Looks can be deceiving - don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge by appearance.
Examples of it in the film - when she meets Wybie because when first meet him he looked scary when we got to meet him he is a nerd, shy kid, and a geek he seemed scary the first time we met him because he was above Coraline so it makes him look bigger and loud music and lighting at the back
Shows theme being because like other characters, our first impressions based on appearance, tone, visual, techniques aren't always correct.
Important because it helps out the audience understand with Coraline that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is- she should choose the real world over the other world.
Example 2 - Character of Other mother - she seems normal/friendly at the start but by the end becomes a soul-devouring spider demon.
Shows theme because Other mother isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impressions.
Important because Coraline realizes that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.
Statement - In Coraline, the theme' looks can be deceiving' is used effectively to engage the audience.
Evidence - For instance, the character of the ' Other mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she starts off as a kind mother figure but gradually changes into a soul-devouring.
Explanation - This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character based on first impressions as they can often be wrong.
eXplanation - This is done to help Coraline decide between the real world and the other world if the 'Other mother' was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.
eXplanation - Combined with this is the use of colour and lighting. the 'Other mother' first appears in a vibrantly bright room that makes us feel warm and safe, however, by the end it has become dark and green which makes the viewer feel scared and show that her first look was deceiving.
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Your link this can be juxtaposed to the character of Wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can deceiving.
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