Perfect Blue (1998)
A retired pop singer turned actress's sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past (imdb)
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Animation, Music
Franchise: Perfect Blue
Country: Japan
Directed By: Satoshi Kon
Written By: Sadayuki Murai, Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Starring: Junko Iwao, Bridget Hoffman, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura, Steve Blum, Emi Shinohara, Hideyuki Hori, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Emiko Furukawa, Kishô Taniyama
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Perfect Blue belongs to 42 collections
1. Mindfuck (public: moderated by moses - 63 stars)
2. Anime (public: moderated by Spunkie - 38 stars)
3. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 38 stars)
4. Certified weird (public: moderated by Dreamer - 32 stars)
5. Netflix Instant (public: moderated by somnivore - 26 stars)
6. Passed the Bechdel Test (public: moderated by geohawk - 24 stars)
7. Female protagonist (public: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
8. Mental Illness (public: moderated by djross - 11 stars)
9. Best film of top directors (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 11 stars)
10. Based On A Book (public: moderated by Spunkie - 9 stars)
11. Mind-rape (public: moderated by td888 - 8 stars)
12. The Best Hitchcock Movies (That Hitchcock Never Made) (public: moderated by teckgecko - 8 stars)
13. Rape (public: moderated by Moribunny - 6 stars)
14. Best of criticker: Animation (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 6 stars)
15. Best of criticker: Suspense / Thriller (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 6 stars)
16. Best of criticker: Horror (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
17. Wierd / Mindfuck / Surreal (public: moderated by neurophate - 5 stars)
18. Filmmaking (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 4 stars)
19. Great Japanese Films (public: moderated by PerryStroika - 4 stars)
20. EW's 50 Great Movies You've Never Seen (public: moderated by Shadrik - 3 stars)
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25. Great Horror Movies (public: moderated by PerryStroika - 1 star)
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| Oct 17 | zebernet | 90 63% |
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| Oct 14 | digibro | 90 87% |
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| Oct 10 | vesuvius | 92 95% |
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| Oct 01 | golduser 13 | 65 35% |
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While I enjoyed the animation and the creation of suspense, I thought the story was rather weak. I liked the portrayal of insanity, but the revelation kind of undid a bit of that.
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kate_p | 80 76% |
| Sep 29 | TheBreather | 90 82% |
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mamali_zoli | 89 71% |
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rebeccalex | 85 84% |
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One of the most suspenseful anime films I've watched. Some parts were hard to digest.
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| Sep 27 |  |
deaddilly | 80 77% |
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I've always had an affinity for films with shifting perspectives that constantly melt into one another. There is no difference here -- as masterful editing and a tricky use of metafiction kept me on my toes the entire time. The film is an identity puzzle that's fun to chew on, though lacks the emotional resonance of the films it went on to inspire (Mulholland Dr, Black Swan). Kon was a step ahead of everyone else and I look forward to exploring the rest of his labyrinths.
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| Sep 25 | Jenny82 | 84 81% |
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ott | 75 61% |
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On womens role in performing arts. Scared me shitless.
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backwardsuit | 86 91% |
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Beautifully deranged thriller that deconstructs its entire narrative according to some increasingly relevant psychosocial horrors. Takes what it needs from giallo (& Lynch?) while grounding itself convincingly to the world of Japanese ent.ind. & maintaining a strong personal voice. Damn near flawless in its structure as every scene, edit & design choice is meaningful, transformative & supports the whole. I didn't really buy the therapeutic final scene but yeah, this was my kind of fucked up.
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Paxton | 77 78% |
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I always wonder about animated movies. Somewhere, someone came home to their spouse and kids and when they asked, "What did you do at work today?" they had to lie because they spent all day drawing a closeup of an exposed female crotch. I really liked the deterioration of reality that takes place which means it's time for my annual recommendation of Uncle Kent 2. Nobody's listening.
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| Jun 17 | njm1211 | 93 59% |
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allenrankin | 90 91% |
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Perfect Blue is an intriguing yet terrifying dive into maturity, identity, and the dangers of becoming a pop culture figure. We see our main character mentally deteriorate as scenes bleed into other scenes making the experience like a break-less exercise, showing what great editing can really do to a film. The line between reality and fantasy is blurred to such an extreme that I began to wonder how much, if anything, of what I was seeing was real, only adding to the anxiety-inducing atmosphere.
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| Jun 13 | dracular | 85 84% |
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| Jun 01 |  |
feublo | 85 76% |
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After re-watch, still equally manipulated and left on an ambiguous note in this psycho-thriller. One theory is not enough for me to conclude what is actually going on. The madness of Mima's character immerses you into this nightmare that almost never ends. Some obscurities that i'll forever look forward to viewing and thinking about again.
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| Jun 01 | dearsergio | 9 76% |
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| May 30 | Siegel Hans | 70 59% |
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oilman | 50 35% |
| May 24 | Parasite | 70 77% |
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Not a lot of things are actually animated in this animated movie which I am more than willing to forgive: the same budget issues that were to blame for this, led to the most impressive example of reusing of footage that I've ever seen. An attempt to confuse with this segment succeeded with only benefits for the plot and suspense of that very well directed movie. Although, the final twist and the character development can be questioned; we are dealing with anime after all.
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| May 21 |  |
Byder | 79 85% |
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ajmurad | 100 97% |
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Satoshi Kon's masterpiece. Second-to-none editing perfectly illustrates the main character's decaying state of mind. The unique themes of fame, identity and reality are woven into the story through the intensity, which makes this one of the greatest psychological thrillers ever made.
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| Jan 10 | Pickle_Man | 95 87% |
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I'm not a huge fan of Kon's art style but the story had me hooked. Impressively prescient with regards to internet fandom and the possessive nature of idol culture in Japan (and these days Korea as well).
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anime sevmeyen birisi olarak kon'un tüm işlerine bakmam gerektiğini düşündürttü. her şey dozunda, özellikle '90ların sonu 00'ların başında sıklıkla uygulanan *twist için twist* mottosu tüm şaşırtıcılığına rağmen kendisi için söylenemez. janr eğip bükücülüğü konusunda da apayrı bir noktada duruyor. net bir başyapıt.
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