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Perfect Blue Question

Ah, thank you. spoiler[Rumi being the "culprit" makes alot of sense if you think about it. ] I plan to watch the movie again in Japanese tonight and I'll look out for all the clues that lead up to that twist.

spoiler[the only time in the movie where there's a clear sky is at the end, after Mima's dramatic confrontation with Rumi]

spoiler[it was Rumi all along, and she was just shown as Mima in the one killing perhaps because she was dressing as Mima or just because Satoshi Kon, the writer and director, wanted to mess with your head.]

spoiler[and she was just shown as Mima in the one killing perhaps because she was dressing as Mima or just because Satoshi Kon, the writer and director, wanted to mess with your head.]

I really love this movie, and I would recommend for so many more people, but do to the graphic content it a little hard for me to do that. Anyone else ever feel like with this title?

I think that spoiler[She dressed like her because she idolized her so much she wanted to be her, least thats what I got from the scene. I mean she was the one always trying to protect her image, you can tell that when something bad happened to Mima, it affected Rumi deeply.]

Nope, I simply warn anyone that there will be graphic content in the film. A graphic scene is not going to stop me from recommending a masterpiece.

Yea I get that but when people come back and see how graphic in particular that scene has anyone ever came back to say that they found it tasteless?

And Although I agree that spoiler[sex scenes are necessary because of the story, and the emotional struggle and everything else, it does make you think where that line between making your point and an over top sexual scene?]

A few have said they felt it was over the top, none called it tasteless, but the majority understand why it was shot that way. Also I must recant, I do not recommend this title to kids. What age you say? It depends on how mature you are.

In my opinion it is a perfect fit for this movie. When you watch this scene[spoiler]I bet you felt uncomfortable, a bit sickened, and dare I say dirty. Well if you did, Satoshi Kon is laughing his twisted head off because that is exactly how you are supposed to feel.

I feel the scene is niether over the top, nor insipid, but mature to be sure. This is of course just my opinion, and people can and do disagree with me.

but as you can probably tell I love this movie.

Augh this movie makes your head spin, but I like it. I am trying to get into Mind Game since it has been recommended to me, but I am having trouble starting it. Does it become like perfect blue, meaning does it have the same feel to it?

Apples and oranges. Where Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller that plays with the viewer's head through oblique storytelling, Mind Game is more an exploration of pure thought and emotion carried out through stylistic animation. Its narrative is fairly straightforward.

Apples and oranges. Where Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller that plays with the viewer's head through oblique storytelling, Mind Game is more an exploration of pure thought and emotion carried out through stylistic animation.

Also, the rape scene is a point of interest; while she wasn’t really raped, she was raped metaphorically; er… her idol image got raped. When you think about it, it’s sort of the same thing as actual rape from a psychological standpoint (or, at least, Kon conveyed it this way… I liked that scene where she had a confrontation with an imaginary self, deemed “Virtual Mima”… I think).[/spoiler]