SeattleOtaku: Review - Ghost in the Shell

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It found a voice . . . Now it needs a body

Technology and metaphysical philosophy merge in the shadowy world of politics and high-tech crime. Just what sets us apart from machines when our own bodies can be augmented with mechanical and electrical devices so readily? That's one of the deeper questions in Ghost in the Shell, by Shirow Masamune, who also created some other favorites of mine in the past, Dominion Tank Police, Appleseed, and Black Magic M-66.

Story Intro

Major Kusanagi and her partner Batou, top-level agents in the police force, and their comrades are after the "Puppetmaster", a master hacker who has broken into the minds of many people and the programming of many androids to evade capture. When the Puppetmaster is finally brought into the station for questioning, another government agency goes out of their way to retrieve it from the police, but Kusanagi has her own goals to learn the truth behind the masquerade and the Puppetmaster.

Other Notes

The philosophical discussions can be long in this one (it's directed by Oshii Mamorou, after all), but this is primarily an action movie; the manga it was based on goes even deeper into the philosophy and technology than the film.

Ghost in the Shell
Distributed by Manga Entertainment

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