I saw a little bit of the English version. Cindy was good as Chiba, but sounded a little overdone as Paprika. Yuri Lowenthal sounded good but a little stilted as Tokita, while Toru Furuya practically threw himself into the role and pulled off a comical and poignant voice performance.
Indeed. When you think of it its all a little weird - its all up to the watcher really, how you think of what happens in the movie. From my point of view, the concioussnesses of everyone ever used the DC Mini simply melt together into a one huge ass hallucination, and it all happens inside of their heads.
Ah ah ah But! It is true that everyone who's used the mini is more suceptable to the mini's control but! If you recall the ending, it's all the doing of the "terrorist" and he/she is the one who's dream it truly is. In the end, weather or not people have used the mini is circumstancial. They all are affected.
Hmm, yes, however, I see no way how it could effect everyone. From my point of view, its just like a huge, shared drug trip of the ones who have used it.
So you mean to say that the dream distorted their veiw of reality? Interesting. Sounds fun. And completely possible.
I kind of wonder who all has used it though. I mean, they say the DC Mini is "incomplete" and "being developed" ... but when has that ever stopped hackers and programers from making rip offs?
I don't know. It's just fun to think about for me.
Yup, exactly. Cause from my point of view, that is the most realistic explonation: creating new synapses for the device to use the energy ot the body and the giving the device the possibility to access dreams (the plan being for that to be possible even when awake) actually melted their dream worlds and the view or reality together, basically locking them into a never ending dream. Different traumas of the head can actually change things, to maybe the fact they "destroyed" the senator or whoever
actually changed their heads pretty much back the way they were. This would also explain the senators or whoever he was's servants, the short haired professor dude or whoever, dieing cause he was shot in the dream: if you really believe, for instance, that you suffer of some brain thingie making your left hand shake, it will shake.
Hmm, yes, well, from how I see it, it was used by the senator, the all the professors on the project, the two who went crazy in the lab, the police officer anddd the one they originally tought to have stolen the DC Mini. Haha, after watching this movie like 3 times (cause I really loved it) I actually dreamed of it. I dreamed of a movie, "Paprika 3". It was live-action and started with paprika going to the movies where suddenly the voice wich always appeared in the movie when something
was going wrong (the baby laugh) was heard. Thats all I remember though, just that little scene: I think I woke up quite soon after that. Oh, I so wish I could record my dreams like in the movie... scientist have actually made the first needed breaktroughs! With enough money, resources, and the specialists working on sucha device, I believe it could really be made within a few years. Ohh, I so wish one would already be done!
It's just too bad that such a device will require millions and billions of dollars to mass produce. they are working on helmets now that will project sensory pulses into your brain. Example, if in a game you drink a potion, you'll be able to taste it. If you are supposed to find a flower, you'll be able to smell it. That kind of bothers me though... I worry that kind of power would be misused... given the state of our economy...
I do find some danger in sucha thing too. It sounds just way too risky to me. However, something that simply records dreams, I'd find really nothing bad at that. But a device wich makes you hallucinate, thats just wrong. Let's think about, for example, deppressed people. Alot of them might become addicted of sucha thing, creating their own sanctuary, in the case they have the skills for such of course, where nothing is bad. I think such technology would be just a plain no-no.
Just out of curiousity, have you ever attempted to control your dreams using a Lucid Dream tactic? What I mean is, to acknowledge you're inside a dream and attempt to change it? I have been experimenting with such things. It's difficult to do but I've managed a few things. Materialization. Flight. Even changing the color of the sky, though it didn't turn out how I'd intended. I was wondering if you'd ever attempted such things. It's interesting.
I have studied them trough, but never tried. Wich method have you used, if I may ask? I actually once had lucid dream whilst sleep walking. It was effin freaky. I went to the bathroom and all and then proceeded to shut the shutters, turning around this pole to shut them. I turned the other way and they rose up, wich is impossible, but so I remember it. Then I turned the pole the other way around and they closed like they were posed to. When I woke up, they were closed. Freaky, I tell you.
The easiest method for me is dream induced (where you become aware you are in a dream while you are dreaming). I'm working at mnemonic but it's hard. It helps when you have made time for the proper amount of sleep, which I don't always do. You have to have reached a certain point in the dreaming cycle I think. Mine don't usually last too long, which makes me think I am going quite a while before being in control. I'm actually trying to perfect it so I can teach someone else.
I see I see, quite interesting. Blehh, I prefer by dreams the way they ae tho. The only bad thing is I cant record them so I only remember bits and pieces, and even those, only rarely.
They say low dream recall makes it difficult to Lucid dream in anycase. But, the reason I'm trying to perfect it to teach someone is I know someone with cronic nightmares where he is the bad guy. It bothers him so much that he has reached the point where he fears going to sleep. I'm hoping that, since medications do not agree with him and make things worse, that Lucid dreaming would help him. But I like my dreams too. Even my nightmares don't scare so much as intrige me.
Only in certain instaces in my life have I realized I was dreaming. What's odd is that despite my realization, most of my dreams didn't "work around" my changing perception, the dreams simply stopped (I don't wake up, they just ceased).
On one occassion that I recall, I was able to explore the dream knowing I was dreaming, but it was brief and towards the end of the longest (last) REM dip before I awoke.
@heero171 Not for everyone, many people are natural at it (especially young children). I've never practiced and get them randomly around 2-3 times per week.
You may be able to handle it, i couldnt. At least not on my first acid trip ever. I trashed the apartment, punched my buddy in the face multiple times cause he turned into satan and then jumped off the second story balcony of the apartment complex in an attempt to fly away. (i thought i was dreaming.) He tried to drive me home but i kept hitting him so he kicked me out of the car in the middle of the ghetto at 3am and i walked about 3-4 miles home soaking wet for some reason, with no shoes on.
Mr. Tsutsui, who wrote the original Paprika, stated in an interview he has often been scared of his own dreams and would not want to share anyone else's dreams because of that.
Personally, the giant doll was the only thing that creeped me out. I hate those dolls.
People might have been disturbed by the erotic scenes, too. Satoshi explained the butterfly room was toned down because it was too erotic. Yup, the final cut was "toned down." Still pretty graphic, though.
The movie Paprika has so many meanings. But in my opinion Its about what dreams are and what they could be. Because this IS a dream. The infinate possibitities of what could exist or not.
Dreams are more then magical. Dreams are what start something. Everything starts off as a dream then developes into reality. Somethimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. Dreams are the impossible Made possible. Thats what I think.
Paprika! the movie with infinite depth, I've seen this movie about 10 times and I can still find new things i haven't understood earlier! This movie, and Revolver, and maybe one or two more movies, can in combination give you all the phillosofy you could ever need, you just have to take your time and understand it, Find those parts in the movie that mean something more than they apear to do! I LOVE it! great movie! 11 out of 10
It's magical and beautiful. But it's disturbing on some level because of what people can dream of. It's not a matter of what you consciencely think of, but rather what you don't. The act of healing through dreams in Psychotherapy would be a miracle, but here, someone blurred the lines between Reality and Dream to achieve an ultimate desire. A mixture of what they dream of and trying to bring it to reality. Dreams should stay in dreams, and reality should stay in reality. Never mix them.
Alot of the scenes from the movies scared the heck out of me, but what could be better than a bunch of fridges, buddhas, dolls, toys, appliances, virgin marys, and the statue of liberty marching around?
CAUTION! SPOILER!! Okay. I don't get the ending where supposedly everyone in the world is asleep and all dreams merge, then the chairman gets huge and starts destroying things. Were the explosions and giant sinkholes in the city real or in the dream? I just didn't get that. I'm really, really sorry if I spoiled any key plot points!! Sorry! I just have to know!
lol i guess you don't understand the definition of the word "merge". that word alone explains it. basically there is no longer "real" and "not real", they're dreaming, but it's really happening! Dreamworld fantasy and reality become the same thing
I saw a little bit of the English version. Cindy was good as Chiba, but sounded a little overdone as Paprika. Yuri Lowenthal sounded good but a little stilted as Tokita, while Toru Furuya practically threw himself into the role and pulled off a comical and poignant voice performance.
Atheneastro 4 months ago
This is my favorite scene. It's when you start to understand that reality is unraveling and the dreams are completely out of control.
Soooooooooooonicable 5 months ago
O.O WTF????¿¿¿
megamanx87 7 months ago
Man this looks so nice, I ll get me a copy right now.
FrightNightTV 7 months ago
Woah. Now I really want to see that film.
Atheneastro 9 months ago
mmmm paprika brand milk XD
oilyhakan 9 months ago
genius...
Silverstein1883 11 months ago
time for the japans mind fucking :D
CssXcronic 1 year ago
That robot figure Tokita is in, do they have a specific name? XD can't find anything about them. :(
Dingodairu 1 year ago
i saw a short clip on z0r.de with the sound of this parade and looked for it... i bought this movie..and...amazing...wow....
Yerodog 1 year ago
i saw a short clip on z0r.de with the sound of this parade and looked for it... i bought this movie..and...amazing...wow...
Yerodog 1 year ago
Awesome dreams!With awesome music!
clownmakemesmile 1 year ago
@clownmakemesmile creepy, but quirky
poopybooyah 1 year ago
im confus
slitor 1 year ago
BATTLETOADS, TO YOUR STATIONS!
nakathefirst 1 year ago 3
@nakathefirst ehh?
Jeru3 1 year ago
@Jeru3 Freeze at 0:02
nakathefirst 1 year ago
@nakathefirst Bwahahahahahahahaha!!
PrometheusV2 4 months ago
@nakathefirst Bwahahahahaha!!!
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kondensor 2 years ago
...eh?
mahj 2 years ago 4
Dude, total mind fuck.
SaikoTaiko 2 years ago
did the wall just cum
fromstart2finish 2 years ago
Blame yourself, not acid nor the movie...
grenierjp 2 years ago
"The ecstacy that blooms in synapse is Paprika brand milk fat! Five percent is the norm!"
lol. The weird things they say when the dreams take over are so bizarre, it cracks me up.
Don113 2 years ago
anyone else notice all the butterflies?
That's interesting concidering what happens later on...
Masqueradia 2 years ago
Indeed. When you think of it its all a little weird - its all up to the watcher really, how you think of what happens in the movie. From my point of view, the concioussnesses of everyone ever used the DC Mini simply melt together into a one huge ass hallucination, and it all happens inside of their heads.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
Ah ah ah But! It is true that everyone who's used the mini is more suceptable to the mini's control but! If you recall the ending, it's all the doing of the "terrorist" and he/she is the one who's dream it truly is. In the end, weather or not people have used the mini is circumstancial. They all are affected.
Masqueradia 2 years ago
Hmm, yes, however, I see no way how it could effect everyone. From my point of view, its just like a huge, shared drug trip of the ones who have used it.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
So you mean to say that the dream distorted their veiw of reality? Interesting. Sounds fun. And completely possible.
I kind of wonder who all has used it though. I mean, they say the DC Mini is "incomplete" and "being developed" ... but when has that ever stopped hackers and programers from making rip offs?
I don't know. It's just fun to think about for me.
Masqueradia 2 years ago
Yup, exactly. Cause from my point of view, that is the most realistic explonation: creating new synapses for the device to use the energy ot the body and the giving the device the possibility to access dreams (the plan being for that to be possible even when awake) actually melted their dream worlds and the view or reality together, basically locking them into a never ending dream. Different traumas of the head can actually change things, to maybe the fact they "destroyed" the senator or whoever
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
actually changed their heads pretty much back the way they were. This would also explain the senators or whoever he was's servants, the short haired professor dude or whoever, dieing cause he was shot in the dream: if you really believe, for instance, that you suffer of some brain thingie making your left hand shake, it will shake.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
Hmm, yes, well, from how I see it, it was used by the senator, the all the professors on the project, the two who went crazy in the lab, the police officer anddd the one they originally tought to have stolen the DC Mini. Haha, after watching this movie like 3 times (cause I really loved it) I actually dreamed of it. I dreamed of a movie, "Paprika 3". It was live-action and started with paprika going to the movies where suddenly the voice wich always appeared in the movie when something
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
was going wrong (the baby laugh) was heard. Thats all I remember though, just that little scene: I think I woke up quite soon after that. Oh, I so wish I could record my dreams like in the movie... scientist have actually made the first needed breaktroughs! With enough money, resources, and the specialists working on sucha device, I believe it could really be made within a few years. Ohh, I so wish one would already be done!
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
It's just too bad that such a device will require millions and billions of dollars to mass produce. they are working on helmets now that will project sensory pulses into your brain. Example, if in a game you drink a potion, you'll be able to taste it. If you are supposed to find a flower, you'll be able to smell it. That kind of bothers me though... I worry that kind of power would be misused... given the state of our economy...
Masqueradia 2 years ago
I do find some danger in sucha thing too. It sounds just way too risky to me. However, something that simply records dreams, I'd find really nothing bad at that. But a device wich makes you hallucinate, thats just wrong. Let's think about, for example, deppressed people. Alot of them might become addicted of sucha thing, creating their own sanctuary, in the case they have the skills for such of course, where nothing is bad. I think such technology would be just a plain no-no.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
Just out of curiousity, have you ever attempted to control your dreams using a Lucid Dream tactic? What I mean is, to acknowledge you're inside a dream and attempt to change it? I have been experimenting with such things. It's difficult to do but I've managed a few things. Materialization. Flight. Even changing the color of the sky, though it didn't turn out how I'd intended. I was wondering if you'd ever attempted such things. It's interesting.
Masqueradia 2 years ago
I have studied them trough, but never tried. Wich method have you used, if I may ask? I actually once had lucid dream whilst sleep walking. It was effin freaky. I went to the bathroom and all and then proceeded to shut the shutters, turning around this pole to shut them. I turned the other way and they rose up, wich is impossible, but so I remember it. Then I turned the pole the other way around and they closed like they were posed to. When I woke up, they were closed. Freaky, I tell you.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
The easiest method for me is dream induced (where you become aware you are in a dream while you are dreaming). I'm working at mnemonic but it's hard. It helps when you have made time for the proper amount of sleep, which I don't always do. You have to have reached a certain point in the dreaming cycle I think. Mine don't usually last too long, which makes me think I am going quite a while before being in control. I'm actually trying to perfect it so I can teach someone else.
Masqueradia 2 years ago
I see I see, quite interesting. Blehh, I prefer by dreams the way they ae tho. The only bad thing is I cant record them so I only remember bits and pieces, and even those, only rarely.
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
They say low dream recall makes it difficult to Lucid dream in anycase. But, the reason I'm trying to perfect it to teach someone is I know someone with cronic nightmares where he is the bad guy. It bothers him so much that he has reached the point where he fears going to sleep. I'm hoping that, since medications do not agree with him and make things worse, that Lucid dreaming would help him. But I like my dreams too. Even my nightmares don't scare so much as intrige me.
Masqueradia 2 years ago 4
I see, I must say that truly is a noble cause. Two thumbs up for you, I hope youll master it and be able to teach him : )
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
@Masqueradia Lucid dreaming requires practice.
Only in certain instaces in my life have I realized I was dreaming. What's odd is that despite my realization, most of my dreams didn't "work around" my changing perception, the dreams simply stopped (I don't wake up, they just ceased).
On one occassion that I recall, I was able to explore the dream knowing I was dreaming, but it was brief and towards the end of the longest (last) REM dip before I awoke.
heero171 1 year ago
@heero171 Not for everyone, many people are natural at it (especially young children). I've never practiced and get them randomly around 2-3 times per week.
AseliaTheEternal1 1 year ago
@AseliaTheEternal1 I've been lucid dreaming randomly since my childhood.
Nowadays I'm aware of my dreams. Goodness, my psyche is strange.
heero171 1 year ago
Watched this movie at my buddys house the first time i took acid.. did not end well.
aaronking90 2 years ago
Hahaha. I would think it would be awesome. Although, I guess, if it was your first time.
dlybfttp 2 years ago
You did it so we don't have to...
seriously though, i would watch it on acid, that is unless you think it's a really really bad idea.
annoianoid 2 years ago
You may be able to handle it, i couldnt. At least not on my first acid trip ever. I trashed the apartment, punched my buddy in the face multiple times cause he turned into satan and then jumped off the second story balcony of the apartment complex in an attempt to fly away. (i thought i was dreaming.) He tried to drive me home but i kept hitting him so he kicked me out of the car in the middle of the ghetto at 3am and i walked about 3-4 miles home soaking wet for some reason, with no shoes on.
aaronking90 2 years ago 3
I truly believe dat > _ >
Scarecrowking 2 years ago
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Khono 2 years ago
hehe i love the part when paprika says "wake up!" and hes like "eh?"
AwsometasticTori 2 years ago 9
and then the whole place rips open and everything else is there lol
0arkthompson0 2 years ago
Yes! That part kicks ass!
Khono 2 years ago
look at Tokita's face = (0:36 - 0:37) ;)
Kitsuruhama 3 years ago
paprika is so strange... i watched this anime 5 times and iam still dont know whats going on XD
SusakeKes 3 years ago 6
loucoooo
superj170 3 years ago
Mr. Tsutsui, who wrote the original Paprika, stated in an interview he has often been scared of his own dreams and would not want to share anyone else's dreams because of that.
Personally, the giant doll was the only thing that creeped me out. I hate those dolls.
People might have been disturbed by the erotic scenes, too. Satoshi explained the butterfly room was toned down because it was too erotic. Yup, the final cut was "toned down." Still pretty graphic, though.
TheouAegis 3 years ago 44
The movie Paprika has so many meanings. But in my opinion Its about what dreams are and what they could be. Because this IS a dream. The infinate possibitities of what could exist or not.
Dreams are more then magical. Dreams are what start something. Everything starts off as a dream then developes into reality. Somethimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. Dreams are the impossible Made possible. Thats what I think.
Auveri 3 years ago 35
That Is a dream*** lol
Auveri 3 years ago
@Auveri I think dreams are the byproduct of DMT
tss7s9 10 months ago
Paprika! the movie with infinite depth, I've seen this movie about 10 times and I can still find new things i haven't understood earlier! This movie, and Revolver, and maybe one or two more movies, can in combination give you all the phillosofy you could ever need, you just have to take your time and understand it, Find those parts in the movie that mean something more than they apear to do! I LOVE it! great movie! 11 out of 10
EternalExplorer 3 years ago 6
I second this!
UchihaEna 3 years ago
West? Never thought i'd see you here XD
VarekaisDevil 3 years ago
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This movie made no fucking sense.
harloblond43 3 years ago
This movie is so magical and beautiful... Especially scenes with parade. I don't get it why people find it disturbing.
AsmoGoth 3 years ago 4
It's magical and beautiful. But it's disturbing on some level because of what people can dream of. It's not a matter of what you consciencely think of, but rather what you don't. The act of healing through dreams in Psychotherapy would be a miracle, but here, someone blurred the lines between Reality and Dream to achieve an ultimate desire. A mixture of what they dream of and trying to bring it to reality. Dreams should stay in dreams, and reality should stay in reality. Never mix them.
Blibbles 3 years ago 2
Alot of the scenes from the movies scared the heck out of me, but what could be better than a bunch of fridges, buddhas, dolls, toys, appliances, virgin marys, and the statue of liberty marching around?
abenoseimei89 3 years ago 6
Love the movie and love the soundtrack... Paprika's flying parrots bloom in the dragon's spare tires.
Aquarys 3 years ago 2
the drum that starts off the craziness in this scene. brilliant.
deepfriedewok 3 years ago 4
Tokita is the best character xD aside from Paprika.
SilencedoGood00 3 years ago 4
Tokita's the man. I'm actually happy that they got together. He's adorable in robot and in human.
Harpsiccord 3 years ago 5
Typicaly japanese, seriously that would NEVER hapen in Holywood. Not those characters.
W4RW017 3 years ago
happens in reality though =D hollywood isn't a good thing
danobaka 3 years ago
@Harpsiccord Oh, I love Tokita! And Toru Furya was such good voice casting for him!
Atheneastro 4 months ago
haha that goofy grin by the detective is great
mrwailee 4 years ago 3
yayyy I like abstract art and the purity creative movies like Paprika. The world is messed up as it is, this movie makes the world more sane.
animeandy2153 4 years ago 4
HEY
xoxoThatsHotxoxo 4 years ago
CAUTION! SPOILER!! Okay. I don't get the ending where supposedly everyone in the world is asleep and all dreams merge, then the chairman gets huge and starts destroying things. Were the explosions and giant sinkholes in the city real or in the dream? I just didn't get that. I'm really, really sorry if I spoiled any key plot points!! Sorry! I just have to know!
SQUILLA898 4 years ago
lol i guess you don't understand the definition of the word "merge". that word alone explains it. basically there is no longer "real" and "not real", they're dreaming, but it's really happening! Dreamworld fantasy and reality become the same thing
bleepie 4 years ago
so yes, the holes and explosions were... "real"
bleepie 4 years ago
Wow. Thanks! That last 20 minutes of the movie really made me scratch my head! This helps with my puzzlement.
SQUILLA898 4 years ago
i watched the movie and i was like,,,wtf. it was sooo hard to understand,
ccann410 4 years ago
But if you can understand it, it's mindblowing.
Well, MORE mindblowing. Even without the plot, it's enough to blow your head off.
Gl3ipnir 4 years ago
thats why it's surreal!! common this movie great!!!
makigott 4 years ago
I watched this yesterday and it really is a brilliant film.
Buntonater 4 years ago 3
I found it a little too fucked, and there was a lot of scenes of them just talking to each other.
grandpoobarr 4 years ago
Actually, it was probably milk fat...
Renji1 4 years ago
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The guy ejaculated (a wet dream) and she dipped her hands into his cum.
Pavl0Escovar 4 years ago
One of my favorite scene
meaninglessmage 4 years ago