As a rule all real animé is one of three types of insane (by “real animé” I mean everything that hasn't been Americanised). These are:
Bizarre – Absurd dialogue, bizarre character progression, and no real plot.
Perverted – Fan service through and through. Hentai belongs here.
Dark – Ranges from violent to borderline psychotic levels of violence.
The animé we are currently dealing with, a film named Paprika, slots nicely into the first category. Featuring lines like “I remember you from that time when I saved you from the tyrannical king, I would've talked if you hadn't turned into a bowl full of instant noodles,” this is by far the most bizarre animé that I have ever seen in my life.
So, the most logical question to ask is if this film has anything stringing the bizarre scenes together. The answer to said question is a tentative yes. The film's plot (and believe me when I say that I mean that in the widest possible sense) centres around the invention of a device which allows you to view your friends dream as your own. For some reason one of these devices falls into the hands of the evil chairman, who begins to enslave the populous in a dream world. It's wafer thin, has no real progression, and means absolutely nothing, but it does the job.
What job I hear you ask (not literally. Although it is 3am on a Monday. I really need to start writing these at a more practical time of day). Well, the entire point of the plot in this film is to string together the dream sequences, which are bat-shit insane. I can however forgive this, because they are fucking hilarious.
That, and the fact that we must always acknowledge my Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise review. Oh? You forgot that:
“LOGIC HAS NO PLACE IN HELL!”
It's good that I'm egotistical enough to pull this off.
Returning to Paprika, every dream sequence is immaculately scripted. Although the dialogue contributes nothing, to anything, anywhere, it never once failed to make me laugh. This was quite possibly the funniest film I've seen all year. Besides this, the film's soundtrack and art are awesome. Nothing else to it.
There's not much else you can say about a film like Paprika. It's bizarre, hilarious, and leaves you wondering what the hell just happened. I think that I enjoyed it.
7/10
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