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Dewitt 2022-04-24 07:01:17

The whole film tells the story of how Bart and Togusa are expected to investigate the robot killings after the ascension of the prime minister, but these are not the focus. The core content of the whole film is a few conversations generated during the investigation. In the conversation with Haravi 1. It is emphasized that the boundaries between humans and machines are blurred, and even cannot be treated differently, while in the background of attacking the shell Artificial and natural have been deeply integrated, whether this integration will lead to changes in human nature. 2. The emergence of humanoid robots that neither conform to utilitarianism nor pragmatism reveals that human beings have an innate love for making artificial humans. Humans improve their hardware through prosthetics and pursue perfection, but only unconscious puppets and gods with infinite consciousness are perfect. As a race with strong self-awareness, human beings pursue self-awareness and want to surpass nature. The state of indulging in deep unconscious joy will never be reached. From this perspective, will creatures who pursue self-knowledge become more confused? Are humans who call themselves higher creatures standing at the lowest level again? Does it prove that the simpler the life, the easier it is to obtain happiness?

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence quotes

  • Lin: We got loyalty even in my line.

    Bateau: There's loyalty that protects secrets and loyalty that projects the truth. You cannot serve both masters, so which loyalty is yours?

  • Bateau: Still with me, pal?

    Togusa: [with his head between his hands, looking to the floor] All I could see... were my wife and daughter's faces.

    Bateau: That wasn't your wife or daughter. It was Death.