Review of Ghost in the Shell (1995) by Joe C — 10 Jun 2015

The fact that both the Wachowski brothers and James Cameron are huge fans of Ghost in the Shell should come as no surprise; it's set in a futuristic cyperpunk world where everyone is connected to a mainframe, and a cyborg by the name of Motoko Kusanagi must hunt down The Puppet Master, a shadowy hacker who implants false memories into his victims, and who may have a deeper connection with Motoko than she realizes.

Matrix, much? The film itself remains so popular because it picks up where Akira left off - delivering a grown-up, engaging, fascinating version of a future that challenges the viewer whilst wowing them with stunning animation and eye-candy visuals.

Car chases, shoot-outs, awkward animated nudity and existential philosophy are exquisitely mixed together to make a film that intrigues and excites, time and again.