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Thursday 16 August 2018

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)

It's not stated on the box art, but Dir. Kazuya Nomura's film is a continuation of the Arise version of GitS and a sequel to the Pyrophoric Cult episode(s).
Set in the year 2029, it begins with a hostage situation that doesn't quite go to plan and the assassination of a very public figure. Working independently of Public Security Section 9, Motoko and her team investigate further.
The plot is complicated. If I understood it correctly, it boils down to progress in cyberization and how that relates to what's termed the "Third World". Various parties want to push the advent of new tech, while others want to halt it. In the middle are the profiteers, individuals or corporations who care only about personal agendas or bottom line profits. Repeat viewings may change my opinion, but right now I feel like there were a number of unresolved issues in The New Movie's script that make the Arise reboot feel still unfinished.

3 things to do afterwards out of 5

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