A lot of dazzle, a dash of vibrant colors, and a twinkly J-Pop score you can't get out of your head...add it all up and finish with some action...What do you get? Paprika...thats what. An inspiringly colorful, dazzling, action packed sci-fi anime...
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A lot of dazzle, a dash of vibrant colors, and a twinkly J-Pop score you can't get out of your head...add it all up and finish with some action...What do you get? Paprika...thats what. An inspiringly colorful, dazzling, action packed sci-fi anime film that just wowed me. I saw this film in a select theater with about 15 other people...if that. Much like many other anime films Paprika doesn't get a lot of attention in the U.S.A. but, it should. It's confusing at times but extremely well translated script is great, The animation is excellent, and the overall movie will leave you satisfied. Now to go into the plot...its hard only because spoilers are inevitable...but just go see it yourself for it is quite good. Of course DO NOT let your younger kids watch it. Paprika has a R rating and for very good reason (one particular scene is quite disturbing...that and a giant naked woman...) Paprika slips in and out between reality and dreams but always delights...if you're an anime fan I'd watch it.

Awesome anime! I absolutely adore the music in this film especially the parade dream music & Paprika's theme song that plays when she pops up. I love the end, which sorta acts to "advertise" the other movies (it makes sense if you...
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Awesome anime! I absolutely adore the music in this film especially the parade dream music & Paprika's theme song that plays when she pops up. I love the end, which sorta acts to "advertise" the other movies (it makes sense if you watch it). Great stuff.

Satoshi Kon's film adaptation of popular Japaneese novel Paprika, written by a famous and successful Japaneese author. Kon's great attention to real life details,is exhibited in each of his projects and very much so in Paprika. This film is loaded...
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Satoshi Kon's film adaptation of popular Japaneese novel Paprika, written by a famous and successful Japaneese author. Kon's great attention to real life details,is exhibited in each of his projects and very much so in Paprika. This film is loaded with vivid color, surreal lighting effects,and environments that truly explore the depth of existance.each scene and detail beautifully animated, in a unique style which Kon has really made his signature. Very adventurous in nature,Paprika is a highly imaginative story about the subconscious. With the high production value and consistancy that you've come to expect from todays top animated films. Kon hand drew 1046 single frames of storyboard which took him a little over a year and a half to complete. Almost ever aspect of the film was overseen by Kon including the voice recording, which he also lended his voice for one of the characters. Audio and visuals work woderfully together, although the storyline appears far fateched and hard to follow, making it a deeply thought provoking fiction fantasy of grand proportions. A simple theme describing the core plot could be stated as What Happens when a dream mergers with other dreams becomes uncontrollable and begins seeping into reality? This idea is expanded upon throught the film. The characters consist of all adult profesionals, all of them having a relation to each other and play a significant part in the story. With each of these characters The creator has managed to avoid stereotypes, and give them each a uniqueness and certain relatability. Instead of using the straightforward approach of defining Heroes and Villians by way of right vs wrong, each characters motives are used to determine a more complex classification. Paprika is overall a rich and intriguing tale that you will need to watch more than once to really grasp and appreciate its meaning,however the harder you try to comprehend its true message, the sooner you'll realize that its simply open to interpretation.

few works,really good movie if you like anime not really a movie for young people,Makes you think about how far anime is now.Really like the main theme:)