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**Summary**
The text analyzes two movies: "Coraline" (2009) and "Cube and the Samurai's Quest". Although their stories appear different, they share similarities:
* Both feature children (Coraline and Cube) who must be independent due to absent/ill parents
* Both face powerful, magical beings (Other Mother and Grandfather Luna)
* Both receive support from magical characters
* Both must ultimately confront the evil being alone
**Key Theory**
The text proposes a connection between the two movies, revealing a shared motivation behind the villains' actions:
* In "Cube and the Samurai's Quest", Grandfather Luna wants to remove Cube's eye to make him immortal and take him to the heavens, as the eye allows Cube to see human emotions (both good and bad)
* Similarly, in "Coraline", the Other Mother's true intention might not be to feed on Coraline, but to take her to the other world by removing her eyes, which are the "window to the soul" and make her human.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions and kept in short sentences with numbers:
**Movie Facts**
1. The Coraline movie was released in 2009.
2. The movie tells the story of a little girl named Coraline who moves to a large mansion.
3. Coraline was created by Laika Studios.
4. Laika Studios also made another movie called "Cube and the Samurai Quest".
**Coraline Movie Plot**
5. Coraline moves to a new home with her parents, feeling bored and neglected.
6. She discovers a secret door leading to a parallel world.
7. In this world, she meets "other parents" who love her, but they have buttons instead of eyes.
8. The "other mother" invites Coraline to stay forever, but at the cost of replacing her eyes with buttons.
9. Coraline initially declines and later discovers the other mother's true intentions.
**Cube and the Samurai Quest Movie Plot**
10. The movie follows a one-eyed 11-year-old boy named Cube.
11. Cube lives with his sick mother in a cave at the top of a mountain.
12. His grandfather, Luna, stole something from him and wants to tear out his remaining eye.
13. Cube meets a beetle warrior claiming to be a student of his father, a great samurai.
14. Cube's mother's spirit is revealed to be an ape guiding him.
15. The beetle warrior is actually Cube's cursed father.
16. Cube's grandfather wants to tear out his eye to prevent him from seeing human emotions.
17. Cube defeats his grandfather, bringing peace and reuniting with his parents' spirits.
**Shared Themes and Theories**
18. Both movies feature children who are independent due to their parents' absence.
19. Both protagonists face powerful, magical beings (Other Mother and Grandfather Luna).
20. Both have magical characters supporting them (Magical Cat and Samurai Beetle).
21. A theory suggests that the Other Mother wants to remove Coraline's eyes to take her to another world, similar to Grandfather Luna's motivations in Cube.