Perfect Blue
The way this film predicted a modern media frightened me. Perfect Blue explains how individuals on the internet can wreck you physically and psychologically using instances from Mima Kirigoe, a major K-POP star with "CHAM!" and two other members, Rei and Yukiko. Mima gained less recognition from CHAM! than she desired, so she decided to leave the group and pursue acting in cinema. Although it was not an easy adjustment from being a popular K-POP star to being an actor, she enjoyed working in this new atmosphere, but that was not her major concern.
Yasuo Murai, a devoted CHAM! fan, took his idol worship to new heights after hearing Mima's departure; he created a fantasy of her in his head to serve as his emotional anchor; he does not see her as a human being, but rather as the pure being that he desired her to be. Yasuo felt deceived by her dismissal due to her new acting profession, which featured more adult and sexualized parts, and that she wasn't the "real" Mima he knew as a "pure human being". Yasuo's deluded mentality progressed throughout the film, from stalking to viciously attacking Mima; he believes he is trying to protect the "real" Mima by these heinous actions.
What's more worrisome is that Yasuo isn't acting alone; he's also being guided by Rumi Hidaka, Mima's manager. She persuaded him by asking him to support his "real Mima" fantasy and agreeing with his notion, and Rumi strengthened his belief that he was doing the correct decisions. The worst part of this whole affair is that Rumi would send Yasuo to murder anyone who matched Mima's new career style, or to neutralize dangers to the "real" Mima.
Seeing this over 30 years apart and revaluating today's media made me realize how correct this film's view on social media is. It made me wonder if the director can see the future.