documentary and art.

[TheTheorizer]

OMG 😂 let me explain myself:

Okay so essentially everything from parts 6-11 were me trying (and failing) to figure out “wtf is up with the cat” lol. It was a massive exercise in throwing ideas out there until I got something solid… But I don’t regret it, because it led to the whole “cat IS the other world” idea that is more coherent. THAT was my final conclusion.

You can see the peak of my absurdity before that, when I “see the cat in the shadow” before finally snapping back 😂It was wild, the “crazy parts” were all uploaded in a 5 month span of me bending in on myself & exposing myself & making theories on my own theories to find the light again 🤣 Most of the commenters knew what was going on, it was a journey they were apart of, the compilation sadly loses that element. So you’re right, the 2-cat-son-grandpa stuff is nuts, but surprisingly it served its purpose (it walked so my solid stuff could run).

You're right, I was absolutely the originator here, and as you pointed out, I tried to reign back some of the others. It really bugged me, especially the genuine seriousness some had. ffs now TikTok has gotten ahold of it, and I’ve given up. I certainly don’t believe it all was “intended” by the makers, I try to make that clear later on, obviously only solid stuff should be considered there.

It's not just Coraline tho, a chunk of my channel consists of me diving into the furthest corners of a lore and saying “this COULD be here”, then having fun with creating & filling plot holes, but usually the creators have no intentions. Well *sometimes* they do, but a lot of my theories are just me examining possibilities; sometimes it goes crazy far… My Coraline vids are actually my LEAST unhinged (aside from my concrete show predictions & stuff).

I also want to highlight I made all of this when I was 14 years old. I thought it was cool AF, and most people seem to see through the nonsense into anything valuable (as they should).

Also yes, I’m insane.

[YoutubeB]

A Random Critique doesn't remember Neil Gaiman wrote why the Cat doesn't have a name in the book. Cats don't need names because they already know who they are.

[budnrobots]

It all started with The Theorizer, he realized how unrealistic his theories were about halfway through and it became his whole style to OVER THEORIZE about things. It’s brilliant.

[markalexander]

"in the movie we rarely get to see Coraline REALLY sleep" - ah, yes, as opposed to most movies that will frequently have an 8-hour scene of a character sleeping,

[deluxxyfantristanwood]

ngl the fact you got The Theorizer on here is hilarious, dude has made MULTIPLE Mort from Madigascar theories each more unhinged than the last. hes great

[jibbagribba]

I felt so vindicated when he called out those "Eww I look like a mess but I have makeup and hair on" youtubers with the exaggerated personalities

[dedpotatoes]

Adding the Theorizor in the lineup surprisingly makes him sound way more sane than he actually is- 💀

[BigBoris]

I love coraline theories but sometimes it just gets…… yeah. Sometimes certain lengths shouldn’t be reached.

[ORIGINALFBI]

I can tell you what's in the shed. Garden tools. Because there's a giant fucking garden bed back there.

[accidentallyamy]

Registered nurse here 🤚
I’m just dropping in to offer my services to treat the 3rd degree absolute BURNS the first girl was roasted with lol

[Alex-RavensPeak]

The Chernobyl cleanup is probably the only one mentioned here that could be true and im down with it.

[George_vv]

The Theorizer is pretty much the sun in the solar system of insane children's movies theories and I'm pretty sure he knows it. Nearly all of his videos are just too ridiculous to be for real.

[KALN]

As someone with insomnia. If you insomnia isn’t crazy bad, you will get tired without days of sleep. The scene where Coraline can’t sleep, is because of the terrifying situation she’s in. If you were kidnapped and your parents were taken, would you just sleep the second your head hits the pillow.

[p.d.l]

You must admire the dedication of those who were touched so deeply by this great film that they are determined to look for things that are not there.

[tapuchris-cbjy]

"At least my parents didn't name me Spike" I'm 💀.

[YSL]

The Theorizer is probably just doing all of his theories for shiggles, he's literally made theories about Mort from Madagascar being Death and Satan💀.

[HollandCrafthart]

The Theorizer is unhinged on purpose, so you definitely do need to take that into account

[sagaevan]

i actually used to watch the fangirl and theorizer's videos on coraline when i was younger, i just really love the story and loved hearing people talk about it even if it was utterly unhinged lol

[crazybobert]

Yes. I immediately clicked on the notification because i 100% agree and finally someone calls them out.

[painterguy]

*COUGH* _The Theorizer_ *COUGH*

Edit: Just to clarify, I don't mean this in a negative way