Coraline’s voice cast is unusually subtle for a stop-motion fantasy, anchoring the surreal visuals in something psychologically believable. Dakota Fanning plays Coraline without the caricature often given to animated protagonists — her read has the blunt, impatient realism of an actual kid, which makes the dream logic around her feel more dangerous. Teri Hatcher pulls double duty as both the distracted real-world mother and the uncanny “Other Mother,” pivoting from weary warmth to a measured, po

1.7M views · 19K reactions | "We are tougher than we seem. We are tougher than we think. Our stories will outlive us. Let's make them good." — Neil Gaiman The author of “American Gods” and “Coraline” talks about the fragility of life — and the resilience of humans. | TED | Facebook