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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

It found a voice... Now it needs a body.

JA18 November 1995 7.983 min
ActionScience Fiction
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Budget: $3,000,000Box Office: $10,000,000
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Oscar Torres
We all agreed: a directorial triumph that showcases real vision. Without question. 1995 produced a real gem with this one.
badelf
His predictions of AI are perhaps only now coming to fruit. This 1995 title is the original Ghost In The Shell, which I finally watched. This is the first film to broach the tough question of "what does it mean to be conscious?" in the context of AI (Artificial Intelligence).
Henry Hill
The visual style is competent but uninspired. A justified 7.9 — no complaints here. Watchable, but not one I'd revisit.

Viewer Opinions (5)

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Henry Hill@henry_films94 opinions · User since 2021
★★★☆☆ 6.7
And I stand by that. Along those lines, the action sequences are jaw-dropping. There's a good movie in here struggling to get out. …
28 August 1996User Review
CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967
★★★★☆ 7.0
Our identity, our personality - all are vulnerable to manipulation here by something adept at capitalising on the flaws and failings of each of us. Their job is to reverse-engineer some of these hacks and to try and trace the mastermind before it becomes unstoppable. Once these flood gates are open, is it even possible to arrest it as global interconnectivity makes control nigh on impossible. …
4 February 2024VerifiedUser Review
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badelf@badelf
★★★★★ 9.0
Mamoru Oshii's masterpiece, based on a manga by Shirow Masamune, is not only consistent with Singularity theory, but also remarkably prescient. This is the first film to broach the tough question of "what does it mean to be conscious?" in the context of AI (Artificial Intelligence). In the 1990s, Ray Kurzweil wrote about his "Singularity" theory - the future when man and computer are wholly merged. …
26 March 2023VerifiedUser Review
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