Paprika, The Dream Never Ends

May The Review Be With You · Apr 28, 2026 · 33m · transcript

It's the 20th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's dreamy detective and no-sleep noir masterpiece, "Paprika.

Nick and Joe dive into the heart of this dream in a dream to pick apart the many layers. But how far does the symbolism go?

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SHOW NOTES

00:00--03:25 What is Paprika?

03:26--05:10 THE 15 SECOND SUMMARY

05:11--12:46 Review of the plot and the theme

12:47--19:44 The layers of Paprika

19:45--31:15 Paprika and Inception, who…