The Conquer series currently includes two movie versions and two TV versions, almost all of which are insurmountable masterpieces. "Ghost in the shell" is the earliest one, and it is by far the most highly rated and the craziest. The fans' pursuit of this film has reached the point of "if I think you are not qualified, I will not show it to you".
From the story, the two movies "GIS" and "Innocence" are continuous stories. Compared to 2004's "Innocence" (entered the Cannes competition unit and received rave reviews, unprecedented in the creation of cartoons, as everyone knows, Cannes pays more attention to connotation and depth than Oscars), "GIS" is easier to understand. In other words, it looks better. It is also discussing a theme: the relationship between the soul and the body. "GIS" basically raises questions, but there is no clear explanation and discussion. "Innocence" uses a large number of monologues and dialogues and countless allusions to show the exploration. the process of. "Innocence" makes it extremely difficult to keep up with its thinking logic (I have read it three times, but I still have a little knowledge), "GIS" is basically at that critical point, which is quite understandable to me.
The philosophical color and profound background embodied in "Innocence" makes people almost feel that it is inexhaustible. I personally feel that "Innocence" is not made by Oshii Mamoru to the audience. Like many literary film directors, he has worked hard. He uses his own expressive techniques to express his own thoughts, and basically doesn't want to take into account the feelings of the audience. Although "Innocence" has almost the most advanced and amazing CG technology, this shell can not hide the light emitted by the inner core...
The reason why "GIS" is so classic that it cannot be surpassed is not only because of its ideas, but also because of its expressive power. In order to explain more clearly, "Innocence" has a lot of expressiveness given to the lines, and "GIS" uses pictures and concise language (at least better than "Innocence"), so that you can see clearly from all aspects, Go and like it. You can be a purely police film, or SF, or a literary film. "GIS" gives a clue that seems looming, so that people who are good at thinking can basically keep up, allowing you to enjoy the joy of thinking instead of pure sensory pleasure. This is the immortal place of "GIS".
One of the biggest commonalities between "Innocence" and "GIS" is that they also use the method of making great preparations and bursting out to mobilize your emotions-I don't know who saw the independent resistance of Suzi sister for the first time. When the mechanical chariot or Bart protects the primitive knightly, there will be no moving tears in his eyes. This is not a sensational film, but it can trigger your feelings from the depths. This may be considered as a compromise of Oshii Mamoru, but it is also the characteristic of Oshii Mamoru and why we like his work.
Since these two works are too advanced, the above viewpoints are just personal opinions. Welcome to discuss.
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TV version of "Stand Alone Complex" and "GIG" are also classic works. There is an article analyzing the allusions in "SAC": "Ghost in the Shell Declassified Allusions", originally published in popgo, But I didn't find the original post. The version I have is from the January 2004 issue of "Anime Vendor" and the first anniversary edition. This 10,000-character article explains in detail many allusions in "SAC", an excellent article. The work of Ghost in the Shell is also the favorite excavation of otaku.
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