Inception is a film that has burned itself into the minds of many viewers. We have five tips for you that are thematically similar and that you might like.
What kind of films are these? Inception is about dreams, manipulation and the question of what reality actually is. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a dream specialist in Christopher Nolan’s film. He penetrates other people’s subconscious and changes it to suit his clients.
Inception plays on different levels and can be a bit confusing when you first watch it. Accordingly, our selection is anything but ordinary. The films tell stories that get your brain thinking and will keep you occupied even after the credits roll.
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Trailer for the anime Paprika, which inspired Inception
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This anime from 2006 is considered a model for Inception and is highly recommended for all fans of Nolan’s film. Here, too, a thief penetrates the subconscious of his victims and manipulates them.
Paprika is really crazy and scores with countless content and visual ideas. There are also allusions to Greek mythology and strange physics in the anime. The similarities are hard to deny, but that just shows how fond Nolan is of Japanese cinema.
This is what the IMDb ratings say: Paprika has been rated by 99,840 users and receives an average of 7.7 out of 10 points on IMDb.
Fun fact: The anime is based on a book, namely the novel “Paprika”, which was published in 1993 and written by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
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