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Movie: "Ghost in the Shell"
Director: Mamoru OshiiYear: 1995
Rating: NR
Running Time: 1 hour, 23 minutes
A public security agency known as Section 9 conducts an investigation searching for a notorious 'Ghost Hacker' known as 'The Puppet Master.'
"Ghost
in the Shell" is an animated film directed by Mamoru Oshii, with a
screenplay by Kazunori Itô, based on the Manga by Masamine Shirow. The film
follows Section 9 public security agent Motoko Kusanagi and her
partner Batou who, like many people in this day and age, have cybernetic
enhancements and capabilities of some kind or another. Currently, the
two are investigating a 'Ghost Hacker' know as 'The Puppet Master.'
Ghost hackers are a particular form of cyber criminals who specialize in
hacking various cybernetic implants to manipulate the host. 'The Puppet Master'
is a particularly dangerous hacker who has been very hard to trace.
"Ghost
in the Shell" is a dark, exciting and action-packed sci-fi crime
thriller and pioneering anime that is somewhat realistic, somewhat
futuristic. It keeps in line with many anime films from the 90's in that
it is far more adult-oriented than what you typically see from animated movies released in and from the United States. The movie deals with the possibility
of a cybernetic future dependent on technology for every aspect of
life, including personal enhancements. It is loaded with nudity and graphic, ultra
bloody violence as people have a good portion of themselves completely
exploded in a splatterhouse fashion on more than one occasion. The
animation is stellar and gorgeous, the same kind typically seen in this genre from
Japan.
We were quite engaged by the story, as well as the very intense climactic showdown, which we fear will be completely toned down in the PG-13 live action adaption coming out in the coming weeks. This is an movie that will really make you think. Overall, this is quite a fun, strange (in a good way), enjoyable piece of science fiction that any fan of the genre will delight in watching.
We were quite engaged by the story, as well as the very intense climactic showdown, which we fear will be completely toned down in the PG-13 live action adaption coming out in the coming weeks. This is an movie that will really make you think. Overall, this is quite a fun, strange (in a good way), enjoyable piece of science fiction that any fan of the genre will delight in watching.
My Rating: 7.5/10
BigJ's Rating: 7/10
IMDB's Rating: 8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95%
Do we recommend this movie: Sure, why not?
BigJ's Rating: 7/10
IMDB's Rating: 8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95%
Do we recommend this movie: Sure, why not?
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