Perfect Blue

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Joseph P An absolute masterpiece, RIP Satoshi Kon Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/23 Full Review Steve O Fun, creative, suspenseful! Satoshi Kon is a master animator that keeps you guessing what's happening. There's twists and turns. If you haven't seen his other works, I highly recommend Paprika and Millenium Actress TW: Sexual Assault is a big part in two scenes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Ben W This was crazy! Totally more crazy than I thought it would be. Really good and intriguing, but confusing. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Martijn t Mima quits out of moderately successful girl group Cham to begin a career as an actress. A stalker doesn't agree with the choice and her more mature image and starts to threaten her and the people she works with. This starts to blend with Mima's own doubts and while the bodies pile up it becomes less and less clear what is real, what is the show Mima stars in and what is in her head. This psychological thriller is an absolute classic of Japanese animated movies, up there with Akira and Studio Ghibli. It has an average score of 4.4 out of 5 on Letterboxd and I can see why. You don't have to be a typical anime-fan to like it; it works very well as just a thriller. It is has absolutely zero stupid slapstick jokes with the O-mouth faces and none of the characters is shouting all the time, so if you're like me and that is something that prevents you from liking a lot of anime, this is the movie to watch. It is also very well animated, with great action scenes, a great performance by Junko Iwao as Mima, and is a good critique of the Japanese idol system and its almost compulsory, in my opinion creepy innocent schoolgirl image. It would make a great double bill with The Substance. My only critique is that I saw the big twist coming from miles away. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Kyle C This is a very unique and thought-provoking anime film. Horror anime isn’t a very common genre, but I’m starting to question why, as the interpretive animated format is perfect for this kind of psychological torment. This movie in particular tells a compelling tale full of twists and turns that will really unsettle you. The parallels that the movie draws between Mimi, her fictional counterpart, and her manager are deep and well thought-out. Each scene will have you questioning reality more and more, right along with the protagonist. I found the ending to be slightly underwhelming and require a few too many levels of digging before it feels consistent with the movie’s themes. But regardless, this film will take you on a ride and leave you thinking, so I would recommend it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Dionisis T Its truly impossible to understand people who don't consider this movie a masterpiece... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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