Comments on: Paprika http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/ Get decultured Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 ConcreteBadger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it's great entertainment that doesn't necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of 'doing different'. It's a refreshing change really. @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it’s great entertainment that doesn’t necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of ‘doing different’. It’s a refreshing change really.

]]> By: Hige http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/ Get decultured Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comments on: Paprika http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/ Get decultured Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 ConcreteBadger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it's great entertainment that doesn't necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of 'doing different'. It's a refreshing change really. @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it’s great entertainment that doesn’t necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of ‘doing different’. It’s a refreshing change really.

]]> By: Hige http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 ConcreteBadger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it's great entertainment that doesn't necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of 'doing different'. It's a refreshing change really. @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it’s great entertainment that doesn’t necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of ‘doing different’. It’s a refreshing change really.

]]> Comments on: Paprika http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/ Get decultured Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 ConcreteBadger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27589 @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it's great entertainment that doesn't necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of 'doing different'. It's a refreshing change really. @Hige: I found this film to be one I could enjoy in a conventional sense - that is, it’s great entertainment that doesn’t necessarily require much headscratching. Maybe it was a change of pace for Kon too, being able to just have his creative team run riot. The soundtrack is fantastic though - I have the mp3 for that theme tune somewhere but I need to get hold of the CD. The Tokita x Chiba thing felt a bit off to me at first, but then I realised it was just a case of ‘doing different’. It’s a refreshing change really.

]]> By: Hige http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27379 Hige Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:52:03 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2007/09/30/paprika/#comment-27379 Paprika definitely seemed to reflect Kon the animator rather than Kon the storyteller. Like you say, the story in it is interesting and pleasantly character-driven, but it doesn't have the same impact as his previous work. But then I doubt hard-hitting impact is what Kon was going for in Paprika, and I still find it an incredibly refreshing exhilarating experience. And I agree about the music, too. I found Hirasawa’s music in Paranoia Agent mismatched and a bit naff (bar the absolutely mental OP which suits the bleakly hilarious visuals well), but it works brilliantly in Paprika. Oh, and I thought the little romantic twist regarding Tokita and Chiba was sweet and unconventional. It's rare for larger characters in anime to be objects of affection. Paprika definitely seemed to reflect Kon the animator rather than Kon the storyteller. Like you say, the story in it is interesting and pleasantly character-driven, but it doesn’t have the same impact as his previous work. But then I doubt hard-hitting impact is what Kon was going for in Paprika, and I still find it an incredibly refreshing exhilarating experience. And I agree about the music, too. I found Hirasawa’s music in Paranoia Agent mismatched and a bit naff (bar the absolutely mental OP which suits the bleakly hilarious visuals well), but it works brilliantly in Paprika.

Oh, and I thought the little romantic twist regarding Tokita and Chiba was sweet and unconventional. It’s rare for larger characters in anime to be objects of affection.

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