Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Overview
Director Mamoru Oshii follows up his adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga in the Animé film GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE. Similar in concept and theme to the cyberpunk classic BLADE RUNNER, GHOST IN THE SHELL features a future where humans can modify their bodies with technology and live side-by-side with androids. A few years after the original film, police cyborg Bato is still mourning the loss of his partner Motoko. Bato and his new partner Togusa undertake an investigation of a series of seedy murders of wealthy men at the hands of their malfunctioning sex-androids. Expanding on the subject matter of the first film, their inquiry leads to a consideration of the true differences, if any, between humans and the artificial beings they create. GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 combines action, philosophy, and breathtaking animated visuals; and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
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Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 100
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 704400070853
- Genre: CARTOONS & ANIMATION
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: February 2017
Movie Reviews
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THEATRICAL RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 (LIMITED)
Reviews:
"[A] movie about the dreamy pleasures of moviegoing that is itself both haunting and haunted." - 09/27/2004 New York Times, p.E18
"[H]and-drawn and computer-generated animation techniques are blended to create one of the most visually arresting motion pictures you are likely to see this year." - 09/17/2004 Los Angeles Times, p.E10
"[A] lavishly drawn, pop-savvy specialty act..." - 09/24/2004 Entertainment Weekly, p.82
"[The film] could be comfortably double-billed with Richard Linklater's animated journey of ideas WAKING LIFE." - 11/01/2005 Sight and Sound, p.63-64
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