Paranorman - A Review

5 Stars - Superb

I went into this film with low expectations based on a trailer that didn't exactly blow me away, but within the first few seconds I was hooked. This film has everything, creative visuals, funny jokes, scary horror elements and an incredibly touching emotional side to it.

It tells the story of a young boy called Norman who can see and talk to the spirits of dead people, as a result of this people think he's a freak and he's an outcast at school, bullied by older kids. He discovers that he is the only one who can prevent a witch's curse upon his town that brings zombies upon them. This story is simple enough, but has a very intelligent and thought provoking turn to it, and most importantly of all it doesn't treat its audience like idiots.

To go into a personal point, I was horribly bullied when I was young and it hurt, this film captured that perfectly in a way that struck a real chord with me and I greatly admire the film makers for so perfectly capturing such a painful experience.

Its not all a serious look at the hurt of bullying, its also super fun and a little scary

In short an absolute must watch due to its creativity, intelligence and just for being so much fun.