Review of Ghost in the Shell (1995) by Nikolaj Z — 30 Sep 2010
It seems that every anime movie ever made is expected to be an action masterpiece. What Ghost in the Shell lacks in excitement it makes up for in story. Oh it's very convoluted and marred with psychadelic philosophy that may go over most people's heads.
The beauty of it is that it must've been intended to be that way. They weren't gonna dumb it down to any extent and tried as hard as they could to jam all the manga story they could into an hour in a half.
Certainly no small task, and it was accomplished to a degree of success. If something worth watching again more or less requires watching it again I see no issue there. This is beautifully animated and beautifully told.
What little action there is is worthy of note. It just doesn't get any more cyberpunk than this.
This review of Ghost in the Shell (1995) was written by Nikolaj Z on 30 Sep 2010.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received very positive reviews.
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