Paprika

Review of Paprika

7/10
Recommended
October 25, 2017
2 min read
6 reactions

Story (6/10): I'll be honest here and say that i was not impressed by the story of the movie. It had a lot of trippy aspects to it but that mainly was caused by the visual effects and directive approach, the actual main plot however was really plain and simple and i actually figured the whole thing half way through the movie and the excitement factor was just gone. I was really disappointed that the story didn't offer any darkness. Had it been a little bit more dark it would have made the movie much more enjoyable Characters (6/10): Except maybe for Paprika/Chiba and Konakawa yet again ifind my self not caring about any of the characters in an anime and i feel like all the other characters were more like props than actual characters.
Hell i only found Paprika interesting because of the whole alter ego thing that was going on. And Konakawa backstory arc was kind of nice

Art and Animation (10/10):
Surely as an anime created by Madhouse it offered a visual feast for the eyes. Characters designs were great with sharp movements and gestures even the weird creatures and things that show up during the dream sequences were if great design. Environments were well drawn and very colorful as well.
Animations and movements were top notch, everything was so alive and a blast to watch.

Music & VA (7/10):
The soundtrack of the movie matched it's vibe perfectly, it helped with creating the trippy world of the anime as well as the mood
The VA was not half bad it had a good English dub and the voices matched the characters quite nicely

Effectiveness (7/10):
I did enjoy the movie but not for the right reasons. The visuals were top notch and the movie can simply be watched for that, as for the story i did state that beyond it's trippy aspects it was not that impressive (but maybe i have watched a lot of trippy stuff that i actually find these kind of things normal)
I did not watch any of Satoshi Kon movies before but from what i have read online many of his fans find this movie "Good but not his best work"

Overall (7.2/10)