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Perfect Blue
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- type: movie
- grade: exemplary
- Other elements of this title:
- This title is a personal favourite.
- This title may offend the sensitive.
- made: unknown
- Review created: A while ago, i'll revise it eventually.
- mod: none
I really didn't want to put this movie here, exemplary suggests a model to be followed, but I don't want more of this. At the same time I can recognize that it is very well done, with lifelike animation, believable characters and ambience and solid, competent writing in a complex plot. However I consider this one of the most horrible movies i've watched, and while this may be the optimum for a psychological thriller it is unusual amongst the anime I have seen. There is a dark world portrayed here, people (especially the lead) under soul-destroying stress, violence and sexual perversion (including one simulated and one attempted rape) amid questions of madness and the barren-ness of `stardom'. I respect this movie as proof that anime can be darker and more twisted than any live action I've seen. Keep the kiddies away (not just because it would be R rated), don't invite me, but if this is the sort of thing you like then this could be a winner for you.
The Anime Critic rates it as very good, noting the atmosphere and animation but finding the ending a let down, in this fairly spoiler free review.
Words by Andrew Shelton, Web by Ticti, Last Compile: Wed Aug 5 12:39:23 WST 2009