Section 9 discovers that there seems to be a human “ghost” inside the “shell” (see what went on there? See it?). After exiting the factory, the body was run over by a truck. A few hours ago, a prosthetic body factory was hacked, and the body was put together autonomously. And so, all Section 9 have come up with so far are proxies being played to some ulterior motive or the other.Īs the investigation continues, and Section 9 comes upon dead end following dead end, a mangled female body is brought to Section 9. First, she takes a journey across the very Hong Kong-inspired Tokyo of 2029 and later, we see her diving in the ocean. These are both beautiful scenes (especially the first), but I’ll get to their relevance later on in this post.ĭuring this time, Section 9 (the public security outfit the Major works for) is hot on the heels of a master-hacker known only as the “ Puppetmaster“. In the world of Ghost in the Shell, technology and society have become so interconnected that you can literally “ghost-hack” people. Throughout the movie, we see Kusanagi wandering.
#GHOST IN THE SHELL 1995 ANALYSIS MOVIE#
The only “original organic” parts of her are her brain, and possibly some pieces of spinal column.įollowing the “making of cyborg” scene, the Major wakes up in her apartment (a scene that has since become one of the many iconic scenes of the movie over time). In the world of Ghost in the Shell, technology has advanced far enough that prosthetic body parts and organs are commonplace, and the net is far more interlaced with our physical reality than we can even think about today. Set to an orchestral backdrop conducted by the master Kenji Kawai (who himself plays some of the drums on occasion), we get to see the creation of Major Motoko Kusanagi. This isn’t just showing off how much of a badass the Major is (this is just not the sort of woman you want to cross), but it’s a small plot detail that I recommend paying attention to.įrom here, we segue into the “making of cyborg” sequence (otherwise known as the “shelling” sequence). Most people miss the importance of this scene. On the way down, she assassinates the diplomat and turns invisible (a future projection of therm-optic camouflage) as the security detail and SWAT team equivalent look on in disbelief. When the diplomat, faced with charges, claims immunity, she takes off her overcoat and drops off the roof. Major Motoko Kusanagi stands above the building they are in, listening to their conversation. Ghost in the Shell opens with a meeting between Section 6 chief Nakamura and an American diplomat who has been working to help a programmer defect from Japan.
WARNING: THE SECTIONS BELOW CONTAIN MAJOR teehee! SPOILERS
After all, it recently became 21 years old, and I’m a bit ashamed I never managed to do this in time for the anniversary.įor now, I’ll keep things light, but as these posts start to pile up, I’ll start analysing and interpreting the many facets to this franchise. Leading up to the release of the live-action movie (which I intend to thoroughly preview), The Corvid Review will do a complete breakdown of the series.Īnd we’re going to start with the first movie as our access point. So – this crow thought – why not go back to the beginning and build from there? Recently, with trailers dropping for the upcoming Hollywood live-action movie, I’ve been meaning to do an analysis on everything Ghost in the Shell however, no matter where I start, the road gets rocky. And oh, how long I’ve wanted to talk about the franchise.
#GHOST IN THE SHELL 1995 ANALYSIS SERIES#
At the time, there were two feature-length animated movies, three manga collections, and the anime series – all of which belonged to different fictional universes, mind you, but more on that later. I immediately went looking for what other things Ghost in the Shell there were to be found. And once I’d caught up via the magic of re-runs, I was hooked. Some weeks later, I came across an episode of Stand Alone Complex on the telly. One could say that the magazine represented a significant turning point in my life. This magazine (since loaned to a friend and therefore lost) introduced this crow to the works of Hideshi Hino, the recently-released Oldboy, and Ghost in the Shell (a promo for the English release of Innocence graced the cover, and it contained a review of said movie). In the summer of 2003, I picked up a magazine from a local newsagents’.
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