Coraline

The iPhone takes terrible pictures, especially in low light, and especially when you ask a stranger to handle it.  Thus the "this is the only known photo of the bell tower gunman" look of the photo to the right.

But this is Ellen and I after seeing Coraline, a movie we really liked.  The movie's in 3D -- so everyone had to wear these bug-eyed glasses.

I have liked stop-motion movies in the past -- Wallace and Gromit comes to mind -- but they all kind of have a matte-finish, clay plainness to them.  Which kinda works for the drab English life of W&G.

But Coraline absolutely glowed from within, with a beauty to which it had no right.  In particular, the garden scenes (let's discuss after you've see it.)

The story sometimes lagged, but during those times, there was always some clever bit of design or animation that kept me entertained.  For instance the "snapdragon" flowers in the garden are actually shaped like dragon's heads.

After you see the movie, let's discuss of what the soft crinkled tunnel to the other world reminded you.