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"Even a doll can have a soul."
___Ghost in the Shell___ (1995)
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I believe that the act of explaining any subject matter is equivalent to the act of killing. In that regard, can a meager writer such as myself overcome the dire obstacle and respon…
Read full review on AniList →Unapologetically brave and uniquely stands on it's own even today. Spoilers ahead.
___Ghost in the Shell___ is an animated feature by the revolutionary __Mamoru Oshii__ set in a technologically advanced Japan that modifies government officials by making them more cyborg-like for a more efficient performance as well as creating whole androids called, 'puppets'. We follow the journ…
Read full review on AniList →"When the advent of computers made externalizing memories possible, you should've taken its meaning more seriously."
~~~_Contains spoilers for Ghost in the Shell (1996)_~~~
<p class="has-text-align-justify"><strong>[Mamoru Oshii](https://anilist.co/staff/99097/Mamoru-Oshii)</strong>'s <em>Ghost in the Shell </em>is that of modernist ruin, picturing a decaying late-stage capitalist technocracy led by a slew of con…
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Ghost in the Shell is undoubtedly one of the most influential anime films, no, one of the most influential animated films ever made. It did wonders in reducing the stigma towards anime and other animated content held by the West and was a pioneer in many regards. I don't think I'm going to be able t…
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As discussões do século XXI cada vez mais têm sido marcadas pela busca da inserção da tecnologia à vida humana. O clássico de 1995, Ghost in the shell, aborda esta discussão do ponto de vista filosófico utilizando-se, e muito, do hard fiction.
"GITS" é situado no ano de 2029, em um cenário distópi…
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# Review in brief:
Ghost in the Shell takes itself far too seriously, and in turn ends up spreading its considerable aesthetic focus thin across a soulless plot and a theme that it can’t wrap its own head around.…
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A primeira vez que assisti a GITS foi um turbilhão de emoções e pensamentos, eu já havia visto a personagem uma vez ou outra, mas só decidi vê-lo após saber de sua importância para indústria, e bom, não importa quantas vezes eu o assista, sempre serão uma hora e vinte minutos bem usados.
Tudo que e…
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(The following review is based on an essay I wrote for an English course on international science fiction in 2022, with light revisions made in 2023 and 2024.)
From the opening credits scene of Mamoru Oshii's _Ghost In The Shell_, themes of dehumanization and blurred identity are present. This sequ…
Read full review on AniList →It found a voice… now it needs a body
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Despite it being a film that was released over two decades ago, _Ghost in the Shell_ seems timeless, as if capable of constantly renewing itself to appeal returning viewers or capti…
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