Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

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In the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire, Motoko Kusanagi, to investigate.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie:

Maaya Sakamoto
Ikkyu Juku
Kenichirou Matsuda
Tarusuke Shingaki
Shunsuke Sakuya
Yoji Ueda

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In the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 Organization. Public Security official Daisuke Aramaki hires full-body cyber prosthesis user and hacker extraordinaire, Motoko Kusanagi, to investigate.

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User Review - 10/10 by Luis MAnother Great Chapter on the ARISE series.
User Review - 8/10 by Kyle MMay be a continuation of its spawned anime and being somewhat indescribably less-valued, this upgrade refreshes the original with dazzling animation, some depth and same entertaining style whilst followed the common direction of a franchise reboot, which was helmed by the same director that showed the faithfulness. (A-) (Full review TBD)
User Review - 8/10 by S1r-R34lThis is a prequel to the original movie. The major and her team are for hire to the highest bidder. This is the story of how they enter Section 9. With the disappearance of the Disney element, that was in Innocence, this film is the proper and better sequel. Once again the philosophical issues are woven throughout the story and bring the viewer into the tale as well as make them think. The CGI is lessened, though used to a better advantage. The only reason this doesn't work as well as the original is that it's missing the musicality and artistic direction the first had. If you enjoyed the original then forget Innocence and watch this one. If you haven't watched Ghost In The Shell, then do yourself a favour and watch it.
User Review - 8/10 by Charles EAn excellent prequel to the first film, drawing elements from the Anime series to make a head spinning action/cerebral story worthy of standing beside the other films. If you are a fan of the movies or a fan of the series, you want to see this.
User Review - 6/10 by Ian WGhost in the Shell: The New Movie (Japan, 2015) has recently had its U.S. theatrical release. Despite a U.S. live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlet Johansson due out in 2017 this latest feature film in the legendary cyber punk series has not received much press coverage state side. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (Japan, 2015) is a prequel to the classic Ghost in the Shell (Japan, 1995). Despite being the third best film in the trilogy it's still worth it to check this film out especially if you're a science fiction fan. In America the vast majority of animation is produced for a youth audience. In Japan animation produced for adults is just as popular as animation produced for children. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (Japan, 2015) has some of the best action sequences of 2015. Adult fans of action films should not let the fact this film is animated stop them from enjoying the large set pieces and balletic gun play. In an era of CGI if you are watching a film with large action sequences and or set pieces you are most likely watching animation anyway. Some of the scenes feature animation that is truly a feast for the eyes. I screened the movie at a large Cineplex with a 4k digital projector and I'm certainly glad I didn't wait for the DVD/Blu-Ray release of Ghost in the Shell: the New Movie (Japan, 2015).The animation being stylistically different from Pixar is refreshing. The animation style is reminiscent of Ghost in the Shell (Japan, 1995) but also draws influence from the latest Ghost in the Shell TV series (Arise). Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Japan, 2004) doesn't have the same nostalgia as this latest iteration primarily because Motoko Kusanagi ("The Major") doesn't appear until the end of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Japan, 2004). Returning to the cyber punk future of Ghost in the Shell is always fun and thanks to this iteration being a prequel we get to spend more time with the series most fascinating character (Kusanagi) as the protagonist. Instead of existential ideas dealing with what it means to be human Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (Japan, 2015) felt like it was exploring political and economic ideas as opposed to philosophical ones. The world building and mise en scene isn't as strong as the previous two films. Since Ghost in the Shell (Japan, 1995) is a cyber punk classic saying Ghost in the Shell: the New Movie (Japan, 2015) is not as good a film as the original doesn't mean it's not a solid film worth seeing. Don't let the silly name scare you away and let your ghost leave your cyber brain and immerse yourself in Ghost in the Shell: the New Movie (Japan, 2015).
User Review - 6/10 by Kean C KI'm going to assume that anyone looking to see Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015), is already a fan of the original 1995 anime as well as the original animated series. This is a movie for the fans, so if you're not yet familiar with the series, definitely hold off on this title for now. With that out of the way, I'm going to begin by saying "The New Movie" is not a 'bad' film, but it's not a film that's going to sit well with most fans. First, "The New Movie" picks up where the Ghost in The Shell: Arise series left off. Watching the 4 Arise episodes is not a prerequisite, but it will help you out if you're wondering why the team isn't working for Arimaki (yet). The new movie also carries on with the animation style, voice acting, and music of "Arise", so if you've watched the series, there are no surprises here. Unfortunately, most of my gripes have to do with the fact that they're continuing to use the "Arise" style. The animation is superb, I'll give the movie that, but if you were hoping for the super-detailed, hand drawn animation of the 1995 feature film, you're going to be disappointed. The animation in "The New Movie" is super slick and a tad lifeless, like all modern anime, but it managed to wow me with great use of lighting, detailed character expressions, and immense detail in fast paced action scenes (which there are a lot of). Moving on, the highlight of the film is easily the music. Cornelius' soundtrack creeps into the forefront and becomes much more than background music. Each track provides the perfect mood for GITS's haunting futuristic world. Like the Arise series, there's an emphasis on electronic instruments and ambient soundscapes. It's a far cry from the almost tribal sounding score in the 1995 original film and it's refreshingly modern without trying to cater to any specific genre or audience. I'm actually listening to the soundtrack as I write this - it's that good. Now for the bad points. If you're a real GITS fan, you're going to be really sore about the fact that Kusanagi's voice actor from Season 1&2 of the animated series is present.....but she voices another character! A MAJOR character at that (no pun intended). The voice we've all come to know and love as The Major is ever present in "The New Movie", and it's that presence that ends up confusing the audience as to who's speaking. She even narrates the opening scenes of the film. It just seems like a big "eff you" to all the people who watched the original series. For the life of me, I can't understand why they would make this decision. To make matters worse, the cast of voice actors is not very characteristically diverse. The members of Kusanagi's team sound so similar that I could barely tell who's speaking, especially when they speak 'telepathically' through their cyber brains for half of the movie. And to top it off, Arimaki's voice actor, I think, was just not very fitting. He sounds way to tough and not at all like the wise old man we've come to adore. Arimaki's VA could have just as easily played Batou; it's absurd. Finally, I need to talk about the plot. My feelings are mixed on this one, as I feel the film definitely gave us a taste of the philosophical crime drama that is the heart of GITS; it did that well. But for me, the plot was just too chaotic to follow. At any point in the movie, I was never really sure what the team's goal was or exactly who they were looking for. There investigation leads them to a lot of different theories and suspects, but even after all was said and done, I'm not really sure what was going on and what everyone's motives were. GITS by nature is always a little hard to follow, but the entire plot just went over my head on this one. I didn't feel like I was uncovering clues WITH the team; I just felt like I was watching them do it and hoping they'd fill me in later *sigh. To make things even worse, "The New Movie" continues to molest the original plot line. As we know from Arise, the origin story of Kusanigi's team has been completely changed, but they go even further this time. They change the story of Kusanagi's cyberization. In the original TV series, many clues are given as to how/when/why Motoko became a cyborg. They never explicitly say it, but (if my memory is correct) were lead to believe that Kusanagi's parents died in an accident when she was a small girl. The Major survived, but was forced to migrate into a fully prosthetic body. The story is similar in "The New Movie", but slightly changed, and not nearly as emotional for the viewer as the original story. Finally, *spoiler alert but not really, the last scene of the movie is the opening scene of the original 1995 GITS. They copy it almost verbatim, which would be a cool little nod to the fans, if not for the fact that the scene's inclusion suggests that we're supposed to consider the events of "Arise" and "The New Movie" as cannon. As a die hard fan, I just cannot accept that the Arise series and new movie are a true part of the GITS universe. They just don't measure up to the classic franchise at all, making the final scene of "The New Movie" feel more like a punch in the face rather than a fist bump. Despite the negatives, watching Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) was still a fun and enjoyable experience. It's only downfall is that it (and the Arise series) continually teases and taunts die hard fans, almost as if to say "Your beloved series is dead, muahaha". If I were a first time GITS watcher, I might have loved this film; sadly, this film is MEANT for fans, so I'm forced to judge it in that light. It manages to get a 3/5 for me, and only because Cornelius' soundtrack is more captivating than the movie as whole.
User Review - 6/10 by Andres GGhost in the Shell plots have always being really complicated and difficult to follow. This movie is not an exception but the plot this time is artificially complicated and without much sense that allows to follow. For the rest, I'm not a fan of the new style but I acknowledge its own right for evolution, I would just wish that the story would have been smarter.
User Review - 6/10 by Rinaldo HDisappointed in this new version of the franchise.
User Review - 6/10 by Bassem EWhile sharing the main themes of identity crisis of cyborgs and (loosely) the nature of consciousness of the 1995 prequel, GiS: The new movie does not leave you with the same unsettling feeling of the first one. That being said it is a mostly enjoyable 90+ minutes modern anime film, it is more closely tied to appleseed Alpha than the Ghost in the Shell. It starts slow and the plot is hard to follow as one may expect however the fight scenes are very good. The ending is fine, but I am sure I will forget it in a few hours. The worst aspect of the film is the score, a fast beat electronic music pales in comparison with the original film vocal chorus. To summarize the new movie is just a ghost of the original but one worth watching because of the amusing fight scenes and the somewhat philosophical general motif . 6/10
User Review - 6/10 by Brian MWhile it may not be the most engaging anime movie made, Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie cranks up the sci-fi action, twists, and excitement fans of the original anime will come to expect, plus it expanded my interest in checking out more of the anime for myself!

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