When, if ever, does paying homage to another film cross a line?
It’s no secret that Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream and Satoshi Kon’s cult anime classic Perfect Blue have a lot of similarities. There is a chance that you’ve seen a few side-by-side comparisons online, and the parallels are uncanny.
Every so often, you might discover in the comments fans arguing that Aronofsky supposedly owns the rights to adapt Perfect Blue—which he doesn’t.
Yes, there are obvious similarities between the two films. Animation Obsessive breaks down the complicated history between Aronofsky’s film and Kon’s classic anime to see if there is an answer to these similarities.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
