Paprika

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Actor: Paprika
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures

Movie Reviews of Paprika

Movie Review: Eye candy animation with an insanely clever plot
Summary: 4 Stars

I have seen all of Satoshi Kon's work and for me Paprika ranks somewhere in the middle. Below Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers but above Paranoia Agent. There's alot to like about this movie and if you're a fan of Satoshi Kon's clever way of story telling. Then you shouldn't be disappointed with this. Now for those searching for some die hard bloody action and mayhem. I would recommend against seeing this. To be straight forward, this is for an audience capable of a little thinking.

From the get go Paprika grabbed my attention with it's story. A machine called the DC mini is used for psychotherapy. Psychiatrist use it to enter patients dreams and analyze them. One of the prototypes is stolen and is being used to manipulate people by causing day dreams. Most of the time these daydreams are near fatal. A small group of psychiatrist are working together to find the culprit.

There are lots of reasons to see this movie. The plot is done so well and gives the brain a decent work out. Some people may have to watch this a couple more times. Even though extra watchings may be required, I seriously doubt it will ever feel like a chore doing it.

The animation and designs are a sight to see. It compliments the worlds greatly with the wild imagination it took to conjure this up. The moods for the real world and dream world are captured very well. Watching this reminded me of two excellent films, Spirited Away and Cat Soup. Even though character development is on the low side. The characters fit their roles approriately. They are realistic and down to earth. However, I advise you to watch this in japanese. The voice acting comes off alot stronger especially during the end. The english cast doesn't really do it justice.

Paprika has a very good plot and I really did enjoy it. But I don't feel the same way for the end. The ending just felt a bit sloppy to me and didn't receive the attention it should have gotten. Still, this was a budget well used and Paprika is one of the best movies I have seen in sometime. If you enjoy this then I recommend checking out Satoshi Kon's other works. Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers would be nice to check out.

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Summary of Paprika

Based on a novel by the noted Japanese science fiction writer Yasutaka Tsutui, the brilliant and unsettling feature Paprika continues director Satoshi Kon's exploration of the disturbingly permeable boundaries between dreams and reality. Techno-geek Kosaku Tokita invented the DC Mini to allow therapists to enter a patient's dreams and explore his unconscious, but an evil cabal uses the Mini to create a mass nightmare that causes multiple suicides. Psychotherapist Atsuko Chiba uses her alter-identity, "dream detective" Paprika, to intervene. Entering the nightmare, she witness a bizarre parade of appliances, toys, and kitsch objects: All of her intelligence and imagination are needed to escape this nightmare and its perpetrators. As he did in Millennium Actress and Paranoia Agent, Kon effortlessly carries the audience between reality and fantasy, confirming his reputation as one of the most talented and interesting directors working in animation today. (Rated R: violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a dream terrorist in this gripping anime thriller from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon.

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