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infiniteJEST
solipsist sitcom
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: frolicking w/ minstrels, online.
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Just finished watching Paprika, & I am in love (perhaps mainly due to my growing fascination with this whole postmodernism business).
Serving as a direct influence for Christopher Nolan's Inception, Paprika opens with a ringleader welcoming you to the show, which promptly spills out into a parade, which then spills into the theatre, which is showcasing a sequence of a film that was never completed by a character, which is a dream by someone, which is merging with other dreams, which are under investigation by an agent named Paprika, which is a dream in itself which, akin to the opening parade, spills out into reality (which is just another parade, really [and that's the tip of the iceberg, baby.])
While not the visual treat as say, Tekkon Kinkreet or 5 Centimeters Per Second, the visual direction/animation is quite nice (and tenfold more interesting than plain ol' camera shots ) and I didn't really cringe at a single line the entire movie! This flick's earned a permanent residence on my harddrive, right next to 2001: A Space Odyssey, Casablanca, Baraka, & a few others.
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When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again: I would have none but knaves follow it, since a fool gives it.
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Jan-30-2011 08:30
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LAdazeNYnights
Crossing Swords
Registered: Nov 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I watched I Saw The Devil last night. Choi Min-Sink was a real stand out for me, but then again I really think he's a fantastic actor. I thought it played too heavily on shock-and-awe. For instance, when Min-Sink acquires laxatives and is then shown sifting through his own shit, in detail, followed by a close-up of his fingers holding the tracking device, with chunks of shit clinging to his hand. I think this could have been accomplished, with the same stomach-turning effect, by showing him sifting through the toilet, from an angle that doesn't show the dookie (we know what he's fuckin doing!) and then, because I think it worked so well, showing the pill in his shit-covered fingers.
Also, the movie is long! And that in and of itself isn't a complaint- I think it's a foolish one, but if a movie feels long, then something probably isn't working. Don't get me wrong, I Saw The Devil does not feel long at all, but it is long, and I think long movies should be held more accountable for the things that they fail to do, for the things that they suggest but neglect to develop. What's up with the fiancees sister? Was there some sort of history between her and Kim Soo-hyeon?? How about the father ?? He seems like an awesome guy, and given his status he could have (should have) been a more important character.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it.
Oh, and highlight for spoilers above. Hmmm what color to make invisible?? Black doesn't work, obviously. Grey is worse even. Halp.
Last edited by LAdazeNYnights on Jan-31-2011 at 23:49
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Jan-31-2011 23:32
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