Another milestone for Japanese Animation.
From the producers of " Akira" presents the second greatest
Anime Movie of all time. This 1995 animated Sci-fi Thriller is based on Masamune Shiro's Graphic Novel about a futuristic Asian City populated by Humans and Cyborgs alike, but one female Cyborg Cop named " Matoko Kusanagi" goes after a deadly Hacker named " The Puppet Master" who is known to hack any Cyber-system. You have to watch this movie for yourself to understand it all, but it does have amazing Animation and music to go with it. Similar movies recommended: Akira, Blade Runner, Total Recall, The Fifth Element, The Professional: Golgo 13, Ninja Scroll, Princess Mononoke, Jin-Roh, Perfect Blue, The Matrix, Robocop, Fist of the North Star, Wings of Honneamise, The Terminator, Terminator 2, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Escape from New York. 10/10 ( another must see if you like anime.). 
Good movie, it's better if you can understand it
Ghost in the Shell is a good anime. Normally, I'm not a big anime fan,
but this I really liked. The animation is quite realistic (one of the reasons I liked it) and it is also very smooth. The gunfire is incredibly realistic as well. (SPOILERS!!) The movie brings up several points: the externalization of memory brings into new light what defines being human. The Puppetmaster, or Project 2501, was started by Section 6 to basically do their dirty work. But somewhere along the lines it became self aware. In the end, the Puppetmaster merges with the Major, and completes our 'evolution', or rather, brings it to a new stage. That's what the verse from Corithians is all about. 'When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.' -1 Cor 13:11-12 We are as children, in this flesh. But when we ascend we will know all, be able to go into a new world, the net. It will be a whole new world, not just visible as light. It brings up some other issues to think about. Externalization of memory also makes us practically immortal, and the merger of the Puppetmaster and the Major gives a new perspective on transmigration. Moral issues about creation of life, existence of a soul, and many, many other issues are brought up for thought. You will enjoy this movie if you like to think about the movie afterwards. Like the Matrix. But it is still worth a watch, if only for the action scenes and cool animation.. |
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