Review of Paprika

The reason I wanted to watch this movie in the first place was because of the plot line. It was creative and engaging. Not something you see every day. Often times I find the plots of anime movies to be a bit dry and irrelevant to my human existence, but this story really had a lot of thought put into it. However, at the same time, it did not take itself too seriously, and there was a phenomenal spectrum of emotion weaved into the story line. Though a lot of serious things were happening throughout, it always kept a complex air about it ofcheerfulness and love for others. It was all

Upon seeing the poster, I knew this movie would be beautiful. The vibrant nature of the artwork in the dreams is a great contrast to the amount of grave danger the main characters often find themselves in. Beautiful red-headed, big-eyed Paprika is obviously also a nice touch.

I found the soundtrack to be very similar to that of Paranoia Agent. (Which I loved.) It's very open and whole-toney, a wonderful contrast to the dire consequences of failure.

The characters seemed a little one-dimensional, in my humble opinion, but that may have been because their minds were being intercepted half the time. It was difficult to keep track of who was friends, who was enemies, who wanted what, who was on whose side, etc. However, thus is the nature of life. I felt as though there was a lack of genuine character development by the end. Key word "genuine," because there was a clear intention to have the characters discover things about themselves.

This movie had an inviting atmosphere. You'll like it if you enjoy psychological thrillers and that weird, nonsensical stuff that sometimes goes on in anime. You know what I'm talking about.