What ethnicity is Coraline?

Coraline's parents are played by an Asian-American man (Francis Jue) and a mixed-race woman (January LaVoy). In the sinister alternaverse she discovers, her Other Mother is a man in drag (Greenspan). Age, gender, and race are like the bricked-up door in Coraline's flat—no obstacle for an imaginative young girl.
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Is wybie in Coraline black or white?

I also want to note that it's great that Laika got actual black actors to voice Wybie/his grandmother/the ghost of the grandmother's twin instead of just using white actors because “it's only a voice!”
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What is Wybies race?

Appearance. Wybie may be of black/mixed ethnicity, which is evident from his hair, facial features, and tanned complexion, as well as because Mrs. Lovat is African-American. Wybie has coarse, curly, dark brown hair.
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What color is Coraline's skin?

Coraline has a light skin tone and short, dark-blue hair with a little dragonfly hairclip. She has brown eyes and freckles on her cheeks.
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Is Mr bobinsky from Coraline Russian?

Mr. Bobinsky is a blue-skinned, extremely tall, Russian man; while not explained in the film, his blue skin is due to his constant time outside in the damp and cold weather.
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Why is Coraline's hair blue?

In the movie Coraline, when Coraline is getting ready to go to bed after not finding her parents there's an old photo that shows her with natural brown hair. This probably means she at one point dyed it to her iconic blue hair.
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Is Wybie a POC?

Mr Gaiman, is Wybie from Coraline a poc? Yes. (See also, Wybie's Grandmother and her sister.)
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Why does Wybie tilt his head?

In response to sounds around him Wybie tilts his head to the side, giving the impression that he is constantly in a state of being startled, since most people do not react with so much motion to common sounds.
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Is Coraline 2 coming out?

Due to Coraline's massive success in both the Academy and theatrical arena, it naturally made fans assume there would eventually be a sequel at some point. Unfortunately, it looks as though the likelihood of a sequel ever happening has been shut down by Gaiman.
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Are Miss Spink and Forcible married?

The author, Neil Gaiman, confirmed in his tumblr that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible are a couple.
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What does wybie's name mean?

A submission from Canada says the name Wybie means "From the name Wyborn, which means 'war bear'". A user from Illinois, U.S. says the name Wybie means "Why born". A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Wybie means "The name means curious and stubborn often given to baby boys but can also be a girls name".
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Why does Coraline wear a hat?

When the Jones family first settles into their new home, Coraline and her mom, Mel, have a conversation in their kitchen. Mel is working on editing pages for Coraline's dad, Charlie. Mel mentions something about a car accident, which is why she is wearing a neck brace.
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Why do they call Coraline Caroline?

The titular character's name came from a typo in "Caroline". According to Gaiman, "I had typed the name Caroline, and it came out wrong. I looked at the word Coraline, and knew it was someone's name. I wanted to know what happened to her."
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What color is Coraline's hair?

Appearance. Coraline has short, navy blue hair (originally brown in the novel) and brown eyes. She is also very skinny for her age. During the beginning of the film, Coraline is seen to wear jeans, a yellow rain coat, and Wellington boots of the same color.
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What mental illness does Coraline have?

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.
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Is the beldam still alive?

So, Coraline didn't make it out of the Rat Beast limbo world. But she was able to get away from the Other Mother. Without Coraline, the beldam died.
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Why is the Other Mother called Beldam?

Age: 150+ (deduction). The Beldam (also known as the Other Mother, in reference to her other motherly disguise) is the main antagonist in the 2002 book, Coraline, as well as the 2009 movie of the same name.
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Is Coraline a feminist?

Coraline on the screen may be spunky and her adventure may be fun to watch, but her story is not about bravery, competence, or the development of her own identity. The movie strips away the feminist idea of independent, competent women having adventures of their own, and replaces it with the same old Hollywood routine.
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How old is Coraline now?

Coraline is 19 years old today. The book. Not the girl. She's ageless.
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How tall is Coraline Jones?

With a height of 152 cm and a weight of 35.0 kg, Coraline has a BMI of 17.2. Feelings Unmet: Coralline feels bored, neglected, and frustrated in her new home. She tries to express her frustrations to her parents, but they are often too busy with work and dismiss her feelings.
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What does the Cat in Coraline symbolize?

Personality. The cat appears to be sarcastic and ironical. Initially, the cat is impatient and sardonic toward Coraline for satirizing him and calling him a "wuss-puss," acts which he loathes with intensity.
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Is Coraline a real name?

The name Coraline is primarily a female name of American origin that means Heart, Maiden. Diminutive form of Cora or a combination of the names Cora and Caroline.
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