It's very basic and nowhere near as good as Coraline, but is still worth watching. The one thing that really stands out is having the witch be a little girl who was simply misunderstood and treated unfairly. She was an interesting "villain" with a satisfying resolution. This movie gets 73%.

This movie really introduced me to Laika; even though I had seen Coraline earlier, this was the movie that had me doing research.Norman represents every kid with a weird talent or hobby in a small town. He's literally ostracized by an entire town, including his own father, yet he understands that some people just don't have the mental capacity to not fear something different. He's told to not be a freak or weirdo by people who don't even bother to learn about him. He's the Harry Potter of this town of Dursley's.Dealing with death, hopelessness, bullying, and forgiveness/acceptance, this movie creates a real world of monsters and ghosts. It presents a movie where the true evil is bigotry, bystanders, and herd mentality. It's the 13 Reasons of 2012, yet flew under the radar. A girl was murdered, cursed the town, and in the end, is set free by realizing that scared fools make rash decisions, and by being hateful and angry, she became a fool herself.I give it a 10 out of 10, because it presents a kid who doesn't have to be a hero to a bunch of jerks (who don't even learn a lesson outside the dad) but he does, because he's a good person. There's no reward or admiration, he just gets a friend and father who no longer hates him. The real, underwhelming, reality of being a hero.

about the family and solitude and strange friendship and a special gift. all using stop motion for an interesting manner to become hero of the community. ParaNorman has the virtue to be more than a film for children or for adults. it reminds small things in the right manner, with humor and precision, in inspired manner to give realism to a story who mix magic, ordinary life and zombies. ParaNorman is special. for a character who preserves its identity in delicate way. for the nuances who impose a lovely story about the small, insignificant boy, far by society rules/expectations, who becomes the savior of the town. all in creepy/ironic humour covered.so, more than nice.

ParaNorman (2012) is possibly one of the best animated halloween movies for all ages that you can find and it sure is in my own list. With plenty of virtuous and classic horror elements from the beginning until the end, the movie as a whole is a little dramatic yet quite an amusing adventure. Everything in this movie is carefully and beautifully crafted. Each of the distinct characteristics of the characters are usually funny but they are also charming and endearing in their own ways. All these, cordially invite us to live a Norman life in the claymation world which is a reflection of our reality but the true fear in this film is fear itself, not the curse of the witch or the resurrection of the dead.It's true that people often make mistakes when they are afraid or lost as they have decided to do and said terrible things during those circumstances and although unpleasant things such as bullies, assumptions and accusations cannot be completely avoided, there will still always someone out there for every one of us; we just have to have faith. Biggest lesson from this movie? It's okay to be weird, abnormal, whatever the society thinks as long we are true to ourselves and we do not harm another soul. And, we must never take our loved ones for granted. Remember that trust, patience and communication are equally important. #Weirdwins!