For whatever it's worth, ParaNorman totally blew my socks off in terms of being a completely non-obvious story telling approach from just about every aspect. The final sequence of the film is simultaneously terrifying and heartbreaking. They did some god damned good work on that film and on Coraline and for whatever insane backstabbing route that it came from, they are hiring people who are insanely creative storytellers in terms of writing and visual direction.