8 Mysterious Horror Movies That Give Nothing Away

Satoshi Kon's masterwork of an anime is as confusing as it is beautiful, depicting some of the most mentally exhausting and downright disturbing scenes put to animation that never once pull together in any discernible way. That's not to say the film isn't excellent, it's just such an involved depiction of a fractured mind that trying to catch all the threads of what's really happening is an almost impossible task.

The impenetrable narrative is all a part of Perfect Blue's charm though, as pop idol Mima decides to break away from her sweet image into acting by taking on a gnarly TV character. In the role, she's coerced into playing a rape victim, which sours her squeaky clean image and sets an obsessed fan after her who won't abide by the change in her persona.

The scene marks the defining point where Mima's life cracks down the middle, with the both the world's perception of her and her own perception of herself branching into separate entities that plague her life as she tries to pull back control. Different versions of Mima roam free as she tries to get a hold on reality, moving through time incoherently - making for a mixed up mess of a narrative that requires patience and rewatching to interpret as you see fit.

Whether it's her manager's interference, a strange dream, or something else entirely, Mima's story isn't one that reveals itself easily.