Finding the precise level of exasperated annoyance for #Coraline’s mom, Mel Jones.

[fireshared]

God damn the accidental pain in her neck, the eye roll it causes, just absolutely perfect <3

[ursidae]

It was really important to get this right. So we know she's not an abusive nor neglectful mother, but she's a little strict and currently going through a rough time herself. Her daughter is as strong willed as she is and that's where their conflict comes from

[francesfarmer]

Coraline: “…. You didn’t lock it.”
Mel:

[zanyzantx]

I had no idea her name was Mel, that’s pretty cool

[noodle]

Ngl I honestly dont knoa how to feel about her mom, she seemed like a really sweet character that was going threw shit so she was portrayed as the "bad mom" at first but she was actually just a regular mom trying to get by who doesnt like getting dirty

[MouseyBusiness]

I never realized that was a neck brace, I thought it was a turtle neck sweater. 🤣

[asecondisopod]

HOW DID I ONLY JUST NOTICE SHE HAS A COLLAR BRACE AND NOT JUST A REALLY TALL SWEATER LMAO

[Commander_Appo]

Stop motion has alway amazed me. No way I would have the patience to make a Lego film, much less something like this

[Aertist.]

So……………………….we all thought her neck brace was a turtle neck?

[lilpetz]

Honestly, she does have a great balance between being noticeably annoyed and grumpy, but not actually a bad Mother to her kid at all. I mean, she's possibly recovering from a broken neck and Coraline is a bit loveably annoying, she has very good reason to be grumpy and sarcastic.

[alysiahorton]

“You didn’t lock it!!” Mom: LOVE LOVE Coraline

[lilpanpanyomu]

“We made a deal. Zip it.” I love it ❤️

[reganh]

Her Mom got that neck brace from a car accident prior to the movie. Was it really so horrible that she broke her neck? That’s so incredibly scary to think about-

[Stormgrabowski]

Bro i love coralline as a kid and I still do

[StopMotionbyNicholas]

Incredible work! So interesting to see the stages of discovering characters!

[buho]

The best movie you'all ever made.

[Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

I love coraline and stop motions, you guys should make a dedicated behind the scenes video on it.

[xsomili]

WTF it's a neck brace??? I thought it was a turtleneck 😭 I hope Mel's alright. She always seemed so tired

[Aminalikescats]

I’m so obsessed with the animations of Laika Studio especially Coraline as I’ve watched it over, and over again I still love it!

[Theatre_Drama]

Her love for coraline just shows you how much she wanted a kid 🥰