It's kinda like Inception only a thousand times better.

This has to be one of the strangest films I've ever seen, but at the same time one of the most fun, thought provoking, and just simply amazing films I've ever seen too. Like films and dreams are, this is great escapism, but it's also smart escapism. One of those films that are not only entertaining to the eyes, but also entertaining to the mind as well.

Having seen the Inception/Paprika gifset float around on tumblr, I decided I wanted to see Paprika for myself.

I LOVED IT SO MUCH.

They are undeniably different movies; to say that Inception is a rip-off of Paprika is to say that, uh, any movie that shares a concept and some similar themes with another are rip-offs. But it would seem reasonable to imagine that Christopher Nolan had seen Paprika, loved it, and paid homage to Satoshi Kon by including some matching shots.

Both films speak to film-making as shared dreaming, but Paprika much more explicitly, and I really loved that. I loved the visuals and the music. Ultimately, I thought the evil mastermind’s motivations were somewhat weak, but the narrative as a whole worked for me as a cautionary fable, and a very Japanese one at that, of humankind’s insistence that we can control technology responsibly. Again relevant after Fukushima Daiichi.

Another challenging and rewarding vision from the gone-too-soon Satoshi Kon.

Right off the bat seeing this post Inception you realize how natural it seems to make a film about dreams with animation. Truly one of a kind and worth multiple viewings, this picture deserves to be on the same pedestal as Akira and Coyboy Beebop.

Honestly, this movies environment and graphics are amazing, the quality was simply outstanding, and the plot was very unique. I enjoyed watching this film, at first i didn't know how to rate it, but now I give it a 5/5 because the movie is amazing!

The alleged inspiration behind Inception, all the two films share is a basic dream jumping premise. This is more notable as the last film from the late, great Satoishi Kon. The work of a mad genius. Thanks to the mcGuffin of the DC Mini it is hard to tell whether we are watching reality or dreams, Kon plays around with that unease like the pro he was. Although clearly the work of a intelligent film maker, Paprika is elusive, enigmatic, maddening and just plain bizarre. Once seen never forgotten, some of the images in this film span the divide between Cronenberg, Lynch and Disney. I've seen it twice now, and I'm still none the wiser. A true original.

"Paprika" is one of the films which Christopher Nolan looked at for inspiration of his box-office juggernaut, "Inception". Just like "Inception", this movie unfolds each dream as a concept but in a heavier fashion. It offers remarkable visuals and imagery. The only knock on it is its bland character development and how confusing the plot can be to the average movie-watcher.

It would be impossible to fully describe this film without using over a dozen different adjectives, so allow me to partially describe it with only one: breathtaking.

그 동안 델프 본다고 두 달간 정말이지 한 편의 영화도 보지 않았다.
가끔은 이럴거면 뭐 하러 왔나 싶기도 하다.
되려 생활과 불어에 치여서 영화도 책도 못 보게 되니 말이다.

이제는 좀 볼까 싶어, 묵혀두고 묵혀둔 파프리카를 보았다.

음.
난 현실에 기대지 않은 영화에는 그렇게 매력을 느끼지 못하는 것 같다.
계속 알 수 없는 소리들만 해대니 이건 뭐.

하지만 이미지는 좋더라.
캐릭터고 이야기고 뭐 없지만
상상력으로 가득한 이미지는 정말 대단했다.
색채도 대단하고.

보면서 계속 '인셉션'이 생각났다.
인셉션에 여기에 나오는 복도 씬과 비슷한 장면이 있지 않나?

꿈은 매력적인 소재임에는 틀림없다.
뭘해도 허용되는 것이 꿈 속이니까.

별로 할 말이 없다.
'마더'에 이어 그냥 내 취향이 아닌 영화라 그렇게 되는 거 같다.
다음에 보는 영화는 신나게 떠들고 싶어졌음 좋겠다.

기타노의 영화를 볼까...?

I had no idea what to expect. Movies about dreams, and dreams are A+ in my book (my book that has letter grades for everything). I liked this movie enough to stay awake, even though all I wanted in that moment was to sleep.