Audience reviews
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1stDecame4Danime
It's not a bad movie, but it is a bit boring, and barely qualifies as horror, far far more of a drama.
The commentary/exploration of idols/idolization-obsession/parasocial relationships/performance industries/(s)exploitation, oneself/one's persona/other's perception of you, delusion/reality/fiction, mental health, etc. was decent aside from embracing lookism of beauty=good, ugly=evil. Though some of it did seem a bit surface level.
The story itself involved a lot of empty fluff scenes, and overall very little of interest happens other than in proximity to some dancing, SA, and a few scenes of violence.
The plot itself is kinda predictable as only 3 or so options are presented for the narrative antagonisms and most end up being shown as such, and an unreliable narrative means most any of th…
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Summary:
A psychological movie that combines realism and surrealism to 'disturb' the audience and deals with certain themes related to people involved in idol and acting industry like doubting career choice and what one really wants, insanity, idol worship and actresses having to indulge in lewd activities despite their discomfort.
Its about a young idol who decides to switch her career from a pop star to an actress, but isn't sure if thats what she really wants especially after she has to taint her pure reputation by getting involved in sex scenes and nude photography. She is also being stalked by a creepy fan who loathes the idea of losing his favorite idol and will cross any line to get her back on the track.
It has a bleak, faded and realistic atmosphere and slightly slow pacing whic…
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I'm a big Kon fan, i love Milennium Actress and Paprika.
But this just does not hold a candle in comparison and here is why:
Story 5/10
The story itself is a pretty basic concept. A pop idol wants to further her career and she ends up with mental issues to put it mildly. Its nothing revolutionary, and it doesn't have to be, but it fell flat. There weren't many possible ways this would end so it was predictable throughout the whole movie, within the first 20 minutes with no prior knowledge apart from reading the summary i had guessed 2 possible endings and one of them came true, the journey itself was done quite well actually so i can see where the praise is coming from, but i expected more. Because of the execution it still deserves a 5.
Art 1/10
Sprite issues, visible pen lines, it make…
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Movies are very limited in scope due to their length, what anime could achieve story and theme wise is cannot be achieved by the movie as anime spams hundreds of episodes and movie only has only 2 hours at best. On the other hand movies have excellent budget making them panicle of Visuals and due to the short length they have adopted unique storytelling telling techniques. You can easily see and feel the difference between an Anime and Movie story structure which are wildly different. The story structure of movies can be great it is unfortunately easy to hack. That brings me to perfect blue and let’s begin with some positive points.
Perfect Blue is very well directed, every scene is well thought out and well directed to match theme of the movie, Satoshi Kon did a very good job of directin…
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“Excuse me… Who are you?”
Perspective. Works of fiction such as TV and film are all about perspective. Fiction in general is the classification of imaginative stories, these stories having the ability to convey themes to give stories a deeper meaning. But with TV and film, these stories are presented visually, allowing for a whole new experience and perspective on a story. The perspective provides new ways to justify character actions, events and even reality itself, questioning if what is being show is, in fact, real. This is a movie that focuses on the latter specifically. A movie that not only shows someone losing control over what is real and what is not, but also a movie that lets viewers see the journey to madness first-hand. This is Perfect Blue: a movie that is anything but what t…
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Based on a novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The movie follows the story of Mima Kirigoe, a former pop idol who decides to leave the music industry to pursue a career in acting. However, she soon becomes the target of a stalker and begins to experience a series of disturbing events that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
One of the most striking features of Perfect Blue is the way it blends realism with dementia. It makes use of realistic story elements and characters, as well as life issues and drama, interactions, character designs, and dialogue. At the same time, it features an unusual first-person narrative point of view with a protagonist who is experiencing psychological difficulties. This unrealiable narrator element creates a sense of unease and disorientation that is both unse…
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The idol industry may seem as something pleasant at first glance, be it the loyalty of the fans or the happiness build upon success. Behind this there is a lot of hard work involved, and suddenly quitting being an idol can have an emotional impact upon the fans, which can lead to jealousy and contempt, or even murder. Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller anime which delves into the dark side of the entertainment industry, in particular that of the idol and acting section.
The story of Perfect Blue centers around Mima Kirigoe, who is a member of a small idol group. She decides to begin a career as an actress, which displeases the fans. The peaceful beginning of her career will soon be interrupted by violent disturbances around her, be it the stalker or murder of her coworkers. This doe…
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Perfect Blue is the greatest psychological thriller I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. Let’s cut straight to the point, just as this rollercoaster of a film does
This anime does a wonderful job of keeping the viewer engaged, not once did I get bored or wonder how much longer it is, all I could think was, “how can this get any better?” the whole time. And guess what? It did.
Perfect Blue psychologically develops the main character, Mima, in a spectacular fashion. What this anime does best, however, is the complex story. The plot revolves around Mima taking her career down a different path from being a pop idol to becoming an actress. Sadly, there was no way she could have foreseen the grave danger awaiting her, just around the corner of her life. She ends up being cast in a TV serie…
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I’ve been meaning to watch this for a long time and often felt weird having gone on all these years watching anime…without ever seeing this. Make no mistake, it’s been on my radar for over a decade but I’ve often felt intimidated by the premise of this film, not feeling up to the challenge. But as with all good things, they come to those who wait and since I have Perfect Blue on Blu-ray and was well in the mood to watch it, finally maturing I finally thought that tonight was as good as any to pop it in and give it a spin…and boy was that a ride.
To attempt to go too in-depth with this would be foolhardy on my behalf and would inevitably leave me flat on my face, so I don’t feel like exposing myself too much, but to just shrug and say “it’s alright” isn’t going to do this movie justice eit…
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Overview:
Perfect Blue is one of the greatest psychological drama anime of all time. It was written by the master of mind bending, trippy anime: the late, great, Satoshi Kon. An interesting fact is that it is one of the favorite films of American director Darron Aranovsky, who paid Kon's studio royalty money for the right to reuse a scene from Perfect Blue in Aranovsky's "Requiem for a Dream". It is also interesting that Aranovsky denies that this film influenced Black Swan, despite the obvious parallels that he himself acknowledged were highly suspicious. Anyways, time to move on the actual review.
Plot: 9/10
The plot is that a young pop singer named Mima decides to leave her J-pop girl band and seek greater fame and glory as an actress. This greatly disappoints her fans including a ve…
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Sitting alone in the dark watching someone tell the day you had forgotten. You just might lose your mind.
Thinking about who you are and why you are this person may often cause your thoughts to clash amongst one another. This is strongly shown in the main character Mima Kirigoe. The story is truly some of the best writing I’ve ever seen. Its a mix of linear progression and short time jumps. This enhances the disarray shown in Mima. All of the scenes show believable emotion on what a character might do faced with the situation. The story is very unique in the way it ties together what is a dream and what is reality. Mima aspiring to be an actor allows this story to use clever writing to really add mystery and delusion while maintaing truth. The pacing is flawless. When it begins to steamro…
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Strap in for a roller coaster ride through the human mind.
As always, my reviews are spoiler free.
You know you have done something right when someone can completely associate your name with a genre. For Satoshi Kon, that genre is Psychological Thriller (or mindf**k, if you prefer). All his works (perhaps with the exception of Tokyo Godfathers, which is still fantastic) explore this genre differently, some deeper than others, but from Paranoia Agent to Millennium Actress he clearly shows his abilities as a director. Of all his works, I think his first, Perfect Blue, is my favorite.
Story - 10/10
Our story begins with Kirigoe Mima, a member of a pop idol group, deciding to give up her singing career for a future as an actress. This decision leads to a string of events that will change…
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Okay well "Perfect Blue" is a very distinct anime and it is very much open to any type of interpretation you may wish to perceive. I loved this "Perfect Blue mainly because it touched me on a personal level as identity and mental illness are key aspects of the movie and I have always found these aspects intriguing.
Never again, no never again will I witness an anime movie (ova) as good as "Perfect Blue". Throughout the whole anime movie I was emotively impacted as my heart was racing, I constantly got goosebumps and became trembly during some drastic scenes. I absolutely loved how it stepped outside of the box by unconventionally challenging the audiences perceptions on identity and mental illness through numerous horrific and psychological aspects. I especially loved the aspect of 'ince…
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Calling this show's genre psychological is an overstatement. Increasingly, shows like this don't depend on the psychological nature of the story or detail any more but just try to disrupt our thought and senses by throwing loads of scattered scenes and psychologically make us think they are doing a psychological show...
The story is simple. An pop idol bounces to become an actress but she is dissatisfied and then a murder series happen. The evidences point to a minor, then to her, then at last someone close to her jumps out and claims all the sin.
The art is old-fashioned but that's no problem. The problem is an unimpressive soundtrack score. You can't hear any sound at most times because silence is needed. But when sound is needed it doesn't work either.
The thing that bugs me most tha…
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While I know a majority of the people enjoyed watching this and I acknowledge that in the end I don't find this genre particularly to my taste, I think an opposing review might be helpful.
I highly disliked this film.
It was around the beginning of my middling anime watching experience. I have watched a range of others before it - Sailormoon, Rurouni Kenshin, X-1999, Eva, Magic Knight Rayearth, etc. - and at the time I thought this would have been interesting change of pace, considering the rave reviews it got, online and off. However, when I watched it, it did not please me.
Okay, first things first. The art is very good for its time and realistic. I don't particularly enjoy this particular style but I do acknowledge it is done with skill and suit the subject matter. However, some scen…
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Anyone familiar with Satoshi Kon is probably also already familiar with what would make this movie intriguing. His works have a real appeal to fans of the surreal. It can be very mentally and visually stimulating. I've enjoyed other things by Kon, and I was really beginning to like this movie, however, by the end I had several problems with this film...
Perfect Blue tries way too hard to synchronize the psychosis of multiple characters, all the while being far too vague about filling the viewer in on this objective. The result being an overtly complex attempt at immersing the viewer in utter confusion. The movie does a thorough job of making it literally impossible for most (any?) people to figure out whose psychosis they are witnessing. The juxtaposition of reality with dreams, fantasies…
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Perfect Blue centers around a small pop star's transition into the film business. Her life is turned upside down by her new, less innocent work, a stalker, and several murders that occur around her. Much like Millennium Actress and Paprika, this is another Satoshi Kon film that blurs the lines between reality and delusion, only to a more suspenseful effect in Perfect Blue. Mima, the ex-pop star turned actress is filming a TV murder drama throughout most of the movie that eerily mirrors the murders that are occurring around her. It is often unclear if a scene is playing out on the set or in the real world. Then there's the nagging question throughout of whether the entire scenario isn't a schizophrenic delusion of a psychotic killer.
The stalker and the murders are suspense staples, and un…
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Why is it that I always end up watching movies like this at 4 am, in my room, alone?
STORY - Perfect Blue is a very loose novel adaptation that was originally intended to be (and eventually made into) a live action movie, and it's very clear that the story presented in the film would have been very fitting for a live action treatment. As one of Satoshi Kon's earliest works, I found it interesting that his trademark themes are so prominent already -- reality and fantasy feel indefinitely blurred, and the audience is left as bewildered as the characters they're witnessing. Mima's acting career puts her in a role that becomes increasingly similar to her real life situation, and the stress of having to perform less-than-desirable roles coupled with a bizarre stalker-like website personality c…
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Title: Perfect Blue
Novel, Anime: Perfect Blue was originally a novel written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. When, I'm not really sure; there's not a lot of information about it.
The movie itself was done by Oniro, directed by Satoshi Kon, and was released in 1997.
Story: The story is centered around Mima Kirigoe, the lead member of a pop trio who's decided to go solo as an actress. Her small recurring role in a direct-to-video series ends up turning into a big break, but the part and a subsequent photo shoot involves... compromising situations, to say the least. On top of all this, she's got a stalker that knows every intimate detail about her life and is posting it on the Internet. And then the murders start, and her sanity starts fraying...
This film was Satoshi Kon's big break, and you k…
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I started watching this anime movie together with a friend of mine. He is a real movie junkie so I thought that this would be something new for him to try out. Although I knew he already had seen "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro".
The movie started out pretty good, and early on you got a really earie feeling about the main character and the events that happen around her. After a while you start to doubt what is reality and what is not.
This "am I awake or not"- feeling can be related to many hollywood movies but it was the first time that I saw it being used in an anime movie. This is also the movies weakest point in my opinion, and at the same time its strongest argument as to why you need to watch it one more time. There are alot of things happening and getting a grasp of it at fi…
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