#ParaNorman(Film)

[bogus-nonsense]

and they were all friends your honor

[jugger-heads]

concept by @kpyeeper on discord

[teaganrae15]

I fw these films (HEAVY on Beetlejuice)

[viskisss]

Finally, today I will watch Coraline and Paranorman again

[nortoncampbell]

LAIKA X CONVERSE

[theemmtropy]

Laika movies in a nutshell:

Coraline: The poster child, the one referenced most (for good reason), fighting for its life not to be attributed to Tim Burton

Paranorman: The one you don't expect to emotionally destroy you and yet it does, every aspect of every character is spot on, very realistic for a movie about ghosts

The Boxtrolls: The one that could have had more potential had the antagonist not been a villainized working class drag queen, strange mix of body horror and education about antisemitic conspiracies

Kubo and the Two Strings: Heartbreaking story, strong characters and plot, you'll feel changed after watching it, weirdest choice of voice actors though

Missing Link: FINALLY confirmation that Bigfoot is related to Yetis, we ALL KNEW IT, unique take on Shangri-La, actual breaking of gender roles and tropes in media

[visions--of--collisions]

look ok there are a lot of things I'd like to see in Beyond the Spiderverse, but the only one I think will happen is Gwen's team showing up on Earth 42 in the middle of a fight - maybe a Sinister Six face-off, or Miles' trying to flee his uncle and the Prowler, idk - either way: Hobie fucking Brown is going to show up mask-off in the middle of this, and he is going to nod at Miles G. mid-fight, and Miles G. is going to be like ???????¿¿????, but he is absolutely definitely going to nod back

[twiptoe]

if i ever become a million/billionaire i will use my money to fund stopmotion animation. thank you and good night.

[oblivioussloth]

Every single time Laika productions makes a new movie they’re like “this time we really pushed the boundaries of what stop motion can be” and every single time they are absolutely correct

[captain-crowfish]

BTW you can find 3 of the LAIKA "Art-Of" books free online

ParaNorman Boxtrolls Kubo

[evenceflux18]

KNEW BOYS PIRATE AU

Not Wybie just willingly accepting Coraline's offer to be her meal😭

[crinbyignby]

Everyone gangster until the Paranorman soundtrack starts playing

[jugger-heads]

normal man

[kpyeeper]

i said what i said (7)

[laikaspotlight]

🚨 NEW EXHIBIT 🚨

Good news, UK and Europe LAIKAns! 

The British Film Institute has recently announced a new, free LAIKA exhibit titled LAIKA: Frame x Frame. LAIKA: Frame x Frame will run at BFI Southbank from August 12 to October 1, 2024 in tandem with a stop motion film series. 

This exhibit will feature over 700 artifacts with some “never before seen in public” (VERY interesting), new life-size recreations and an interactive element involving cabinets and drawers. From the descriptions, it seems different from any other exhibition or display LAIKA has ever done and we are all very curious to see photos of it (our team is entirely North America based and broke, unfortunately).

It will also feature a look at Wildwood. The press release also mentions a 2025 release, though we still do not have a date. 

LAIKA-linked special guests include Henry Selick, Chris Butler, Sam Fell and “further to be announced”. For any LAIKAns attending this exhibit on dates where there will be panels, please kindly consider filming this event if permitted. Any media/documentation of any kind of this exhibit, once open, would be GREATLY appreciated by our team. Please feel free to submit any photo, video, and/or audio to laikaarchivists@gmail.com.

SOURCE: https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/laika-frame-x-frame-exhibition-bfi-southbank

[the-woman-upstairs]

Rewatched Paranorman for spooky season and it really struck me how Aggie was never put in the position of forgiving her killers. The puritans aren’t absolved by anyone and simply fade away once Aggie finds her peace. And I think that’s an important aspect of this movie for kids about how dangerous fear and mob mentality are to anyone deemed an outsider (the way the film specifically zeroes in on mental health and how neurodivergent people are targeted is a whole other discussion).

Like, I feel like these kinds of stories wind up espousing the morality of taking the high ground or ��turning the other cheek” and while Norman talks to Aggie about the dangers of unleashing justified anger and rage, she doesn’t have to forgive her killers to find peace. What they did, as Norman puts it, was unforgivable. And I think it’s good for kids and younger people to absorb this message.

We can debate on the merits of fighting fire with fire (which tbh probably isn’t going to be something any kid’s movie fully endorses), but no one is obligated to forgive those who hurt them, even if they’re repentant in some way. Norman accepts his family in the end, because well, they eventually come around and either stand up for him or make attempts to understand him. But if things got worse, the movie makes clear he wouldn’t be under any obligation to forgive them or retain any kind of working relationship. And this is proven by how Aggie doesn’t find peace in forgiving her killers but by remembering a mother who loved her, who we might assume was kept from her up until Aggie was killed (I have a pet theory that she’s the one who buried Aggie under that tree since it’s referred to as special place for them).

In a world where we’re constantly fed stories of the “power of forgiveness” it’s excellent to have one that isn’t interested in preaching something not only Christian-centric, but can be actively damaging to people who feel forced to forgive their tormentors. Much better to teach people to have firm boundaries and cultivate respectful relationships instead.