I agree, it is very overrated. While I do not hate it, it's pointless and drab, no comedy whatsoever, and I can't find a reason to rewatch it ever.

I saw Inception. I can't speak for Paprika, but supposedly, Christopher Nolan had been working on the script for 10 years, or something like that, and first pitched the idea to Warner Bros in 2001.

Anyway, the movie is freaking amazing. With this last film, Christopher Nolan has officially become my favorite director. He has a crazy streak going. Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, and Inception. All are critically acclaimed movies. His "worst" movie is The Prestige, but that movie is amazing. And Hanz Zimmer is a genius composer. The action sequences were awesome, but it wouldn't have had the same intensity if not for the perfectly composed music.

Anyway, apart from Christopher Nolan films, some of my other favorites are:

City of Angels
Philadelphia
V for Vendetta
And a few others that I know I'm forgetting.

The book Paprika was written in 1993 I believe. The movie was made 2006.

A lot of Nolan fans argue that he did not copy off Paprika, because he's been working on the script for apparently 10 years. He might have, or he might just be making it up. Even though they are both good movies in their own right, I believe he did copy off the movie, because quite a few scenes and motifs were the same. (ie, reality shattering like a mirror or glass)

A lot of Paprika fans think it's all ripped off, but Nolan did change the story and made an almost entirely different movie. Sadly know one will call him out for plaigirism because Paprika isn't that popular with Westerners compared to Ghibli films.

They're similar in their concepts, presentation, and some scenes, but Inception is more serious, and it's basically a heist movie or similar to one.

Pan's Labyrinth and El Orfanato. i'm the biggest Guillermo fan there is, but mainly the spanish movies, really. and i think pinnochio and the hobbit are gonna also be some more faves when they come out. :]
i also like Silent Hill, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. Tim Burton is a genius.

ummm and also Jay Chou's Secret. anyone watched this before? it's a Chinese movie.

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Well, all of those things you just listed means it's not plagiarism. Plagiarism is not simply the copying of an idea, but the copying of how an idea is presented. He may have copied the basic concept of Paprika, but he took the concept and did something almost entirely different (your words). That means it's not plagiarism.

And this is just my point of view, but I hate using the word "copying" for anything. Copying is made to imply the same thing as plagiarism. If you "copied" the other, I don't think it's copying at all. I think it's just inspiration. One person saw, or read, someone's idea and used that basic idea to create something original. Like how some people criticize The Rolling Stones for copying other people's music, when all they really did was take inspiration from others music to make their own. Maybe Nolan thought of the idea first, and Paprika took inspiration from it, or maybe it was the other way around. Or maybe two innovative minds thought of the idea on their own and we're drawing connections that don't exist.

The Shadow with Alec Baldwin

i saw that movie 3-4 times the first day i got my hands on it
[and i was like 16-17...so i was not that young lol]
i loved that movie
it got me into listening to the old radio shows
its very relaxing to listen to
and interesting

so not only is the alec baldwin the shadow my favorite movie
it also made me interested in the radio drama
that proved to be awesome...for the most parts

The movies that for me are perfect scores are:

Avatar
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Matrix (1st one only)
Battle Royale
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Thing (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Halloween (1978)

the butterfly effect
requiem for a dream
donnie darko
somewhere in time
moulin rouge
tristan and isolde
wuthering heights
great expectations(the modern version...the one with gwyneth paltrow)
i capture the castle
dreaming of joseph lees(underrated gem)
gone with the wind
my immortal beloved
the godfather
whats eating gilbret grape
east of eden
death in venice
titanic
the artist


im pretty sure i forgot some, i'll edit later if i remember anything else

edit: the day after tomorrow
the phantom of the opera

The brave little toaster. That's it. Forever and always.

TITANIC (epic!!!!)
it's a shame i was only a year old when they released it out..
i really want to see the revolution, lol

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- Rouge (1987)
- Chungking Express
- Chinese Odyssey (Cinderella)
- Trainspotting
- Oldboy
- Kokuhaku
- Amelie

I grew up watching a lot of HK comedies, horrors and action films, but for the life of me, I can't remember what they're called.

To pick a single favorite movie is really impossible!!!! Here's my list;

The Shawshank Redemption
Tears of the Sun
Million Dollar Baby
Total Recall
Top Gun
Lawrence of Arabia
The Last Song
Across the Universe
Love Actually
The Green Mile
I am Legend
Alien
American beauty
The Departed
Requiem For A Dream
Field Of Dreams
Forrest Gump
A Walk to Remember
Star Wars III
The Patriot

lots..
but on the top of my head the LOTR trilogy and Mean Girls xD

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The Labyrinth with David Bowie... can't help but wish the goblin kingdom existed... I love his songs in this movie.

Mt favorite movies are :

Spider man
Toast
Godzilla
Fast five
Scream 4