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By Andrew Osmond.<\/p>\n

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If you want a soundbite that describes Paprika <\/em>fairly well, an obvious one would be \u201cSpirited Away <\/em>for adults.\u201d Okay, that\u2019s patronising, as Spirited Away <\/em>was perfectly able to appeal to adults too. A better tag for this similarly dazzling dream-fantasy would be \u201cSpirited Away with <\/em>adults.\u201d That\u2019s true both in that Paprika\u2019<\/em>s charactersare grown up, and also because the film has a markedly more mature sensibility than Miyazaki\u2019s fable for kids of all ages. But there\u2019s one big thing Paprika <\/em>and Spirited Away <\/em>have in common; they\u2019re both tremendous fun.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s smart stuff going on beneath, but on top Paprika <\/em>is a ride through dreamland in the welcome company of the title character, a sexy red-haired \u201cdream detective\u201d who dances, soars and shimmies through other people\u2019s fantasies like an alluring guardian angel. She\u2019s been created by a hi-tech plot McGuffin, a \u201cDC Mini\u201d that unlocks the unconscious and allows mental health practitioners to explore clients\u2019 dreams. It\u2019s hardly new \u2013 1980s SF films like Brainstorm <\/em>and Dreamscape <\/em>had similar premises, and the rug-pulling \u201cIt\u2019s still a dream, sucker!\u201d trick was a staple of Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em>. But in the hands of savant director Satoshi Kon, the clich\u00e9s feel fresh.<\/p>\n

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If you don\u2019t know Kon\u2019s work, then Paprika <\/em>is a splendid introduction. It\u2019s a film where different viewers can laugh in delighted recognition at different things. In the opening minutes, Kon sends a discombobulated dreamer stumbling through a nightmare circus and into a film-fan montage of scenes from Tarzan, Roman Holiday <\/em>and the James Bond flick From Russia with Love. <\/em>At the same time, Kon fans can chuckle at how Paprika\u2019s floaty hop-skip-bounce in the title sequence mimics the moves of the female phantom in Kon\u2019s debut Perfect Blue, <\/em>and ponder a new incarnation of Kon\u2019s Male Geek character \u2013 this time it\u2019s a loveable obese scientist with the intellect of Stephen Hawking, the dimensions of Mr Creosote and the voice of Toru Furuya, Amuro Ray in Gundam<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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But this is the puckish Paprika\u2019s show, especially when she cuts loose in fantasy scenes, transforming in a blink from a cloud-riding Monkey into a sultry Tinker Bell or being chased by a whale as Pinocchio. She also has an engaging rivalry with her alter ego, a coldly efficient real-world woman scientist called Atsuko who regards Paprika as her irritating soul-sister. Although Atsuko is strait-laced, she\u2019s no cardboard ice queen \u2013 there\u2019s a terrific confrontation scene where she goads the fat scientist, and it should speak to any women viewers frustrated by useless men. There\u2019s also a highly sympathetic hero, a weary middle-aged detective (similar to the one in Paranoia Agent<\/em>) who realises his macho fantasies in a joyful and hilarious film-in-a-film ending.<\/p>\n

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Although the plot is clearer than many anime movies, not everything makes sense on a literal level. There are touches, especially in Paprika\u2019<\/em>s scene-to-scene transitions, of what\u2019s more magic realism than conventional fantasy. At one point, the detective logs onto a website and is suddenly seen walking round inside it without a Virtual Reality appliance in sight. It\u2019s <\/em>not all enchantment; there\u2019s a queasy quasi-Silence of the Lambs <\/em>moment later involving Paprika and a male villain who violates her in a body-horror erotic dream, but the moment is quick. Everything ends triumphantly, though, with an apocalyptic battle that\u2019s given a vibrantly feminist slant to rival anything in Miyazaki, and a humdinger of a sweet romantic twist.<\/p>\n

Criticisms? Some early scenes are slow and talky in Ghost in the Shell <\/em>mode while we\u2019re waiting for more Paprika;<\/em> perhaps budget limits caused the film-makers to ration her full-on scenes to enhance their effect. The film, though, looks gorgeous both in its cleanly-designed real world scenes and its wild fantasy fancies, including a bric-a-brac army of toys and dolls which should give viewers plenty of good bad dreams.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to Kon, you\u2019re in a similar happy position to the viewers who found Miyazaki with Spirited Away<\/em>, as Kon is (a) incapable of making a bad anime and (b) all his work is available on DVD. If you like the darker aspects of Paprika, <\/em>go for his psycho-horror film Perfect Blue. <\/em>If you liked the romance and magic realism, try Kon\u2019s wonderful Millennium Actress. <\/em>If you enjoyed the sheer madness, start with Paranoia Agent. <\/em>And if you want to see how he can apply himself to a non-fantasy subject, check out his sharp-edged but warm-hearted Christmas comedy Tokyo Godfathers. <\/em> <\/p>\n

Paprika<\/em> is screening at this year\u2019s Scotland Loves Anime.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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