Inception lacked one very crucial thing in its world= batshit craziness, which is what dreams are. Nolan spent too much time creating a very complex story to tie up all loose ends for continuity sake that he forgot that dreams in their very nature are incoherent. Paprika had no rules, characters never questioned the physics and rules of a of a dream so they seemed to think everything was normal even in the most ludicrous situations. Only after they awake do they realise how unusual their dream
There are tonnes of copying conspiracies about Inception and Paprika, and even though they have the same basis and even extremely similar scenes, I think it's safe to say it's probably just a coincidence and they're both great films in their own right.
The only time I wasn't disappointed, with an anime's usual inane structure, was with the first season of Gunslinger Girl, and then that headed back to shit in the second season when they lost funding...and brains.
One thing I like better about Paprika is that the setting of the dreams just change (it is what happened in my dreams, at less) and don't have to have some machines to change the setting even when they're already inside the dream because dreams are more or less supposed to be random. it is here that the whole Inception movie become unrealistic, and failed.
What pisses me off its that Nolan doesn't accepts he was influenced by Satoshi Kon, and Arronofsky denies that Black Swan was influenced by Perfect Blue its beyond ridiculous. And just when Kon passed away, Arronofsky was like "aah yes he was a role model". Don't get me wrong I like these directors but I hate when the credit its not given.
@yazid3848 Actually, he told me he didn't see it. But he seemed more interested in checking it out when I told him that Kon mentioned TDK before he died.
@yazid3848 yes but i've read that both Nolan and aronofsky (black swan comp. to perfect blue) were reluctant to talk about their main inspirations coming from Japan, as Disney did with the lion king. They should admit good ideas can come from others :)
@GhibliOriginals Arenofsky bought the rights to remake Perfect Blue in order to use a scene from it in "Requiem for a Dream", so for better or for worse that means he doesn't have to talk about how Kon influences his ideas. Personally I have not been able to watch Black Swan because my vomiting when I see Natalie Portman would upset people around me. But to get back to my point he's not doing anything as edgy as stealing ideas. He just bought them.
wow if nolan actually made inception go hand in hand with what the paprika film had minus that happy parade, inception could of been a classic not that it is a classic. good video here.
Both movies have lots of similarities and differences but one similarity that prevails is (MAJOR SPOILER) they play a tacit game with the viewer, who is never sure if is watching the reality or some surprise dream-in-dream; and again and both movies take and leave open this game to the very end
Both movies were great. Maybe Inception could've used a parade or two, but I really enjoyed both.
I don't see much similarity between the two, other than both being about dreams. Inception was about planting ideas in the subconscious, while Paprika was more about analyzing the subconscious and trying to prevent it from leaking into reality.
Hey folks let's not forget another movie that has elements of anime known as Cameron's Avatar which also paid homage to Miyazaki/Ghibli productions since Cameron is a fan and wrote it in 1993 as when he filmed it in 2006 till 2009 he did some homages to Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke, Castle in The Sky and My Neighbor Totoro. Even Pan's Labyrinth and Kill Bill were anime inspired.
Well hollywood filmmakers like Nolan, James Cameron, Zack Snyder, Guillermo Del Toro, The Wachowskis, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Roland Emmerich, Jonathan Mostow and more are huge fans of anime and use anime for inspirations. For example Avatar has the feel of Nausicaa/Princess Mononoke while The Matrix has the feel of Ghost in The Shell/Akira, The Island has that GITS feel and now Inception Paprika.
Well that was a direct reference to VHD Bloodlust as Snyder loves anime you know as do the other directors i mentioned. Do you think The Matrix and Ghost in The Shell are the same film?
I know nothing about this anime or movie or whatever, I just checked this out because it was related to my Inception mashup trailer, but hot damn! This worked out really well! Perfect footage for the trailer, in my opinion.
RIP Satoshi Kon!!! i haven't seen Paprika yet cause I'm waiting for some reason, but I would've never guessed that inception would have some uncamnny similarities. I'm mostly shocked by the similarities with some of the best effects I loved about inception and from this trailer, but I shall respect both movies because I like Inception and I love Satoshi Kon. ...........Dang that was a beast trailer!!! XD
@psychopomp88 Though I loved Inception I do agree. The dreamscapes were way more rigid in Inception than dreams are. However I love both movies and cannot wait to get Inception when it comes out on DVD
I love Satoshi Kon and I loved Paprika (along with all his other animated works) but I think it would be misguided to think that Christopher Nolan ripped off Paprika, or that he was even greatly influenced by it. Nolan worked on the script for Inception for 9-10 years, prior to year 2001. Paprika came into theaters in 2006. Do the math.
(Btw, great trailer, I got shivers down my spine, and R.I.P. Satoshi Kon)
@yeeroy He actually said in a French interview that he was influenced by Paprika; specifically by the character Paprika/Atsuko.
But inspiration and ripping off aren't the same. There are similar elements and scenes, but very different films as a whole; just with a "dream" theme. I mean, Aronofsky went so far as to buy the rights to Perfect Blue for a complete frame for frame scene in Requiem for a Dream and they're drastically different.
@yeeroy Yeah, I also think both movies explore the same subjects, and well there's a chance that Nolan took some influence from Kon's work -remember the last episode of 'Paranoia Agent'-, but still there's not any plagiarism involved. Besides, how they displayed either are rather different, 'Paprika' is a 'pop' and surreal dream, whereas 'Inception' owns a deal to German Expresionism. Nolan will continue making marvelous films, but it's very sad not having Kon around anymore
I watched both films. The similarities I felt were the hallway, the mirror, and not being able to see the faces. I'm sure Nolan saw this anime and was inspired. However, it's definitely not a rip off like people suggest. I am nor an anime otaku or Nolan fanboy. With absolutely no bias, I have to say Inception is levels way above Paprika. I watched Paprika first and the film is ridiculous. The animation is definitely great, but the story was so dreadful. Inception was very entertaining.
@boamuro Man, what are you talking about? 'Paprika'... "ridiculous"? Sorry dude, but I must say you just didn't get the point. It's one of the finest animated films made during the last like ten years -way better than any made in America, save a couple by Pixar. By the way it's not necesary to be an 'otaku' to watch it.
Paprika is what Inception would have been like if the cost for cgi and all that weren't as high. It's much more difficult to do special effects in movies than in anime.
Paprika just seems I don't know....More dreamlike?
I mean inception was a pretty decent movie, but the "dreams" were just too litteral and dull, while the dreams in paprika are colorful, flowing, imaginative, and well dreamlike.
@XxFruitsxBasketxX 8O That's my opinion exactly. When I saw the movie, I was thinking, "This is great, but dreams don't make sense. They aren't realistic like this movie." That's what I loved about Paprika was that it didn't make sense, just like a real dream. Also, Paprika came before Inception,which goes to show how creative Japanese people are.
I think the problem is the timing. The anime already exists, and the choice to make a live action film out of it seems suspicious. Not to say that paprika isn't original... I mean there was probably 'inception' in paprika, I don't know. But was there that twist ending? Not the whole reality is or isn't a dream thing, but Cobb's revelation?
I've seen both movies, the only similarities is that they both are about dreaming. Paprika is just a mind fuck of a movie, Inception isn't. Completely different plot.
Though I guess: spoilers: cobbs wife and that falling guy might be similar.
The REAL problem here is that there is too much focus on having completely "Original Ideas", where the focus should be on the execution of ideas, old or new. People tend to freak out and overreact when one movie has ANY similar quality or plot point to another movie. But there is a line where outright copying an original idea is taken too far, where it becomes completely irreputable. I honestly don't believe "Inception" comes anywhere near that line.
Its not the similarities that bug me, but that the American audience will have never seen or will see Satoshi Kon brilliant visions in Paprika. Inception is #1 in the box office right now, and when the Paprika live action movie comes out it will just be bashed for its similarities to Inception. Anime is insanely brilliant and forward thinking and a majority of America is just not on the same intellectual playing field as Japan, not yet. Inception is a start, keep the faith for america ^-^
@trollslayer42 I kind of feel like you're devaluing American cinema. Yes, American film and Japanese film are on two totally different dimensions of artistry and creative thinking, but I've never had the feeling that American cinema is less "intellectual" than Japanese cinema. There are plenty of American films that don't pander to the Lowest Common Denominator. I suppose they're just harder to recognize in the midst of all the "LOLweneedmoarmonee" films.
@trollslayer42 I'm bugged by the upcoming arrogance of Film fans who don't know Paprika but think very highly of Inception.
Some of them will surely watch Paprika out of pure interests but so many of them stay fan boyish saying Paprika is a piece of shit movie without ever watching it.
Well i wouldn't care if 2 out of 10 people would think so but It's 9/10 who are completely arrogant and ignorant.
It hurts me since Paprika is such a beautiful movie and Inception a great homage.
@trollslayer42 You're damn right. It was even worse with the Matrix / Ghost in the Shell inspiration. But as long as animated films are associated with the Pixar and Dreamworks factories that keep spilling out the same movie over and over, it will be difficult to create this intellectual field you mention. Ah well, screw them dumbasses, at least we know to look beyond the horizon of the LA hills ^^
@trollslayer42 Inception is not the first nor only intelligent film America has produced, only the most recent box office hit one. Hollywood is a fat stupid bitch that keeps popping out these dumb ugly flicks, but there are talented writers lurking about and gems will continue to pop out now and then in the future, just as they have in the past. I mean its like looking at all the bad generic action/mystery-based animes of japan and saying "WOW JAPAN SURE CANT MAKE ANIME". You trollin'? Maybe.
@trollslayer42 They are going to make a Paprika live action??? WHAT?? I guess since they ran out of comic book heroes, now Hollywood is switching to anime. The problem is that it would require MILLIONS upon MILLIONS to replicate most animes into live-action films.
It's just the baby boomers that don't get anime. Most people now in their teens through late 30's get it, and understand it.
@trollslayer42 I have to disagree with you. Sorry but I liked Inception better even though Paprika came first Inception did it better. Besides despite there similarities they are still really different movies. Paprika is more creative I'll admit that but Inception is more entertaining and its more how should I say it suspensful. Both have a dream aspect to it but Inception is more of a heist movie and Paprika is more of a creative movie(idk how else to describe it).
I saw Paprika long before I saw Inception and I don't even think the two films have much in common. Yes, they both deal with dream technology - but that's about it.
For the record I'd give Paprika an 8/10 and Inception a 10/10
@trollslayer42 well, that was terribly ethnocentric and in turn, I'd say the Japanese are still light years away from the rest the world because of their often incoherent storytelling, recycled ideas and character archetypes, inane/verbose dialogue, and a huge tendency of "telling" a story rather than "showing" one. The main thing for me would be that last point, because over exposition is rampant in anime, very often ruining the entire story and/or characters.
@gregtestagent Well that is untrue, have you ever seen Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood? It did a perfect job on "showing a story". Also, It can surpass the majority of American film very easily.
Kon is is a cult filmmaker you know and he makes cult movies. Japan is smarter than Americans despite i am a smart American. Movies like The Matrix is heavily influenced by many things including Ninja Scroll, Akira, Fist of the North Star and Ghost in The Shell, Atlantis The Lost Empire influenced by Castle in The Sky and Avatar by Cameron by many movies including Ghibli's works like Castle in The Sky, Nausicaa, Mononoke and Pom Poko as Cameron is a Ghibli fan
Actually more like Man Called Horse, the real Dances with Wolves from 1970 and has Richard Harris and has the same plot and scenes from MCH at times besides Ghibli stuff. Would you also compare Dark Knight to Heat?
they actually take 8 scenes from the animation and use it in inception, JUST IN THE TRAILER! im not fucking kidding either, they use the mirro paprika breaks, they use the town eroding, the town exxploding like in the pariad and they use him running and falling in the hall way, a long with those there are a few other minor scenes, and remember that was only in the comercial! its sad, its really sad,
@Misheru46 I've seen Inception and thought it was AMAZING but I've never seen Paprika. But I think that those might Coincidences since Christopher Nolan mentions he was inspired by The Matrix and Dark City he never mentioned Paprika. I doubt Christopher Nolan even watches anime.
Although the idea of going inside dreams may be the same I think that the two movies look totally different(judging from the trailer).
dude I must say when I saw the thumbnail Ithought "My god that is brilliant why didn't put those two together." then I watched it and realized that I wouldn't have pulled it as good as you did. this is getting a "Like" and being saved to my "Kick ass" playlist. Cause Paprika was almost as tripp as Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and close to being as much of a mind fuck as "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and the movie Inception looks to to be a mind fuck movie
@leemcqueen500 then tell nolan not to get inspired by it, dipshit.
'The French film site Excessif reports that Nolan has acknowledged the influence of Satoshi Kon's anime adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's Paprika novel, although does not quote him directly:
"Christopher Nolan cites [Paprika] as one of the principal influences and was inspired by its main character to flesh out his character played by Ellen Page, a 'spirit architect' named Ariadne." '
@Hackmoune My guess is that you haven't seen Paprika, or you just didn't understand it. After all, Inception is somewhat of a simplified and less in depth movie than this.
@drxwnedxwxrld your guess is wrong, i have seen a lot of anime, im not an otaku boy only cause i dont like to read mangas but as for animes i really really know a lot, and this movie is one of those shits that made me fall asleep, it doesnt make any sense at all, i loved Perfect Blue and enjoyed Paranoia Agent as well but i was really disappointed by this
This is the SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, I mean...WOW man you just motivated me to finish my Inception vid Idea...Oh and that part where she says "I love movies!"...freaky!
Paprika was in face inspiration for Inception. Christopher Nolan said it himself.
Ninjalootah 3 days ago
Inception lacked one very crucial thing in its world= batshit craziness, which is what dreams are. Nolan spent too much time creating a very complex story to tie up all loose ends for continuity sake that he forgot that dreams in their very nature are incoherent. Paprika had no rules, characters never questioned the physics and rules of a of a dream so they seemed to think everything was normal even in the most ludicrous situations. Only after they awake do they realise how unusual their dream
lankyman0990 4 days ago
There are tonnes of copying conspiracies about Inception and Paprika, and even though they have the same basis and even extremely similar scenes, I think it's safe to say it's probably just a coincidence and they're both great films in their own right.
This was cool, btw.
Puzzlelion 4 weeks ago
das hast du wircklich geil gemacht!
LalaAnimeVideos 2 months ago
The only time I wasn't disappointed, with an anime's usual inane structure, was with the first season of Gunslinger Girl, and then that headed back to shit in the second season when they lost funding...and brains.
gregtestagent 2 months ago
One thing I like better about Paprika is that the setting of the dreams just change (it is what happened in my dreams, at less) and don't have to have some machines to change the setting even when they're already inside the dream because dreams are more or less supposed to be random. it is here that the whole Inception movie become unrealistic, and failed.
ShorelineDefense 2 months ago
DiCaprio looks weird.....
SomethingScanning 3 months ago
What pisses me off its that Nolan doesn't accepts he was influenced by Satoshi Kon, and Arronofsky denies that Black Swan was influenced by Perfect Blue its beyond ridiculous. And just when Kon passed away, Arronofsky was like "aah yes he was a role model". Don't get me wrong I like these directors but I hate when the credit its not given.
Lomito 6 months ago 8
@Lomito actually Nolan makes it pretty clear that Paprika was a major influence for Inception
DreVercetti 3 months ago
@DreVercetti According to some dude that attended to a Q&A with Nolan and del Toro, Nolan was questioned if he has seen Paprika and he said no.
Lomito 3 months ago
@Lomito Nolan said Ellen's character was based on Paprika
X3MUSEWOOO 4 weeks ago
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The man who wrote the book it's based off of said he never would have imagined a animated Paprika movie.
Kharandis 6 months ago
They didnt copy anything it was just an influence Nolan saw Paprika and probably thought it was a cool idea and branched off of it.
yazid3848 8 months ago
@yazid3848 Actually, he told me he didn't see it. But he seemed more interested in checking it out when I told him that Kon mentioned TDK before he died.
Zerudah 8 months ago
@yazid3848 yes but i've read that both Nolan and aronofsky (black swan comp. to perfect blue) were reluctant to talk about their main inspirations coming from Japan, as Disney did with the lion king. They should admit good ideas can come from others :)
GhibliOriginals 7 months ago
@GhibliOriginals Actually, Nolan told me upfront that he wasn't inspired by Paprika, but was aware of it.
Zerudah 7 months ago
@GhibliOriginals Arenofsky bought the rights to remake Perfect Blue in order to use a scene from it in "Requiem for a Dream", so for better or for worse that means he doesn't have to talk about how Kon influences his ideas. Personally I have not been able to watch Black Swan because my vomiting when I see Natalie Portman would upset people around me. But to get back to my point he's not doing anything as edgy as stealing ideas. He just bought them.
HowardFair 6 months ago
Hurr, Dicaprio and his fabulous mustache
Traumlichtblog 8 months ago
inception copied paprika??
kangtk94 8 months ago
Goddamm, my friend watched this when he was sooo high and he tripped balls!
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GabriellaMonroevstg 9 months ago
... it works
cursingL 9 months ago
wow if nolan actually made inception go hand in hand with what the paprika film had minus that happy parade, inception could of been a classic not that it is a classic. good video here.
EVHORIA4EVER 10 months ago
Both movies have lots of similarities and differences but one similarity that prevails is (MAJOR SPOILER) they play a tacit game with the viewer, who is never sure if is watching the reality or some surprise dream-in-dream; and again and both movies take and leave open this game to the very end
tektel 11 months ago
Am I the only who found that the Inception story line was overstaed and not evn any where close to a 'mind-fuck'?
I had trouble following it and found the experience underwelming.
TheTelenation 11 months ago 2
Goes together perfectly
behemoyh492 11 months ago
Both movies were great. Maybe Inception could've used a parade or two, but I really enjoyed both.
I don't see much similarity between the two, other than both being about dreams. Inception was about planting ideas in the subconscious, while Paprika was more about analyzing the subconscious and trying to prevent it from leaking into reality.
Jasonbobdude 1 year ago
Hey folks let's not forget another movie that has elements of anime known as Cameron's Avatar which also paid homage to Miyazaki/Ghibli productions since Cameron is a fan and wrote it in 1993 as when he filmed it in 2006 till 2009 he did some homages to Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke, Castle in The Sky and My Neighbor Totoro. Even Pan's Labyrinth and Kill Bill were anime inspired.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
Same subject, two totally different movies.
You may only enjoy Paprika if you enjoy watching anime.
Both very good movies, in their own right.
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You cannot compare those two.
Sergeantspoon 1 year ago
Talked to Chris tonite, he said he hadn't seen it, but that he might now after I mentioned that Kon talked about TDK before he died.
Zerudah 1 year ago
FINALLY someone connects the dots! Bravo!
Styrophoamicus 1 year ago
Fuck ! Its been done ! you beat me to it !
Still
nice job
Xploratio 1 year ago
This just shows how ahead the Japanese are
Karami 1 year ago 28
They're already making this. It's call caprica. It's on Hulu.
philsnk 1 year ago
Well hollywood filmmakers like Nolan, James Cameron, Zack Snyder, Guillermo Del Toro, The Wachowskis, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Roland Emmerich, Jonathan Mostow and more are huge fans of anime and use anime for inspirations. For example Avatar has the feel of Nausicaa/Princess Mononoke while The Matrix has the feel of Ghost in The Shell/Akira, The Island has that GITS feel and now Inception Paprika.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@Johnlindsey289 Never heard Snyder cite anime influences, though that arrow scene in 300 reminded me of the one from VHD: Bloodlust.
Zerudah 1 year ago
@Zerudah
Well that was a direct reference to VHD Bloodlust as Snyder loves anime you know as do the other directors i mentioned. Do you think The Matrix and Ghost in The Shell are the same film?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
stupid cancer
poopybooyah 1 year ago
I loved both movies. The funny part is that "Paprika" made more sense, and seemed even more realistic then Inception! LOL
zonkiethegreat 1 year ago 21
@zonkiethegreat Actually I thought it was the other way around. :D (I'll rewatch Paprika , though, to make sure.)
vivianeb90 1 month ago
Goodbye Satoshi kon
Taylorjo17 1 year ago
There's a resemblance indeed
great trailer!
snset 1 year ago
I know nothing about this anime or movie or whatever, I just checked this out because it was related to my Inception mashup trailer, but hot damn! This worked out really well! Perfect footage for the trailer, in my opinion.
TheyFinallyGotMe 1 year ago
An idea mr Satoshi, ideas... live forever
gotgot4242 1 year ago 4
rip satoshi, you will be there forever
dzpixel 1 year ago
I liked Paprika the character and the owner.
both movies are totally different. I was disappointed by the 'twist' in Paprika. I liked Inception a little more.
juliusyeung0330 1 year ago
RIP Satoshi Kon!!! i haven't seen Paprika yet cause I'm waiting for some reason, but I would've never guessed that inception would have some uncamnny similarities. I'm mostly shocked by the similarities with some of the best effects I loved about inception and from this trailer, but I shall respect both movies because I like Inception and I love Satoshi Kon. ...........Dang that was a beast trailer!!! XD
RagamuffinBabyDoll 1 year ago
Brilliantly done. I don't like Inception but I do like this!
qtadbam 1 year ago
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qtadbam 1 year ago
I think Paprika does a much better job at trying to capture the experience of dreams than Inception did
psychopomp88 1 year ago 6
@psychopomp88 Though I loved Inception I do agree. The dreamscapes were way more rigid in Inception than dreams are. However I love both movies and cannot wait to get Inception when it comes out on DVD
artgeek707 1 year ago
RIP
siuminglamb 1 year ago
R.I.P. Satoshi Kon...you wil be missed
reiji180 1 year ago
Goodbye Satoshi, you gave us some damn good anime.
Boldsoliloquy 1 year ago 80
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qtadbam 1 year ago
I love Paprika, Millenium Actress, and Paranoia Agent... I'll miss you so much Satoshi Kon... R.I.P.
purplekirabunny 1 year ago
R.I.P. Satoshi Kon
StarkAmnesia 1 year ago
I love both films.
RtFusion 1 year ago 4
Inception ripped off Satoshi Kon's ideas. Good God, Christopher Nolan- was the dark knight THAT difficult to top? --Damn Loser!
RIP SATOSHI.....
Sileni 1 year ago
I love Satoshi Kon and I loved Paprika (along with all his other animated works) but I think it would be misguided to think that Christopher Nolan ripped off Paprika, or that he was even greatly influenced by it. Nolan worked on the script for Inception for 9-10 years, prior to year 2001. Paprika came into theaters in 2006. Do the math.
(Btw, great trailer, I got shivers down my spine, and R.I.P. Satoshi Kon)
yeeroy 1 year ago
@yeeroy He actually said in a French interview that he was influenced by Paprika; specifically by the character Paprika/Atsuko.
But inspiration and ripping off aren't the same. There are similar elements and scenes, but very different films as a whole; just with a "dream" theme. I mean, Aronofsky went so far as to buy the rights to Perfect Blue for a complete frame for frame scene in Requiem for a Dream and they're drastically different.
oceanicca 1 year ago
@oceanicca Yeah, but Black Swan is totally the same as PB.
Zerudah 1 year ago
@yeeroy Yeah, I also think both movies explore the same subjects, and well there's a chance that Nolan took some influence from Kon's work -remember the last episode of 'Paranoia Agent'-, but still there's not any plagiarism involved. Besides, how they displayed either are rather different, 'Paprika' is a 'pop' and surreal dream, whereas 'Inception' owns a deal to German Expresionism. Nolan will continue making marvelous films, but it's very sad not having Kon around anymore
MechaGojira00 1 year ago
RIP SATOSHI KON, ONE OF THE BEST DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME!
xHearTheRainx 1 year ago 3
R.I.P. Satoshi Kon.
Zerudah 1 year ago 3
I watched both films. The similarities I felt were the hallway, the mirror, and not being able to see the faces. I'm sure Nolan saw this anime and was inspired. However, it's definitely not a rip off like people suggest. I am nor an anime otaku or Nolan fanboy. With absolutely no bias, I have to say Inception is levels way above Paprika. I watched Paprika first and the film is ridiculous. The animation is definitely great, but the story was so dreadful. Inception was very entertaining.
boamuro 1 year ago
@boamuro Man, what are you talking about? 'Paprika'... "ridiculous"? Sorry dude, but I must say you just didn't get the point. It's one of the finest animated films made during the last like ten years -way better than any made in America, save a couple by Pixar. By the way it's not necesary to be an 'otaku' to watch it.
MechaGojira00 1 year ago 3
both inception and paprika own you 'spergin neckbeards
streetballerv310 1 year ago 12
@streetballerv310 "'spergin neckbeards"?? WTF does that even mean? Nothing offensive I hope.
Boldsoliloquy 1 year ago 15
Paprika is a million times better than the easy cop out that was Inception. Plus, the score was nowhere near as irritating.
GatoPoder 1 year ago 5
Paprika is what Inception would have been like if the cost for cgi and all that weren't as high. It's much more difficult to do special effects in movies than in anime.
Reauit 1 year ago
Paprika just seems I don't know....More dreamlike?
I mean inception was a pretty decent movie, but the "dreams" were just too litteral and dull, while the dreams in paprika are colorful, flowing, imaginative, and well dreamlike.
XxFruitsxBasketxX 1 year ago 45
@XxFruitsxBasketxX As in, Paprika beats Inception like a redheaded step child.
GreyMatter00Duh 8 months ago
@GreyMatter00Duh I like that expression..lol I plan on using that in the near future..lol
MrRadaikon 7 months ago
@XxFruitsxBasketxX 8O That's my opinion exactly. When I saw the movie, I was thinking, "This is great, but dreams don't make sense. They aren't realistic like this movie." That's what I loved about Paprika was that it didn't make sense, just like a real dream. Also, Paprika came before Inception,which goes to show how creative Japanese people are.
fanime1 6 months ago
@fanime1: I think the same thing too.
'Inception' is not a film about dreams, is 'Matrix' with a different incipit ....
Nisselak 6 months ago
@Nisselak I never noticed the Matrix comparison, but again, you're right! ^-^
fanime1 6 months ago
@XxFruitsxBasketxX Inception was the "realistic" version of paprika, we have it on file that Nolan took imajor inspiration from Paprika
Raxer21 5 months ago
the novel that paprika's based on, was written over 18 years ago, make of that what you will ...
therealpd12001 1 year ago
I read in a source (search Paprika Inception on Yahoo, links come up), where Christopher Nolan cites Paprika as an influence?
drxwnedxwxrld 1 year ago
I immediately thought of Paprika while I watched Inception for the first time.
WHATTYEAHH 1 year ago
Is that John Candy at 1:00?
365videoblog 1 year ago
Is that John Candy at 1:00?
365videoblog 1 year ago
I think the problem is the timing. The anime already exists, and the choice to make a live action film out of it seems suspicious. Not to say that paprika isn't original... I mean there was probably 'inception' in paprika, I don't know. But was there that twist ending? Not the whole reality is or isn't a dream thing, but Cobb's revelation?
StarbladeEnkai 1 year ago
I've seen Paprika twice and Inception once and there are similarities but also differences.
sunnygirly2k4 1 year ago 3
way to go buddy...awesome
vegeta9v 1 year ago
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Inception is the best movie that has come out from the past 2 years.
juliusyeung0330 1 year ago
This was first movie i thought of when i watched Inception, although I like Paprika more, Inception was still pretty decent
crab0021 1 year ago
Yeah, except for one thing. Nolan has been working on that script for a decade. Do more research people.
yitzhakarafat 1 year ago
@yitzhakarafat And the book preceded the script.
Zerudah 1 year ago
@yitzhakarafat WORKING ON.
drxwnedxwxrld 1 year ago
I've seen both movies, the only similarities is that they both are about dreaming. Paprika is just a mind fuck of a movie, Inception isn't. Completely different plot.
Though I guess: spoilers: cobbs wife and that falling guy might be similar.
2Dzz 1 year ago
Both movies are part of the surrealistic movement. it was never a new concept.
cr4ckshot 1 year ago
The REAL problem here is that there is too much focus on having completely "Original Ideas", where the focus should be on the execution of ideas, old or new. People tend to freak out and overreact when one movie has ANY similar quality or plot point to another movie. But there is a line where outright copying an original idea is taken too far, where it becomes completely irreputable. I honestly don't believe "Inception" comes anywhere near that line.
So can't we just enjoy both?
ColdClamChowder 1 year ago
Technically both Paprika and Inception are very similar but very different in certain aspects.
CrossMarian23 1 year ago
Its not the similarities that bug me, but that the American audience will have never seen or will see Satoshi Kon brilliant visions in Paprika. Inception is #1 in the box office right now, and when the Paprika live action movie comes out it will just be bashed for its similarities to Inception. Anime is insanely brilliant and forward thinking and a majority of America is just not on the same intellectual playing field as Japan, not yet. Inception is a start, keep the faith for america ^-^
trollslayer42 1 year ago 87
@trollslayer42 I kind of feel like you're devaluing American cinema. Yes, American film and Japanese film are on two totally different dimensions of artistry and creative thinking, but I've never had the feeling that American cinema is less "intellectual" than Japanese cinema. There are plenty of American films that don't pander to the Lowest Common Denominator. I suppose they're just harder to recognize in the midst of all the "LOLweneedmoarmonee" films.
ColdClamChowder 1 year ago
@ColdClamChowder "but I've never had the feeling that American cinema is less "intellectual" than Japanese cinema."
Dances with Smurfs, anyone?
Zerudah 1 year ago 3
@Zerudah Um...I'm not sure what that means.
ColdClamChowder 1 year ago
@ColdClamChowder I'm alluding to Avatar.
Zerudah 1 year ago
@Zerudah screw Avatar!
juliusyeung0330 1 year ago
@juliusyeung0330
Do you think The Matrix should have been called Ghost in The Keanu Reeves?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@Zerudah
If you think Avatar is the same as Mononoke and Dances with Wolves then do you think The Matrix is the same as Ghost in The Shell?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@ColdClamChowder Japanese movies all suck nowdays... What happened to such classics like RAN and RINGU or Seven Samurais? or AKira?
Hollywood can still redeem itself from Chris Nolan
juliusyeung0330 1 year ago
@juliusyeung0330
money. Its cheaper to make animes than hire a team production, writers, actors.
SoCalstylez858 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 Godfather > Korean Films> Akira Kuruska? (directed Ran)>Christopher Nolan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Over a thousand GREAT animes in Japn
juliusyeung0330 1 year ago
@trollslayer42
Acutually According to Nolan one of his inspirations was Paprika.
MADNINJA2500 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabooooooooooooooooooooooooo
conorisawsome 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 I'm bugged by the upcoming arrogance of Film fans who don't know Paprika but think very highly of Inception.
Some of them will surely watch Paprika out of pure interests but so many of them stay fan boyish saying Paprika is a piece of shit movie without ever watching it.
Well i wouldn't care if 2 out of 10 people would think so but It's 9/10 who are completely arrogant and ignorant.
It hurts me since Paprika is such a beautiful movie and Inception a great homage.
Ryodakun 1 year ago 7
@Ryodakun the truth of the matter is most people are mediocre, its 1/10 who are on the path that really matter. stay on the path!
DjDedan 1 year ago
@DjDedan Well it doesn't matters now anymore.
May Kon be remembered well.
Ryodakun 1 year ago
@Ryodakun agreed! he was and still is on the path! RIP Kon and your memory will never fade.
DjDedan 1 year ago
@trollslayer42: Ignorant people are lazy people who don't want to do research before complaining about something.
beadyslay 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 You're damn right. It was even worse with the Matrix / Ghost in the Shell inspiration. But as long as animated films are associated with the Pixar and Dreamworks factories that keep spilling out the same movie over and over, it will be difficult to create this intellectual field you mention. Ah well, screw them dumbasses, at least we know to look beyond the horizon of the LA hills ^^
biglebonski 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 Inception is not the first nor only intelligent film America has produced, only the most recent box office hit one. Hollywood is a fat stupid bitch that keeps popping out these dumb ugly flicks, but there are talented writers lurking about and gems will continue to pop out now and then in the future, just as they have in the past. I mean its like looking at all the bad generic action/mystery-based animes of japan and saying "WOW JAPAN SURE CANT MAKE ANIME". You trollin'? Maybe.
DonyWillDamnit 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 They are going to make a Paprika live action??? WHAT?? I guess since they ran out of comic book heroes, now Hollywood is switching to anime. The problem is that it would require MILLIONS upon MILLIONS to replicate most animes into live-action films.
It's just the baby boomers that don't get anime. Most people now in their teens through late 30's get it, and understand it.
zonkiethegreat 1 year ago
@trollslayer42 I have to disagree with you. Sorry but I liked Inception better even though Paprika came first Inception did it better. Besides despite there similarities they are still really different movies. Paprika is more creative I'll admit that but Inception is more entertaining and its more how should I say it suspensful. Both have a dream aspect to it but Inception is more of a heist movie and Paprika is more of a creative movie(idk how else to describe it).
shewholives217 1 year ago 4
@trollslayer42 Personally though I don't think Paprika would work as well live action.
shewholives217 1 year ago 4
@trollslayer42
I saw Paprika long before I saw Inception and I don't even think the two films have much in common. Yes, they both deal with dream technology - but that's about it.
For the record I'd give Paprika an 8/10 and Inception a 10/10
Pdids01 11 months ago
@trollslayer42 well, that was terribly ethnocentric and in turn, I'd say the Japanese are still light years away from the rest the world because of their often incoherent storytelling, recycled ideas and character archetypes, inane/verbose dialogue, and a huge tendency of "telling" a story rather than "showing" one. The main thing for me would be that last point, because over exposition is rampant in anime, very often ruining the entire story and/or characters.
gregtestagent 11 months ago
@gregtestagent Well that is untrue, have you ever seen Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood? It did a perfect job on "showing a story". Also, It can surpass the majority of American film very easily.
ShorelineDefense 2 months ago
@trollslayer42
Kon is is a cult filmmaker you know and he makes cult movies. Japan is smarter than Americans despite i am a smart American. Movies like The Matrix is heavily influenced by many things including Ninja Scroll, Akira, Fist of the North Star and Ghost in The Shell, Atlantis The Lost Empire influenced by Castle in The Sky and Avatar by Cameron by many movies including Ghibli's works like Castle in The Sky, Nausicaa, Mononoke and Pom Poko as Cameron is a Ghibli fan
Johnlindsey289 10 months ago
@Johnlindsey289 Avatar is also based heavily off of Dances with Wolves.
Kharandis 6 months ago
@Kharandis
Actually more like Man Called Horse, the real Dances with Wolves from 1970 and has Richard Harris and has the same plot and scenes from MCH at times besides Ghibli stuff. Would you also compare Dark Knight to Heat?
Johnlindsey289 6 months ago
they actually take 8 scenes from the animation and use it in inception, JUST IN THE TRAILER! im not fucking kidding either, they use the mirro paprika breaks, they use the town eroding, the town exxploding like in the pariad and they use him running and falling in the hall way, a long with those there are a few other minor scenes, and remember that was only in the comercial! its sad, its really sad,
Misheru46 1 year ago
@Misheru46 I've seen Inception and thought it was AMAZING but I've never seen Paprika. But I think that those might Coincidences since Christopher Nolan mentions he was inspired by The Matrix and Dark City he never mentioned Paprika. I doubt Christopher Nolan even watches anime.
Although the idea of going inside dreams may be the same I think that the two movies look totally different(judging from the trailer).
09tranm 1 year ago
parika owns
LostKoetzsch 1 year ago
Dude epic trailer! The movie and Paprika go perfectly together! Awesome job!
Zachery123456 1 year ago
dude I must say when I saw the thumbnail Ithought "My god that is brilliant why didn't put those two together." then I watched it and realized that I wouldn't have pulled it as good as you did. this is getting a "Like" and being saved to my "Kick ass" playlist. Cause Paprika was almost as tripp as Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and close to being as much of a mind fuck as "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and the movie Inception looks to to be a mind fuck movie
OtakuMadness 1 year ago
It's nothing like Inception.
leemcqueen500 1 year ago
@leemcqueen500 Watch "Paprika", you may feel differently.
Boldsoliloquy 1 year ago 55
@Boldsoliloquy I have and it's nothing like it.
thewolfPrince 1 year ago
@leemcqueen500 then tell nolan not to get inspired by it, dipshit.
'The French film site Excessif reports that Nolan has acknowledged the influence of Satoshi Kon's anime adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's Paprika novel, although does not quote him directly:
"Christopher Nolan cites [Paprika] as one of the principal influences and was inspired by its main character to flesh out his character played by Ellen Page, a 'spirit architect' named Ariadne." '
fuck you
spyletu 1 year ago
@spyletu well put my dude...well put!
banx757 1 year ago
@leemcqueen500
It really is an amazing movie. Both are awesome movies about Lucid Dreaming.
SundiMundi 1 year ago
@leemcqueen500 Inception is actually a good movie, this is crappiola
Hackmoune 1 year ago
@Hackmoune My guess is that you haven't seen Paprika, or you just didn't understand it. After all, Inception is somewhat of a simplified and less in depth movie than this.
drxwnedxwxrld 1 year ago
@drxwnedxwxrld your guess is wrong, i have seen a lot of anime, im not an otaku boy only cause i dont like to read mangas but as for animes i really really know a lot, and this movie is one of those shits that made me fall asleep, it doesnt make any sense at all, i loved Perfect Blue and enjoyed Paranoia Agent as well but i was really disappointed by this
Hackmoune 1 year ago
@Hackmoune
What do you think of Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies, Ninja Scroll, Golgo 13, Wicked City, Fist of the North Star etc.?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@Johnlindsey289 Akira: good at first half the second half is kinda weak, Ghost In The Shell: the series and the two movies are masterpieces.
Grave of the Fireflies: Genius
Ninja Scroll: Movie is badass TV series are crappy
Golgo13: I liked but nothing special
Wicked City: Pretty dam good
Fist of the north Star: Liked it cause i love proto cyberpunk stuff
Studio Ghibli´s movies: loved Grave of the Fireflies and Princess Mononoke, dont liked sen to chihiro the plot didnt keep me interested.
Hackmoune 1 year ago
@Hackmoune
Seen Ghibli's stuff, Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Ninja Scroll, Perfect Blue etc.?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
This is the SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, I mean...WOW man you just motivated me to finish my Inception vid Idea...Oh and that part where she says "I love movies!"...freaky!
banx757 1 year ago
XD
I thought this was real for a second...
JFrenchFries 1 year ago