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RIP Satoshi Kon

post #1 of 11
8/26/10 at 10:56pm
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmb...apanese-cinema

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post #2 of 11
8/26/10 at 11:09pm
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... I wonder what the status is on The Dreaming Machine?
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post #3 of 11
8/26/10 at 11:11pm
Very sad day; was just watching Tokyo Godfathers the other day. I'm surprised more film critics didn't point out the obvious parallels between Paprika and Inception.
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post #4 of 11
8/26/10 at 11:22pm
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I think Paprika was the least personal of his works, and at the same time, the most ambitious. The thematic "mystery" is still present, but I never felt like it drove the story, as in his earlier stuff. As far as the "dreaming" thing goes - obviously Paprika took a very different tangent than Inception did, and I think it freed them to try more things. Inception had to play by the rules that it made for itself.

As far as Kon's works go,

1: Millenium Actress
2: Tokyo Godfathers
3: Paranoia Agent
4: Perfect Blue
5: Paprika

That being said, Paprika was still in the top few films of 06/07.
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post #5 of 11
8/27/10 at 1:47am
Crap, I'd been meaning to watch Paprika for years, this thread reminded me.

Too bad it had to be this thread...RIP Satoshi.

*EDIT* Finished Paprika, pretty darn good. Blown away by the visuals and the story went in a lot of different directions. A lot of things to question and pick through.
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post #6 of 11
8/27/10 at 5:12am
Ahh... Iwas meaning to make this thread... Perfect Blue is amazing, for anyone that enjoyed Inception check out Paprika. R.I.P
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post #7 of 11
8/27/10 at 8:32am
I saw Paranoia agent, Millenium actress and Perfect blue and this guy rocked
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post #8 of 11
8/27/10 at 9:23am
Damn, pancreatic cancer.
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post #9 of 11
8/27/10 at 10:01am
It's odd that I just watched Bambi for the first time in years last night -- including all the extras -- when a large figure in animation passes away. I admit I don't really know his work, but I've certainly heard the kudos for him before. I'd had no idea he was sick. This is a sad day for animation, to say the least.
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post #10 of 11
8/27/10 at 1:43pm
I think I'll watch Millennium Actress followed by Tokyo Godfathers sometime this weekend.
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post #11 of 11
8/27/10 at 7:52pm
The passing of a true genius. His last words: http://makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last-words
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