Discovery
It had been a boring day. I exhausted myself by hosting tea parties with my dolls over and over again. I
have nothing else to do now, I thought when my mom
like an angel, arrived with a brand new CD in her hand, "look what I bought!" she exclaimed. The shiny
plastic over the Coraline CD glistened in her arms.
Movie Night!! We grabbed some snacks, turned most of the lights off and crashed on the couch. And then, what
would be my favourite movie began playing.
Coraline was a girl just like me. Single child, living with two busy parents in cold, monotonous place(in my case, Michigan). We also had the same hair cut and almost the same hair colour, Dark Blue and Black, potato potah-to. She wasn't easily freaked out. Liked to explore the scariest corners of the house, and just wanted to have friends to play with. Coraline was Aakanksha, Aakanksha was Coraline.
The story unfloded in the most fascinating and visually breathtaking way. I never got to eat any of the snacks in my hand because even for a second my attention didn't divert from the screen. I felt happy, scared, sad, and shocked and wiser all in just 2 hours.
Coraline was a girl just like me. Single child, living with two busy parents in cold, monotonous place(in my case, Michigan). We also had the same hair cut and almost the same hair colour, Dark Blue and Black, potato potah-to. She wasn't easily freaked out. Liked to explore the scariest corners of the house, and just wanted to have friends to play with. Coraline was Aakanksha, Aakanksha was Coraline.
The story unfloded in the most fascinating and visually breathtaking way. I never got to eat any of the snacks in my hand because even for a second my attention didn't divert from the screen. I felt happy, scared, sad, and shocked and wiser all in just 2 hours.
Obsession
As a 7 year old child who now had a favourite movie, I was unstoppable from allowing Coraline becoming my
entire personality. Of course, for the first few nights
I had nightmares of my parents turning into button-eyed people who were actually not my parents but once I
got over it, it became a memorable phase of my life.
I began wanting to experience the world on my own. I would try to make friends with people with different
age groups, solely with the intention of meeting weirdly
nice people. In rhetrospect, I think I'm lucky I never found myslef in inescapable danger in my quest to
look for eccentric people.
The more superficial parts of my obsession were evident in my shopping.
The more superficial parts of my obsession were evident in my shopping.
- Coraline themed coffee mug
- Coraline stationary kit
- The Black Cat figurine
- Almost got temporary dark blue hair dye(Mom strongly dissuaded me)
Nostalgia
Now I'm 20 years old, living in Los Angeles. A liesure sunny afternoon provoked me to watch the movie again.
All those dormant memories came rushing back and how.
I could now remember how I felt like when I was 7. Calm, imaginative, happy and secure. I began to ponder
how much I've changed in all these years.
I still had few friends, was living in a monotonous place (my college dorm haha), I still had the same
haircut, but now with dark blue highlights(hehe) and I still
search for weirdness in the world.
Of course I had to buy more Coraline merchandise, so I went onto Coraline Merch
I bought a wall poster, a pajama suit, a coffee mug, a cat plushie, the Other Mother bobblehead and a chunky knit beanie on their website.
Coraline's impact on my life is more profound than I can express. It's themes, its beauty and its heart is intricately woven with my own life and my image of myself. I love the movie so so so much and I cannot wait to rewatch it this weekend!
Of course I had to buy more Coraline merchandise, so I went onto Coraline Merch
I bought a wall poster, a pajama suit, a coffee mug, a cat plushie, the Other Mother bobblehead and a chunky knit beanie on their website.
Coraline's impact on my life is more profound than I can express. It's themes, its beauty and its heart is intricately woven with my own life and my image of myself. I love the movie so so so much and I cannot wait to rewatch it this weekend!