While in the Other World, Coraline encounters a cat that she has only recently met in the Real World. The enigmatic animal has the ability to move between the two worlds –- but only speaks in one.
According to director Henry Selick, the cat is “Coraline’s reluctant guardian angel because –- unlike all of the ‘Other’ characters –- he doesn’t have buttons for eyes. It is in fact the same cat, and it can speak in the Other World. It can travel between worlds at will because there are cat ways in and out of most any place.”
