What if we merged cybernetic brains in our militarized, techno-capitalist hellscape? 😳
Directed by Mamoru Oshii
GHOST IN THE SHELL
An atmospheric, critically acclaimed action film.
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.
Ghost in the Shell is showing in 1 cinema in New York City - next screening Tuesday 13 October at 16:30 at Metrograph.
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What if we merged cybernetic brains in our militarized, techno-capitalist hellscape? 😳
This cyberpunk classic was a huge influence on both The Matrix (1999) and The Fifth Element (1997), whilst in itself owing no small debt to Blade Runner (1982). Ghost in the Shell is an ode to technology, identity, collective vs. individual consciousness and boobs. Hardly surprising that it blew my mind when I was sixteen.
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A cybernetic security officer tracks a dangerous hacker known as the Puppetmaster through a high-tech society where the line between humanity and technology is blurred.
Mamoru Oshii directed this influential cyberpunk film, which serves as an adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga.
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