Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)

Ghost in the Shell 2.0: Directed by Mamoru Oshii. With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tesshô Genda. A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Kôkaku Kidôtai (1995).

“As many have noted in their comments, the new CGI in this remastered version of the original Ghost in the Shell movie do more harm to the film than good. I mean, they are nice and all, but they donu0026#39;t add anything to the story and they contract strongly with the original animation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis being said, the movie is almost the same, so just as great. As a subject it is one of the masterpieces of modern sci-fi. One of my favourite films, GitS spawned two films and a series just as great, all adding more to the initial exploration of the human soul in the face of ever more complex and intrusive technology.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI believe its beauty stands in the many levels that the film can be perceived at. If you are looking for flashy technology, police procedure and explosions, you have them all. If you are looking for dark political intrigue, there is plenty of it. If you are going for more philosophical aspects, like the source of the self, the true spring of identity and consciousness, that is at the very heart of the story. Itu0026#39;s a win win situation. I can hardly wait for the film that is to be filmed in 2011. I just hope they donu0026#39;t turn it into some mellow brainless thing, like so many movies nowadays.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBottom line: Iu0026#39;ve seen the original a long time ago, so I can hardly comment on the differences. My advice to you is to watch either of them, because it is totally worth it.”