The Bottom Line
A true anime classic. If you haven't seen this Anime film, do it now. Excellent animation, a supreme plot and intense action, Ghost in the Shell is an exceptional view and well worth your time.
Pros
- Amazing animation and artwork.
- An Oshii masterpiece.
Cons
- Not for younger kids.
Description
- Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Rating: 13+
- Release Date: March 31, 1998
Guide Review - Ghost in the Shell
In the year 2029, man has developed a new relationship with computers. The net has become a new, "borderless" reality and humans, altered by the same technology can reside in a new universe, a virtual universe. Here memories can be stolen and replaced. Humans can download themselves into another shell. And the ghost, the soul, is left to question its very existence.
Enter Major Motoko Kusanagi, top cyberspace agent for Sector 9, a government agency responsible for eliminating criminal activity. Kusanagi is a warrior, half human and half cybernetic, and is charged with the assignment of what could be the world's greatest criminal yet. Known as Project 2501, this secret agent was created by the government as the ultimate spy. Entirely a virtual personality, Project 2501 can travel the net without a shell, hacking into the brains of top officials from rival governments. Having recognized his own consciousness, Project 2501 has an offer for Kusanagi that she can't refuse? Or can she?
