"Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar?"

[magicnme]

"Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar? They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents."

Satoshi Kon passed away yesterday.

Cue immense sadness and desire to rent Millennium Actress and Paprika.

Comments

[inbreds]

i really wasn't expecting the news until i saw it on plurk. he was an amazing director and it's even more upsetting that he wasn't that old at all. truly a brilliant film maker 8(

[magicnme]

Yeah...Some of the most original storytelling I've seen.

[patchouli]

this is such a sad piece of news. i'm with you in wanting to watch those two now, though.

[magicnme]

I never saw all of Paranoid Agent...may need to go hunt it down now.

[kanisi_kokoro]

... D:

Oh god, if I had the brain I'd marathon Paranoia Agent... but I think I'd explode.

[magicnme]

Ahahaha it's like watching SE: Lain in one go.

[jazznfox]

oh my God! How tragic!

[magicnme]

Not gonna lie, you were the first one I thought of when I heard.

[thanatoast]

How awful... I wonder what happened to him? 47 is so young.

[magicnme]

I'm guessing we'll have details soon- I don't know.