Matt and Ashley Faus

Not the spice, but the movie.  Ashley and I went to see this movie Friday night as a part of the “Summer Cult Series” that a theater near my office is running.  I read a little bit about it online beforehand, and figured I would have to use a touch of trickery to get Ashley in there with me.  She’s not a big fan of anime or subtitled films, and this one happened to be both.  Luckily she never asked exactly what the movie was like until a few minutes before we got to the theater!   However, I think she will agree that it was totally worth it.

This movie could seriously be one of my new all-time favorites.  It tells a story of a hospital that invents a machine that allows therapists to enter patients’ dreams to explore their psyche.  The movie continually switches between dream realities and physical realities.  Later the machine goes off on its own, but I won’t ruin the story for you.  The utilization of anime to make this movie was incredibly helpful in pulling off the bizarre dream sequences.  Working with real people and props, even with computer aided effects, would not have achieved nearly the same effect.  Sitting in a theater also enhanced the experience considerably, since the director used a lot of surround-sound acoustics to augment the feeling of disorientation.

If you loved Donnie Darko, go check out Paprika!

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