Perfect Blue

I MISSED SEEING THE 4K RESTORATION IN THE THEATRE NEAR ME :((( honestly just read this review, i think it gets the notes and everything i want to say down perfectly ok so! it's an animated masterclass - i see why it's in the discussion with other favorites of mine like mulholland drive (and it came out before that movie. i think it's the thematic sister!). its truly shocking that i haven't seen this film yet OR any other satoshi kon movies. yes he will be my next filmography to clear, i need moreeeee. there's a lynchian sort of non-literality here that captures my mind in the best way. the audience has to go with the concept of unreal things being real in some way in order to get the most telling reading. because the thomas harris-verse is on my mind for reasons many of you are aware of i have to ask if the silence of the lambs parallels were on purpose - there was a throwaway line that was clearly referencing jodie foster's performance in the accused, and the in-universe television show, with a detective and psychiatrist, makes reference to a killer skinning victims to make some sort of woman-suit. i dunno, i liked that a lot, but i could just be connecting dots that don't exist. characters losing their minds -> the watcher losing theirs. doesn't get much better!