I wish they had left some of those theories to a viewer's imagination. The underlying science to the device and certain theories were just nonsense. That's how eventful Paprika is.įor the first 20 to 30 minutes, a lot happened and is happening and it's all intriguing as you try to guess where the action is going. There was no time to pause and reflect on earlier scenes or conversations.

The unconventional the pacing of the plot is intriguing.

Like the visuals I thought the sounds were absolutely brilliant.

Paprika has one of the best soundtracks in an anime. You can't watch it and multitask, you'll miss out some of these details. There's lot of attention to details that even the smallest of butterflies catches your eye. There's confusion and madness and really a lot of moments when so many things are going on at the same time, you can't multitask.

There's the blurring of the boundary between the mind and reality.

There are characters who are not really what they seem and weird ones like the device inventor who's got obesity (he sometimes gets stuck trying to pass through an elevator door). I enjoyed Inception and Paprika has so many elements I love.

The plot seems pretty interesting if you are into the dream diving theme.

So Atsuko/Paprika and her colleagues try to investigate what's happening and recover the stolen device. Anyone connected to the network can be infected and respond to the commands of the virus. You can compare what's happening to virus on a network. When the device is stolen, people start acting funny, getting violent and attempting suicide. A person's reality can be influenced or altered through this device.Īs expected, with a device like that, someone is going to want to put it into bad use and that's what happens. There is a device called the DC Mini, which allows users enter the dreaming mind of a subject so to speak. The therapy sessions are in your dreams or mind, if you prefer. It's about Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a scientist and under the name 'Paprika, she's a 'dream investigator' which is a kind of therapist or psychologist.

Paprika is a 2006 anime movie directed by Satoshi Kon. I was so excited when I a copy because Paprika had been on my to-watchlist for over three years and I had read positive reviews on it. You would find Paprika listed on almost any list featuring the best 20 anime movies of all time. Paprika it's one of those animation movies with a lot of hype and love in the anime community. I watched Paprika yesterday and decided to write about my experience.

Paprika anime soundtrack