Ghost in the Shell

ghost in the shell is a methodical, intently crafted, and deeply philosophical film about a naked lady chasing after an untrackable hackerman. of course, i'm simplifying it, but only cause i'll be honest and say i don't really understand the deeper implications the plot carries (i hate to have two reviews in a row where i say i don't understand a movie, makes me feel like a brainlet!). i understood the gist of the themes of consciousness and mortality, but not much more beyond that. to be fair to myself, though, i did watch this almost at midnight in a dark room snuggled up next to my pup in... read more

i have to admit that it really didn't do that much for me. it has some really interesting ideas that were essentially discount blade runner about the line between man and machine, but the film wasn't a great vehicle to convey them. part of the problem was the voice acting. there was almost no personality in the major's voice and that made her so cold and lifeless that there was no connection point for me. i get that it is because she is mostly cyborg, but she needs a touch more humanity to make it work. also, why was she naked for like half of her assignments? i thought it was for her read more