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Tentang ketakutan, paranoia, depresi, dibumbui ironi dan komentar sosial dari sudut pandang beberapa karakter, ada yg nyambung satu sama lain ada yang ngga. Bias realita dan fiksi nya ala Satoshi Kon tetep ada, walau kurang demen itunya hhe. Fav eps 8, tentang happy suicide. Overall suka karna subtlety nya, ga preachy dan ga gitu klise walau kadang 'fiksi' nya over the top buat selera saya. Btw one of the best tv series intro.
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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Genre : Psikologi, Horror, Misteri
(Disarankan untuk penonton berusia 21+ karena konten dan beberapa visual adegan dapat mengganggu mata dan pikiran)
Seperti dalam peringatan di atas, seri ini memang bukan sesuatu yang dapat ditonton oleh semua kalangan, baik dari segi konten maupun visual. Ada banyak simbol - simbol yang sulit dimengerti oleh penonton yang kekurangan referensi mengenai hal - hal semacam itu.
Meskipun demikian, sulit untuk tidak menempatkan seri ini ke dalam daftar salah satu skenario film seri animasi terbaik yang pernah dibuat hingga saat ini. Kisahnya ditulis dengan sangat cermat dan pesan yang disampaikan sangat mengena...Itu jika Anda memperhatikan tiap adegannya dengan seksama dan mampu mempertahankan kewarasan Anda selama menontonnya.
Film ini dibubuhi berbagai macam simbolisme yang ditampilkan secara implisit maupun eksplisit, yang berkaitan dengan isi pesan dari cerita.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/20/23
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Kon wished to explore the universal ways fear binds and separates people, and does this adequately under veils of subplots. However, by broadening too much, there is no focus and therefore seldom reason to revisit such intricate artistic mastery.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/26/23
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The series starts off with a mysterious attack by an unidentified baseball wielding perpetrator on a young graphic designer. With this the mystery begins, the perpetrator is labelled 'Li'll Slugger' by the media and then a series of other attacks happen across Tokyo. The next is a young middle school pupil, then a corrupt cop. We shift time scales and narratives even realms of consciousness to eventually a final showdown to the root cause of Li'll Slugger's reign. Many unexpected twists happen along the way, each episode is dedicated to a different character.
This amazing series by the late great Satashi Kon has all the hall marks of his best work: satire, artistry, pathos and strong character development. The satire in this series is jet black and aimed squarely on Japan, in many ways this series can be read as an artistic poke at modern Japan's cult of weird. Everything is lampooned in this series from kawaii cartoon characters to ritual suicide. It seems that Kon has drawn up a list of many of the weirdest facets of Japanese culture (at least to the eyes of a western audience) and enthused them into this script under the guise of a crime thriller.
With all the narrative changes and the strong emphasis on shifting characters, the actual final showdown is a bit of an anti-climax. However it is clear that this series is not intended to be viewed as a completed narrative piece. The series is more about segments with the main thread holding the series together being a focus on modern Japan's counter culture fetish.
The series is pure satire and when viewed in this light the ending seems inconsequential, by the final episode most of what Kon has set out to lampoon has already been achieved, with the finale merely offering a sense of closure rather than revelation.
In my opinion this is Japanese animation at is best, Satashi Kon was a genius, he understood that anime can be challenging, political and in some respects a greater medium than movies. It is fair to say that all of his works attempted to bridge this gulf between anime and art, and never is this more evident then in Paranoia Agent.
Despite the fact that Kon has only a hand full of full features to his name, his impact on modern cinema has been far reaching. Darren Aronofsky and Christopher Nolan are two examples of Hollywood directors who hold Kon in high regard, both directly referencing the work of Kon in their own; Perfect Blue for Aronofsky and Paprika for Nolan. It is no coincidence that both men are two of the most creative and imaginative directors working in movies at the moment.
Paranoia Agent is a fine example of Satashi Kon's genius and offered a glimpse at what Kon could have achieved if his life wasn't cruelly cut short. A rare treat and one to be savoured.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/17/23
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Satoshi Kon was an absolute genius, and it shows in Mousou Dairinin.
There are just a few (rather short) moments where the narrative loses its focus a bit. But apart from that, this series is a straight-up masterpiece, with an ending that struck a powerful emotional chord with me.
Highly recommended for those who like their psychological mystery dark and edgy.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
01/29/23
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Alexander W
Fantastically engrossing and creepy. One of the best multi-part animated filmes ever made.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
10/12/12
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