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Paprika (Satoshi Kon 2006)
Director: Satoshi Kon
Writers: Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Seishi Minakami (screenplay)
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Language: Japanese
I won't claim that I understood all of the dream trippin' stuff, but I enjoyed the film anyway
In fact, not fully 'getting' every scene would seem to be intentional on the part of the director...or maybe I'm just clueless!
The look of the richly inhabited dream world was visually stimulating...I love films often just for their creative visuals....and Paprika was very creative visually! So much cool stuff to see that one should probably watch Paprika twice just to catch all the intricate details.
Besides the dream stuff I liked that the lead was a female. I often like movies with female leads as to me they have more heart than the typical male hero. The alter ego of the carefree Paprika & her real self, the cloistered Chiba, also made the film a fun and worthwhile watch.
Paprika (Satoshi Kon 2006)
Director: Satoshi Kon
Writers: Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Seishi Minakami (screenplay)
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Language: Japanese
"When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it."
I won't claim that I understood all of the dream trippin' stuff, but I enjoyed the film anyway
In fact, not fully 'getting' every scene would seem to be intentional on the part of the director...or maybe I'm just clueless!The look of the richly inhabited dream world was visually stimulating...I love films often just for their creative visuals....and Paprika was very creative visually! So much cool stuff to see that one should probably watch Paprika twice just to catch all the intricate details.
Besides the dream stuff I liked that the lead was a female. I often like movies with female leads as to me they have more heart than the typical male hero. The alter ego of the carefree Paprika & her real self, the cloistered Chiba, also made the film a fun and worthwhile watch.