[REVIEW] Ghost in the Shell
Mar. 3rd, 2006 10:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldI brought the 2003 Corten Pinot Grigio and the cheesies to last night's viewing of Ghost in the Shell, thanks to the kindness of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
finfin. I've mentioned the manga Ghost in the Shell, but as with so many other films it's taken me a while to move beyond the source materials. At least it didn't take me three years, as was the case with Strange Days, though I'm certain that even that was too long a wait. The manga's fascinating ruminations on consciousness are strongly highlighted in this, a decidedly pared-down narrative. The story might have been streamlined excessively, especially since knowledge of the manga helped me flesh out the characters, but the thematic economy did accent nicely the central theme of personal identity over time in the context of an increasingly technologized world. The art, of course, was beautiful.
finfin. I've mentioned the manga Ghost in the Shell, but as with so many other films it's taken me a while to move beyond the source materials. At least it didn't take me three years, as was the case with Strange Days, though I'm certain that even that was too long a wait. The manga's fascinating ruminations on consciousness are strongly highlighted in this, a decidedly pared-down narrative. The story might have been streamlined excessively, especially since knowledge of the manga helped me flesh out the characters, but the thematic economy did accent nicely the central theme of personal identity over time in the context of an increasingly technologized world. The art, of course, was beautiful.
