From the major jumping from the skyscrapers naked, to the mournful and repetitive female vocal chorus, to the minutes-long characterization and opening credits of the biochemical man-making process, the hairs on my arms never fell. As soon as the film opens, the film has created enough momentum, which makes people frown and hold their breath. The following paragraphs make people gradually realize that whether it is in the brightly lit, indifferent and hard concrete forest, or in the gloomy, dark alleys and dark alleys, this taciturn and powerful royal sister, known as the major, seems to be particularly fond of light. Chase the enemy everywhere (actually because of the optical camouflage). The burly man with prosthetic eyes, Bart, is like a loyal servant, and often puts on clothes for the major after apparently unequal battles.
In terms of dialogue, there is either little or no, or a large speech with unclear meaning at the beginning of the speech, and quotes from philosophers who do not know where they are at every turn, making the already jumpy plot even more confusing. When I barely guessed that this was a group of agents-like characters tracking a special case, the mournful and melodious female chorus at the beginning of the film reappeared, and the hairs on my arms rose in response. At this time, one after another, the detailed and realistic descriptions of the scenes were presented at the speed of Windows slideshow: rivers and boats in the rain, old and rusted traditional Chinese signs, crowded cities and crowds... This moment , the film finally entered the legendary "still picture" realm.
The first half of the film reminded me of Jia Zhangke's "The Three Gorges" several times. Weird to pretend to force, or rather to pretend to be weird, and at the same time very beautiful and very literary - this is the initial impression left by the attack on the shell.
In the second half of the process, plot clues such as conspiracy and tricks finally emerged from the massive details. The silent nature of the major makes the story extremely depressing, but it can still be watched. The climax is when the Major has to face the Think Tank battle alone in order to get in touch with the boss named The Puppet Master. This bridge section clearly makes people smell the smell of cult films. I guess many viewers were calling in their hearts at that time: "Who will poke my dog's eyes!". Yes, even if I like heavy taste themes, I am really tired of it for a while.
Just after the major's "self-destruction" (the word was specially coined for the major), the loyal and muscular man Bart came to the rescue again. Another gentle and gentle way to put a coat on the woman he loves. I almost fell in love with him when he indulged this domineering and powerful woman while protecting her in secret. Next, there is another long speech with obscure meaning. Then, the heroine and the boss "fit together", no, it is better to say "fit soul". At the end of the film, by changing shells, he changed from a silent fighting milf to a black-bellied maid-like major in the shape of a loli, standing in the wind with a cold and sinister expression overlooking the city in front of him. end. Pretence and art are not enough to describe this film. If in the eyes of the mainstream public, this kind of film can already be called a cult, then in the eyes of a cult fan like me, it can only be attributed to the gods.
The theatrical version was originally released in 1995, and a remake of the so-called Ghost in the Shell 2.0 was released in 2008. There are not many dialogues in the new version, and there are a lot of storyboards. There are only two major differences from the old version: one is the paragraph in which the major jumped down from the building in full nude. The new version is made in full 3D, which is actually nothing. It has a special visual impact, but the subsequent switch to 2D has a strong sense of incongruity, which makes people who don't know in a trance think that the world of film and television is also suffering from a two-way foil crisis. Another difference is that the voice of the "Puppet Master" has been changed from male to female, perhaps in order to obtain intuitive coordination with the body of the female humanoid. Otherwise, the audience may find it difficult for the audience to accept the "Puppet Master"'s request to "fit in" with the female major in a male voice. Well, the puppeteer is just a spontaneously generated consciousness on the Internet anyway, and originally there was no gender to speak of.
It is worth mentioning that the film version of Attack in the Shell inspired the Worth Brothers, which eventually made the Matrix series. The prototype of the sunglasses agent Smith is undoubtedly the "Puppet Master" in the shell, both of which are virus-like existences after mutation on the Internet; Smith's stunt that can forcibly copy himself to other individuals is also similar to the "Puppet Master". "The way to forcibly invade the electronic brain in an instant is exactly the same; and the solution of the system crisis in the story of The Matrix relies on the integration of the savior Neo and the virus Smith, which is probably also inspired by the combination of the major and the puppet master.
It is such an independent film that takes me to the world of Ghost in the Shell prosthetics and electronic brains. In the beginning, it wasn't like liking and fascinated, but I was completely shocked; only after watching the two TV versions in full, did I become really crazy about it.
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