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shows and movies i have watched, plan to watch, or just like in general ♪(´▽｀)

Perfect Blue

THIS SECTION CONTAINS VIOLENCE, IMPLICATIONS OF CREEPS, AND OTHER R-RATED THEMES NOT FOR THE WEAK-MINDED! PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION OR DO NOT PROCEED AT ALL!

perfect blue was such a mind trip to watch @_@,,, in a good way! goodness, the rollercoaster of emotions i felt while watching this could not even be compared by a rollercoaster..

Rating: ★★★★★

Rated: R

Overview: Perfect Blue is an animated Japanese movie from 1997. It is centered around Mima Kirigoe, who has recently quit the band Cham! for her desires of acting on television. Much to the dismay of her friend, Rumi, and her security guard, Me-Mania. She experiences a series of hallucinations and a near-death situation as a result.

Recommend?: Yes yes!!

goodness, where do i begin with this movie?! it was so intriguing! i felt on edge the entire time, specially at the first sight of Me-Mania! he looked so creepy, even from the start, and by instinct i knew something would happen with him involved (and it wasnt gonna be pretty at all,,) (ó﹏ò｡) -----------------SPOILERS COMING UP NOW!----------------- watching mima go from happy to actually in distress from the start to end of the movie, watching her panic attacks, all were so depressing and even made me cry at some points. i specially cried at the 'acting' scene that she did (if you watched it, you know the one) while dancing, and felt awful when she got home and cried. and the fact that her own friend, the one she trusted so dearly, was behind a lot of this made me incredibly nauseous. i think it does represent a lot of idol life, though. idols get stalked, belittled, betrayed, impersonated and more all the time. the parts that specially chilled me were when the photography director was being an absolute and utter creep to Mima, when she read her internet diary/'Mima's Room' and it reflected her life down to a t, when she dressed up as a pizza delivery guy to get her revenge, and when she kept finding Me-Mania in her hallucinations and real time. over all, the spiral into insanity was such a painful thing to watch. she deserved so much better :( im so happy she had her happy ending, though! that part made me the happiest. however, the most bone-chilling part was when Rumi dressed as her past Cham! member persona, chasing her out of her apartment just to try to kill her.