| Posted by: Brock Landers at September 9, 2001, 12:00 pm | | Topic: "Perfect Blue" (9/10) Forum: JoBlo | | A brief Brock Landers Overview of A Satoshi Kon Film (9/10) This is one amazing little bit of anime. "Perfect Blue" has been called "Hitchcock meets Disney" by none other than Roger Corman, the king of indie filmmaking, and its appeal is definitely for those who love films that are for "mature audiences only". The story revolves around Mima Kirigoe, a 21-year-old Britney Spears-type pop singer who decides to become a "serious" actress on a televison drama. Wierd things start to happen as she is stalked by a strange "fan" and her fan website starts to know a little too much private information about her. She then gets pushed into changing her goody-goody image by doing a rape scene on the TV show, as well as nudie pictures, something I'm sure Britney Spears has been offered. Then the TV show's plot eerily mirrors her own life as things spiral out of control. It is a great film because the anime artwork is brilliant, and the honesty with which it portrays Japanese fetishism is really brutal. Not only is this flick full of horror-ific images, but it is really humorous and full of thoughtful commentary on contemporary culture. If you dig Brian De Palma or Dario Argento's work in the thriller/horror genre, then I would definitely recommend this for you. "Perfect Blue" is one of the landmark films that really changed anime into something more, something that adults can identify with. Paranoia will destroy ya', indeed... [This message has been edited by Brock Landers (edited 09-10-2001).] |
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