10 best anime to watch if you love Christopher Nolan movies (#5 is even trippier than Interstellar)
From mind-bending time travel to fractured realities, these 10 anime are perfect for fans of Christopher Nolan movies like Inception and Interstellar.
From mind-bending time travel to fractured realities, these 10 anime are perfect for fans of Christopher Nolan movies like Inception and Interstellar.
The short version
- Paprika is undoubtedly more surreal in nature, as it effectively uses the dizzying unreality of dreams to flesh out the protagonist, Dr.
- Atsuko Chiba, and her alter-ego, Paprika.
- After a detective named Toshimi Konakawa is plagued by a recurring dream, Paprika decides to get involved just as the sudden theft of three DC Mini prototypes occurs.
What happened
Kon’s filmmaking merges outlandish sci-fi elements with engrossing mystery, which compounds into an experience that is impossible to forget. Similar to Nolan’s penchant for puzzle-box storytelling (best accomplished by 2006’s The Prestige ), Heavenly Delusion also drops cryptic hints that only make complete sense once the central puzzle is solved.
Why it matters
The mystery surrounding “Heaven” haunts this somewhat overlooked anime, while the danger posed by worldly threats (like monsters) is juxtaposed against the intimate struggles that Maru and Kiruko face during their journey.
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