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Perfect Blue
PERFECT BLUE • PERFECT BLUE
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Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. (Source: Shout! Factory) Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.
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Perfect Blue (1997) - Satoshi Kon This whole movie was strange. It's really hard to tell what it wants to convey, so I'll try to figure it out as I write. It's one of the most uncomfortable, weird psychological thrillers I have ever watched. We meet our MC, Mima Kirigoe, who wants to quit the pop...
Going into *Perfect Blue*, I honestly wasn't expecting to like it this much. I started the movie and for the first part I was genuinely thinking, “Where the fuck is the psychological part everyone talks about?” It initially felt like a movie about an idol leaving singing behind to become an actress,...
"Perfect Blue" by Satoshi Kon is not merely a film; it is a psychological assault that dismantles the viewer’s sense of security. The way I was left astonished, questioning my sanity and battling a profound existential crisis throughout the entire end credit sequence needs to be acknowledged. This i...