In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
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Ghost in the Shell/Mobile Armored Riot Police, GHOST IN THE SHELL 攻殻機動隊, Ghost in the Shell: Páncélba zárt szellem, Призрак в оболочке, 攻殻機動隊, Ghost in the Shell 1, Armored Riot Police, Duh u oklopu, Koukaku kidoutai, Ghost in the Shell Movie, GHOST IN THE SHELL/攻殻機動隊, 攻殻機動隊 GHOST IN THE SHELL, Mobile Armored Riot Police, 攻殼機動隊1995, 공각기동대, 攻壳机动队, Duch w pancerzu, ゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル, Kôkaku Kidôtai, Ghost in The Shell, Призрак в доспехах, Ghost in the Shell: Cidade Assombrada, โกสต์อินเดอะเชลล์, Páncélba zárt szellem, Kabuktaki Hayalet, Ghost in the Shell – Aaveääni, הרוח שבמעטפת, Привид у латах, Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro, 攻殻機動隊 / GHOST IN THE SHELL, Ghost in the shell: Дух в броня, Ghost in the shell, Vỏ Bọc Ma, 攻殼機動隊 1995, Spirit în cochilie, მოჩვენება ჯავშანში
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- What if we merged cybernetic brains in our militarized, techno-capitalist hellscape? 😳
- This cyberpunk classic was a huge influence on both The Matrix [1999] and The Fifth Element [1997], whilst in itself owing no small debt to Blade Runner [1982]. Ghost in the Shell is an ode to technology, identity, collective vs. individual consciousness and boobs. Hardly surprising that it blew my mind when I was sixteen.
- I shamefully admit that I don’t fully understand what was going on in this, it’s philosophy concerning the relationship between our soul, or ghost if you will, and our bodies [the shell of course], being conveyed through imagery and monologue, were a bit too mind-numbing for me. On surface level though, this film is gorgeous, and proud of itself too. Halfway through the story the film even took a five minute detour to show us its Blade Runner-esque cityscape. I find it interesting that the film seems to be extremely fascinated with the human body and keeps forcing us to study it. Also noticable is the way Major Kusanagi, to be played by Scarlett Johansson in the American remake,…
- midnight screening and was already sleepy so when the story started losing me it was game over. lovely animation and music :] excited to watch this a second time in like 8 months and pretend this review never happened
- I feel so fucking smart when I watch anime
- Really glad they never made a live action american adaptation of this that would be such a bad idea
- This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth. "But now we must slip our bonds and shift to the higher structure." On the surface of Ghost in the Shell, it appears that the "ghost" is the soul in the "shell" of the human body, but there's another distinction to be made in this reading of the film. As much as the story is about Major Kusanagi transcending her physical form, it's also about her transcending the limits of a physical form which is specifically and explicitly defined as female. Ghost in the Shell opens with a scene of Major Kusanagi infiltrating a political target and then escaping by using her thermoptic camouflage—a method of invisibility which, among other things, requires her to be mostly naked. Stripped down to…
- it’s called perfect music, ever heard of it???????
- It's been a fair while since I watched any anime - and perhaps Ghost In The Shell wasn't the film to re-enter the genre with. I did used to be a huge anime fan and while I still enjoy a lot of what the form has to offer, my tastes widened and as such I lost touch with having a wider knowledge of anime. So I opted for a shot at Ghost In The Shell, which I had been meaning to watch for 15 years anyway. Notoriously complex and hard to penetrate, I probably should have tried some Pokemon first. For all its stunning animation, magnificent soundtrack and genuinely interesting ideas, it felt to me as though little or no…
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Ghost in the Shell understands the physicality, or sometimes the lack thereof, in science-fiction. How architecture renders space oppressive, how movement is slick and slippery due to the rain pouring down onto littered pathways, how chases and gunfights [reminiscent of cops/robber showcases or saloon scuffles] collapse into reckless, mangled twists of flesh and arteries; it's an extension of how even the most corporeal entities become lost to the labyrinth in which they're chasing, one which does not recognize the limitations of the somatic world. Both influenced and influential, Ghost in the Shell runs into the abyss with its concepts, retooling sci-fi history and bleeding a new brand of existential ambiguity out of its mutilated structure. Go ahead, chase the rabbit.
Why was Ghost in the Shell a flop?
Paramount Says 'Ghost In The Shell' Flopped Because Of Whitewashing Controversy. The live-action remake of the Japanese manga saw abysmal numbers during its opening weekend. “Ghost in the Shell” may have been doomed from the start because of the film's whitewashing controversy, according to a Paramount executive.
What is the best version of Ghost in the Shell movie?
The Best 'Ghost in the Shell' Movies.
Ghost in the Shell 1995, 85 min. ... .
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004, 100 min. ... .
Ghost in the Shell 2017, 106 min. ... .
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society 2006, 108 min. ... .
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man 2005..
What is so good about Ghost in the Shell?
Not only is it visually stunning, but it also helps deepen the world and flesh out the themes, showing how society has broken down. Ghost In The Shell effectively demonstrates how the state uses violence to keep the poor and oppressed in their place, and how desensitized the characters are to suffering.
Is Ghost in the Shell a masterpiece?
Ghost in the Shell, an anime science fiction masterpiece, has enjoyed a long history across manga, anime, and video games.