When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
The brilliant Paprika, directed by Satoshi Kon--a masterly example of Japanese anime, intended for adults--is partly hand drawn, and features multiple areas of visual activity layered at different distances from the picture plane.
A gorgeous riot of future-shock ideas and brightly animated imagery, the doors of perception never close.
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Premiere
Aaron Hillis
Paprika ain't no kiddie 'toon, even if its thumpin' techno-pop and bubble-gum thrills have the same splashy palette as an episode of "Pokémon" or "Dragon Ball Z."
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Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Fiercely provocative, Paprika shames Hollywood’s use of animation as a kiddie pacifier.