Me and Stevie G on a Sci Fi spree

Papurika = 8 letters
Inception = 9 letters

Difference = 1 letter
Conclusion= Papurika and Inception are one.

Papurika running time: 90 minutes
Inception running time: 148 minutes
90/148= 0.6

Kon= 3 letters
Nolan= 5 letters
3/5= 0.6

0.6/0.6= 1
Conclusion Papurika and Inception are one.

Release date Papurika: '06
Release date Inception: '10
6/10= 0.6

Satoshi Kon = 10 letters
Leonardo Dicaprio = 16 letters
10/16= 0.6

0.6/0.6= 1
Conclusion Papurika and Inception are one.

Definitive proof that Nolan is a plagiarising bastard.

For as vibrant as this film is with its imagery this is dark as hell, which is something I suppose is a norm for Satoshi Kon’s work.

He looks at animation in a different way than what I’m used to. Sure he understands the possibilities that come with the medium in terms of interesting character design and abstract locations. But he also understands the ways at which you can use surrealism in a more naturalistic way. For as confusing as this was at times it always felt intentional and, more than anything, realistic. I wouldn’t even say I was confused, I was just lost. But in a cool way, ya know? 

I think once I rewatch—because I’ve never been more positive that I missed most of the point—I’m sure I’ll love this even more.

christopher nolan was found dead

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

inception, directed by park chan-wook

I've often seen praise for animated films that went something along the lines of "it was so good I forgot I was watching animation!" well paprika is the opposite - there is never a single frame that lets u forget that this is animated and that it plans on exploiting the medium to the absolute fullest extent. this whole anime thing? I think get it now.

2006 Ranked 👍

An unashamedly unorthodox panorama of illusive imagery, Kon’s ambition of a film of the unification of dreams and intersubjective truth is cerebral and downright amusing.

Paprika is far from being empty in terms of thematic profoundness, but hollow in terms of emotional investment. The strength of unfathomable surrealist films comes from our empathy and authentic connection to the narrative’s protagonist whom we can comfortably hang on our uncanny explorations to, and unlike Perfect Blue (1997), this one fails to attain that significant element. A film can be captivating for numerous reasons, but only if there’s something for us to grasp onto.

Colorfully animated and mind-boggling, Paprika succeeds at being a strange and interesting anime film. The amount of energy and action coming out of these visuals is insane, and hard to take your eyes off of. The sound design was genuinely fantastic. It captured the feel of all these loud places and was very detailed. I liked the design of the characters and the settings were just beautiful. The way the story plays out is quite fascinating and cool. I highly appreciated what it was going for. I do wish I could relate or connect with these characters because that’s what’s holding this back from being great for me. I didn’t really like the main character or any of the side characters. It’s not that they were really poorly written, they just didn’t have much of a reason to care for them. Still, this movie is definitely worth watching for its crazy visual style and cool story.

I didn’t understand a second but I was too into the dream sequence music to care

First movie night at home with a group since the start of the pandemic.

Not sure if this makes me like Inception more or less, but I certainly liked this more than Inception!

This is the perfect example of what I look for in animation: the ability to tell stories in a way that could not be achieved in any other medium. There are so many visual sequences contained within Paprika that could not be pulled off in any other way. I can certainly see myself coming back to this picture time and time again. A new animated favorite without a doubt.

Es una peli de estar fumado

best fucking movie of all time

Christopher Nolan while watching this film

WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!

gorgeous, but would you believe me if i said it was a bit too literal at times?

I can’t remember the last time I finished a film and my immediate thought was “I need to rewatch this”.
My second Satoshi Kon feature after perfect blue. Both are excellent at showing things that are incapable of being shown through live action filmmaking.
The comparisons between this and inception are nothing new, but Inception has just never quite clicked for me. I like it but I’ve always thought a better film can be made with the premise of entering someone else’s dreams, hopping between them to the point that reality itself begins to distort. This is that better film.
Disclaimer: could only find the dubbed version of this, which was mostly fine but some of the line delivery was very stilted and off putting. On my next watch I’m gonna need to source a version with the original audio and subs.

Better on the big screen

I really love this animation style. the sparkly effect really pleased my brain. Great story to enjoy too, this has a bit of everything. Also liked that we saw some large man LOVE, he got some spice.

Nolan is a hack

FOCKING drug trip. Cool movie!