Ghost in the Shell (Special Edition)
by Mamoru Oshii
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Actor: Akio ?tsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, K?ichi Yamadera, Tamio ?kiDirector: Mamoru Oshii
Cinematographer: Hisao Shirai
Editor: Shuichi Kakesu
Producer: Andy Frain
Producer: Teruo Miyahara
Producer: Takashi Mogi
Writer: Kazunori It?
Writer: Masamune Shirow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Japanese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Studio: Palm Pictures
Movie Reviews of Ghost in the Shell (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Mildly Interesting.
Summary: 2 Stars
A few memorable scenes, lots of dialog that tries to examine some deep subjects but fails. Not miserably, but fails. Had I seen this when it came out, it might have had a bigger impact on me, but the characters were wooden and the ending unsatisfying.
If a human could have an artificial heart and still be human, what if the whole human was artificial? When is someone no longer human and does it matter anyway? Mildly interesting story that can stand on its own, it just doesn't stand very tall.
Unfortunately, reviewers on Amazon give out 5 star ratings like they are candy for dying kids. Every teenager (mental or otherwise) rushes off to plug their latest fad. At least I liked it well enough to finish it...
Summary of Ghost in the Shell (Special Edition)
The skillful blending of drawn animation and computer-generated imagery excited anime fans when this science fiction mystery was released in 1995: many enthusiasts believe Ghost suggests what the future of anime will be, at least in the short term. The film is set in the not-too-distant future, when an unnamed government uses lifelike cyborgs or "enhanced" humans for undercover work. One of the key cyborgs is The Major, Motoko Kusanagi, who resembles a cross between The Terminator and a Playboy centerfold. She finds herself caught up in a tangled web of espionage and counterespionage as she searches for the mysterious superhacker known as "The Puppet Master."Mamoru Oshii directs with a staccato rhythm, alternating sequences of rapid-fire action (car chases, gun battles, explosions) with static dialogue scenes that allow the characters to sort out the vaguely mystical and rather convoluted plot. Kusanagi's final quote from I Corinthians suggests that electronic evolution may compliment and eventually supplant organic evolution. The minor nudity, profanity, and considerable violence would earn Ghost in the Shell at least a PG rating. --Charles Solomon
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