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Mamoru Oshii's landmarkGhost in the Shell(1995) largely defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced theMatrixfilms in the U.S. The long-awaited sequel continues the adventures of Batou, Major Kusanagi's former assistant, who was left behind when she disappeared into the cyber-realm of the Net. With his new human partner, Togusa, Batou investigates a series of bloody murders involvinggynoids, robots with sexual functions. The case leads them to the headquarters of the Locus Solus company, where Batou uncovers the evil secret behind the creation of thegynoids.Innocenceincludes some staggeringly beautiful CG images, especially a parade depicting characters from Chinese mythology. Oshii contrasts this glittering beauty with aBlade Runner-esque dystopia. But even his skill as a director can't disguise the fact that the underdeveloped story and flat characters are far less interesting than the opulent visuals. (Rated PG-13: graphic violence, violence against women, brief nudity, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use.)--Charles Solomon
verry lazy I agree with most of what is being said about this edition of this movie and if I could get in toutch with dreamworks I would tell them to offer this movie with what the fans want and maby it would have better sales here the artwork was amazing but i am not deaf and i do not want to read the movie that is what the manga (graphic novel) is for
Goes beyond the stars State of the art animation with deep idea behind it. It grabs you right from the start. One can find only the quality of the picture, but there is more and more. Perfecly depicted characters fited in a time wich can come true some day. I think this anime is one of the best there is. And the soundtrack is amazing. Combination between tradition and new motives, the music find you and it holds you till the end.Lost in Translation I seem to own a DVD that's not from Dreamworks/Go Fish. I forgot how I got it (most likely from eBay). But the cover of the DVD I have (see the left pichere) is significantly different than what's shown here.
For my copy, I found the subtitle confusing. So perhaps the trade-off is that the Dreamworks release has more coherent subtitles? This movie inherently dealt with a lot of abstract topics, so confusing subtitles really made things a lot worse. With the first Ghost In The Shell, for example, I could get by with mediocre subtitles, but not this one.
So. From what I got out of it, the main story is pretty simple: a bunch of geisha robots are killing their human customers. And Section 9, the elite group of covert ops, is asked to investigate it. These guys are like the FBI/CIA/NSA all rolled into one, I guess. Two main guys follow the investigation to an industrial city and eventually end up breaking into an underwater facility (both physically and electronically) where the robots are manufactured. The good/bad news is that's only about 25% of the story; the other 75% deals with atmosphere, mind hacking, existential discussion about souls, political intrigue, and exploration of the relationships and lives of the characters, including a brief encounter with a character fromthe previous moviethat now literally live in the Net (Internet?).
I mentioned atmosphere because there are some segments that contribute nothing to the plot but are there to define the world in which this story lies. The parade of the Chinese-inspired floats and the flight sequence at the middle of the film, for example, are marginally relevant. But they were extended sequences that end up giving us an awesome depiction of a wonderous world and shows off some quite impressive CG displays.
This would be quite an interesting movie if you can figure out the dialogue despite the subtitles. One more motivation to learn Japanese, I suppose.
