Paprika (Movie) Reviews
Paprika
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Title(s): Paprika
Creator: Satoshi Kon
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Age Group: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage: November 25, 2006
Status: Completed
Summary: Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds, when awake, and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio - Chiba, Tokita, and Shima - assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother.
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Something Different
Written by Orhideja on May 10, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
Paprika gives you a great, weird, surrealistic and psychological story. I don't mind at all small number of characters who are involved in the plot, they are very well portrayed and they are quite amusing. Music was incredible, it has stirred my emotions. I love relationship between Chiba Atsuko and Tokita, their dialogues were touching. Breath-taking mindfuck story line (which in some parts seems schizophrenic) and very artistic colorful animation with a full of surprisingly awesome animated scenes will take you to experience a journey of touchable (read more)
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Not what I was expecting
Written by theshadow1637 on September 13, 2011 at 6:30 AM
Overall Rating
Average
Story: 2
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 2
I started on Paprika with a lot of expectations, since many people had commented on how "deep" and "philosophical" the story is...but frankly, I was quite disappointed. The plot was not interesting -- I knew who the villain was the moment I first saw her/him (indicating the gender would spoil, I suppose), and the way s/he was eventually captured was far from interesting. Not to mention how nonsensical his/her motivations were.

The number of character focused on were too limited, which resulted in a lack of depth to the story. Though the typical, (read more)
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Beautifully executed
Written by gauntnix on February 16, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
This is a brilliant and colorful peace of animation. It's creative and has a unique rythm. You'll understand what I mean when you see it. I love the opening of the movie. It's a bit weird and hard to follow at times when it comes to the plot, but otherwise it's really a thrilling ride, as the character relationships and the central theme of the story are both very original and gripping. It really takes you into a dream world.
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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