http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/04/Paprika----This-is-Your-Brain-on-Anime.aspx PAPRIKA, like most anime films, is visually stunning. But the vibrant colors and amazing graphics aren’t the only thing this movie has going for it. It is engaging, fun and even a little bit creepy. In other words -- a great movie. The film opens at a circus. A high-wire act holds the audience’s attention. A sturdy man with a chiseled jaw and an out-of-place suit speaks to a clown selling balloons. All of a sudden, the man is trapped in a cage on stage. Then, he’s in the middle of a suspense movie. No wait, now it’s a romantic summer night on a boardwalk. No wait …  And the credits haven’t even rolled yet! We are plunged headfirst into the dream of Det. Kogawa (Akio Otsuka), and that’s how the rest of the film goes. There are no light steps from reality into the dream world. The audience isn’t given the chance to breathe and figure things out. We are all along for the ride, not knowing what’s waking dream and what’s reality.   en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/04/Paprika----This-is-Your-Brain-on-Anime.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/04/Paprika----This-is-Your-Brain-on-Anime.aspx#402 This sounds awesome. I'm anxious to see this but I'll have to wait for DVD since I never get out. CrimsonSkies http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/06/04/Paprika----This-is-Your-Brain-on-Anime.aspx#402 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:41:57 GMT