Release info: ParaNorman.2012.1080p.BluRay.x264-ALLiANCE
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Horror / Family (but make it dark)
Director: Chris Butler & Sam Fell
Studio: Laika (Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings)
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Released by Laika (the studio behind Coraline and The Boxtrolls), ParaNorman is often cited as the most sophisticated stop-motion film ever made regarding technical camera work and color grading. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, the film follows Norman Babcock, a boy who can see and speak with the dead.
Unlike standard children’s horror-comedies, ParaNorman deals with mature themes: mob mentality, the cyclical nature of vengeance, and the loneliness of being an outsider. The twist—that the witch was actually a wrongfully executed victim—elevates the film to a treatise on empathy.