It is very rare that an animated film can achieve such depth

Dessie 2022-03-22 09:02:05

Jin Min's cartoons are usually very magical realism, and often have a strong "player" complex. But compared with his later works such as "Delusional Agent", "Tokyo Godfather", "Chicken Chili Pepper", etc., I still prefer his debut work "PERFECT BLUE", also known as "Mima's House" or "Perfect Fear" '.

It is said that "PERFECT BLUE" was originally planned as an OVA work for adult audiences, and later became a classic in the history of Japanese animation films. Since the first animated film he directed, Jin Min has been working hard to discuss a topic about "separation": identity dissociation, multiple personalities, self-splitting... The advantage of animation over live-action films is that it can be very Freely superimpose illusory images on the real world to construct a magical realism unique to the anime world. This is also the consistent characteristic of director Jin Min.

In "PERFECT BLUE", several kinds of split phenomena are specifically discussed: firstly, the heroine's identity as an actress is dissociated in and outside the play; secondly, the identity opposition between light and dark in the network society; The multiple personalities generated after stimulation; the fourth is the criminal's self-split between delusion and reality; the fifth is the cognitive confusion between the past and the present of the real behind-the-scenes mastermind...

Director Jin Min did not focus on these deep oppositions and conflicts. There is a clear boundary between the two, which brings the audience an excellent space for full free imagination and thinking. It is actually very rare for an animated film to be able to achieve such depth-because there is no real actor who can make subtle explanations on expressions and conversations, it can only rely entirely on the director's camera control technology.

The set of D9 that I have collected also contains the content of the later interview with director Jin Min, which is very precious and is recommended for fans to pay attention.


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Extended Reading
  • Reyes 2022-03-22 09:02:05

    Relying on, I found out that it was the original case of Eguchi Shoushi. Jin Min is not just this film that splits the consciousness of the characters. This film has the split between idols and actors, the split between the idol concept and the person in the fans' hearts, the split between the cyber cyber personality and the person, etc. "Millennium Actress" also has a sense of age and class. The current split of consciousness, after the split is always a perfect concept of worship, only exists in the eternal parallel world in memory//Review. (2015.3.17)

  • Ophelia 2022-03-28 09:01:05

    Inside and outside the play, waking up in a dream. The combination of reality and fantasy is quite good, and the transitions are clever. Jin Min is definitely a genius.

Perfect Blue quotes

  • [Last line]

    Mima Kirigoe: No, I'm the real thing.

    [smiles]

  • Rumi: Are you all right? We're going back to Mima's room.