I’ve watched most of ghost in the shell. I do like the characters especially the tachikoma robots and their philosophical segments. It’s been a pretty long time though so I’m not sure if I could say exactly what the show is about. The main force moving the story forward is government conspiracy and terrorism but I think the most interesting parts really have to do with trying claim your own space in the world.
It feels maybe similar to snake eater. The story gets very convoluted but there are a lot of shining moments in both that are great. In ghost in the shell most of the main characters have full mechanical bodies with I think only one non-android. Bato doesn’t really need to eat but still enjoys it. The major chooses a more slender female frame even though Bato argues a bigger frame is better suited for fighting, the tachikoma at one point decide not to fully sync data to maintain their own individuality.
I’m definitely more interested in the characters then the story but that might just be true for most things. I don’t think I’m saying anything interesting there. I do like how the trailer looks a lot. I will probably not see it in theaters but it is something to look forward to. My last theater going experience was soured only slightly by some AI generated ad and I’d like to avoid that. I think it was real actors but with their mouths moved to the script. It was gross in a weird way.
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