What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Friday, February 7, 2025

Ghost in the Shell - 1995

My eyes were getting tired from reading, so I decided to throw on something random that caught my interest. I hit the anime category on Tubi and thought this title sounded familiar. I never figured out why it sounded familiar, but here we are. 

In the future, technology has been utilized to the point where some humans are more machine than flesh. When even their brains are machine, do they have rights? Where is the line drawn? Major Motoko Kusanagi is a cyborg, and she's tracking a hacker called the Puppet Master. Finding him will change her destiny.

The concept of this was really interesting to me. I didn't really need all the weird nudity, but I just ignored it. The story is based on a manga, which I may look into sometime in the future. Some of the shots lingered for a long time, and the song during the rain struck me as weird. Maybe the lyrics were relevant, but I didn't have any translation for those, so I was confused.

Anyway, I liked this movie. The story was unique, and I found it interested. I appreciated that it didn't dump a bunch of exposition at me, but at the same time, I found myself a bit lost at times. I figured out the main points, so it it was all good in the end. Good Movie!



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