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Perfect Blue
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Kara no Kyoukai Movie 5: Mujun Rasen
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Both go through dreams and reality. Both confusing as hell. Both Mind F**ks.
Both movies feature identity/reality crises. Both have horror/violence elements. Both are mind trips, forcing you to pause/think/rewatch to fully appreciate. Where Kara no Kyoukai is more epic/fantastic, Perfect Blue is more human/realistic. The art in Kara no Kyoukai is more attractive, while the voice acting (japanese) in Perfect Blue is more powerful. Both movies have top-knotch plot and presentation: go watch.
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Both are psychological thrillers featuring a female lead and a high amount of violence and gore. They are very dark and mature and will leave the viewer confused as to what is actually happening as the lines between fantasy and reality become increasingly blurred. If you're looking for an anime that blends horror and mystery these two will be sure to please.
No other film stands in the way of non-linear storytelling other than these two—the fifth Kara no Kyoukai film, the grandest peak of the film series deals with themes of the distortion of reality and dreams, much like the premise of Perfect Blue, as key characters become entwined with the audience's view in a convoluted timeline of events.
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Mystery Thriller in which the main protagonist tries to find out the truth about their identity and the secret of the murder. The two movies feature similar schemes of warm color and use a lot of unexpected cuts and cinematographic shots. The non-linear narrative makes them confusing the whole time as viewers get lost in the sense of present-past-future and imagination-reality.