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onewheelwizzard:
Last night I went to see "Paprika," an anime movie by Satshi Kon.  It was fucking brilliant.

The basic premise is that a device has been developed that allows scientists to directly observe and take part in the dreams of people who wear it.  The title character, Paprika, is the dream alter ego of a scientist who is using the device to treat patients by entering their nightmares.  Then several of these devices, which are still not out of development and have no access restrictions placed on them, are stolen.  I won't get too far into the details, but the resulting movie is freakin' sweet.

I strongly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys movies about the nature of reality and/or dreams.  There are parts where dreams and reality are indistinguishable, and the editing that allows for this ambiguity is superb.  Also, fans of Miyazaki will enjoy the fact that his influence is all over this movie.

Why am I bothering qualifying my recommendation?  Go see it!

tomselleck69:
i saw it yesterday. pretty good and very attractive. also the strongest evidence i've seen in a while for my belief that white people will never fully be able to grasp what it means to be Japanese.

bujiatang:
I still have the music from the parade stuck in my head

LeeZion:
I finally got a chance to see it, myself. A good film, but not a great one. Unlike, for example, Perfect Blue — also directed by Satoshi Kon and also dealing with a world where it becomes impossible to distinguish fantasy from reality — this one submerges us into weirdness too soon, making it impossible for us to tell what SHOULD have been real. For example, we never see the dream device successfully used to treat the delusional patient. nor do we even MEET the delusional patient Instead, we see one dream taken over by another dream, and one of the characters has to TELL us, "Hey, wait a minute, this is the dream of that delusional patient I treated!" Nor do you ever see any kind of relationship developing between the doctor and the fatboy.

These were my main reservations. Other than that, the images were goregeous, the action and dialogue was engaging, and you can't go wrong with Megumi Hayashibara and her sexy voice as Paprika.

TheFuriousWombat:
Damn you guys are lucky. I've wanted to see this for a while but it's on as very limited release. As far as I can tell, the nearest theaters to be showing it are little ones in NYC and I can't justify the $20 train ticket and $12-$15 movie ticket to see this. Guess I have to wait for the DVD....

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