Henry Selick, director of the upcoming film "Coraline" (and also director of "A Nightmare Before Christmas"), had an interview with MTV News discussing scaring children.
I don't think he does it for fun...
“Some would say it’s too scary for kids, or it’s not scary enough for adults,” Selick said of “Coraline” in an exclusive interview with MTV News. “Doing it as a stop-motion film would sort of bridge those two audiences in some respects. Stop-motion has its own creeky feel to it. It has a charm, in a sense. You don’t know how big that thing is you’re looking at, but you know it exists.”
MTV News asked if the degree of fright in the "Coraline" film would be too harsh for children compared to the still pages of Neil Gaiman's book (which the film is based on), Selick shrugged it off.
“Everyone is afraid to scare the children, but children love to be scared,” he insisted. “You don’t want to scar them for life, but I have some kids who are growing up fast and I see what they see on TV and elsewhere. ‘Robot Chicken’ and ‘South Park’ are out there, and ‘Batman’ is on TV and it’s dark and twisted and wonderful.”
The thing is, "Robot Chicken" and "South Park" aren't scary. I don't think so at least (wait...they can be). It just contains mature material.
So should a children's film meant to be scary for children?
Check out this trailer and think on whether it is too frightening. Also, an exclusive clip below!
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