Paprikaby Patti MartinsonReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Studio
Credits Grade: 9 The DC-Mini is an experimental device that allows others to enter another individual's dream as well as record them. Dr. Atsuko and others use the device to help people with psychological problems by analyzing their dreams.Three of the devices are stolen one night and Dr. Atsuko and her colleagues must race against time to find them. Because the devices are 'unsecured' anyone who uses them can access and control the dreams of others, potentially controlling the entire planet. The main weapon in their fight to find the devices as well as defeat the madman who stole them is Paprika, an avatar or alter ego of Astuko. Paprika has the ability to enter dreams, but also to manipulate things in dreams as well. This is a mind-bending anime, both action packed and edging into deep thought. Atsuko is a stern, almost cold woman. Her alter ego, Paprika, is much more upbeat, caring and is quite fearless. The animation is pretty stunning. The rendering of the dream worlds and their interaction and collision with reality is the most sophisticated and complicated animation I've ever seen, yet it is not difficult to grasp what is happening, regardless of how dream and reality shift, morph and bend with each other. It is a pity that this isn't a series, as there is a good deal that could be mined from such a great concept. Written: February 21, 2008
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