Why does the beldam want button eyes?

The button eyes were the objects used by the beldam to tie one's soul to the other world.
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Why did they wanna see buttons in Coraline's eyes?

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.
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What does the Beldam want?

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. She is a demonic, shape-shifting entity who lures children into another dimension with the goal of taking their soul.
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What do buttons on the eyes mean?

That dates back to various reasons throughout history. The eyes keep the soul within, so coins (or buttons in this case) keep eyes closed until the soul is ready to leave. Coins had been placed on the eyes to bring into the afterlife upon burial, to pay the underworld for safekeeping.
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What is the symbolism in Coraline?

The Movie Is Filled With Esoteric And Occult Symbolism

Across many different cultures, eyes symbolize the soul and protection. The blind souls of the children the Beldam has discarded plead with Coraline to find their eyes so that their souls may be set free.
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Coraline Movie Theory - Part 14 - The Button Eyes - The Fangirl



Why do people put buttons on the eyes of the dead?

This ritual, which is beautifully visualized by the makers of Game of Thrones, stems from an ancient Greek custom in which two coins are placed over a dead person's eyes or inside a dead person's mouth before burial, to keep the eyelids from opening as a result of decomposition and/or as a payment for a mythical figure ...
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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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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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Why did the other mother tap her fingers?

After Coraline had told her real mother it was the perfect time to go gardening in the rain (which she only said to have something to say), the other mother made her first mistake by suggesting to play in the rain. Coraline noticed her tapping her fingers on the table, which she had found rather awfully suspicious.
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Why is the beldam evil?

At first, the Beldam seems to genuinely love her victims, caring for them and giving them a world that they cannot afford in the real world. When she reverts to her true nature, the Beldam still loves her victims but in a much more perverted and disturbing way.
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Why did the other mother sew wybie's mouth?

Other Wybie told The Cat that the Other World is a dangerous place and the Cat had to pass it on to Coraline. The Beldam catches him looking upset about tricking Coraline and when he refuses to smile, she stitches his mouth into a horrific grin instead.
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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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Why did the other father help Coraline?

The Other Father is more fun and attentive to Coraline's needs than her real father (according to Coraline). It is hinted throughout the film that he is terrified of his creator, the Beldam, who wants him to hurt Coraline, which he does not want to do. The latter proves to be true in his final moments before he dies.
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What does the Other Mother want from Coraline?

The other mother doesn't want the mushy kind of a love, she wants the "it's mine to enjoy" kind of love. She looks at kids, and everyone around her, as objects to control, and this type of love ends up destroying people.
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What do keys symbolize in Coraline?

In this way, the key seems to represent the other world: old and ugly. Usually when we think of keys, we think of unlocking something or opening something up. Coraline certainly does this when she finds the other world. But if keys can unlock, they can also lock you in.
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Why does Coraline's mom have a neck brace?

Mr. Bobinsky, an eccentric Russian man with a circus of dancing mice, has blue skin, the result of contamination from the Chernobyl disaster. Coraline's mother wears a neck brace for the duration of the film, the victim of an unseen car accident.
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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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What was wybie's purpose in Coraline?

Plot Appearance

Wybie Lovat plays a large role in the film adaptation such as: helping Coraline, both the real and in the form of Other Wybie. He is regularly insulted by Coraline because of their first encounter when Wybie startled and knocked Coraline down when she was exploring, trying to find an old well.
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What happened to wybie's grandmother twin sister?

It is revealed that Mrs. Lovat's missing twin sister ran away and was stolen, by the The Beldam (Other Mother). Believing that someone "stole" her sister and possibly hearing about two other kids disappearing before her, Mrs. Lovat moved out of her childhood home and divided it into three apartments.
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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 did Steve see that night in Hill House?

Steve tells his father, “I wish you'd told me”, and he says “You didn't tell your sisters what you saw; some things can't be told.” We then see what Steve saw earlier, Hugh's body at the top of the stairs. Steve tells Hugh he's sorry, and Hugh tells him it's all his now. The house, and the promise.
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Is the other father a warning in Coraline?

Later on in the film, the Other Father turns into a pumpkin-like human (this was hinted when the beldam said he was as hungry as a pumpkin) with the face in a permanent frown with a monster-like voice and barely capable of speech. This was apparently his punishment for telling Coraline too much.
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Why was Coraline's doll filled with sand?

Trivia. It was stuffed with sand instead of cotton when spying on Coraline. This reflects her other creations too, as other Wybie, the hummingbirds, and the circus mice are full of sand too.
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