Perfect Blue
animationthrillerhorror
152
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
28
Craft & Quality/50
46
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
A pop idol transitions to actress and loses her sense of reality. Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller is formally extraordinary — the editing between performance and reality is one of cinema's finest achievements.
Educational about the parasocial dynamics of the idol industry. Darren Aronofsky borrowed from it for Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan.
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