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CodyK.Aug 24, 2005

A very mature movie that can be best categorized as a psychological drama. The drama overpowers the thriller aspect, in my opinion. Not only can you find great depth in the story, but the characters

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HackuityJan 10, 2012

The sequel of one of the most intriguing and best written science fiction anime ever, that Ghost in the shell that in 1995 revolutionized forever the way of painting cyberpunk: despite this huge responsibility on its shoulders, this 2004The sequel of one of the most intriguing and best written science fiction anime ever, that Ghost in the shell that in 1995 revolutionized forever the way of painting cyberpunk: despite this huge responsibility on its shoulders, this 2004 second act is still able to create perfect, dark and oppressive cyberpunk atmospheres and give them life with solid action and dialogues. Essentially, the best way the brand could go on without prostituting its true nature.… Expand

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StarlessBBOct 15, 2012

After the original Ghost in the Shell, one of the most highly regarded animated films of all time, they made this movie. This movie is absolutely horrible. I don't want to refer to it by name because it doesn't deserve the title. The pacingAfter the original Ghost in the Shell, one of the most highly regarded animated films of all time, they made this movie. This movie is absolutely horrible. I don't want to refer to it by name because it doesn't deserve the title. The pacing is slower than glacial, the dialogue consists entirely of pretentious quote-centric diatribes, the plot and story don't make any sense, some sequences seemingly exist only to confuse the viewer and derail the story while adding nothing to the film. The movie clearly had an insane budget, because the movie takes every single possible opportunity to fellate itself and show off the animation, which is kind of funny because the computer drawn animation is horrible compared to the original's hand-drawn animation. This seriously ranks among the worst movies I've ever seen, it's boring, it's pretentious, it makes no sense, it's almost unwatchable. 2 points go out for the animation and Kenji Kawai's great soundtrack.… Expand

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PierApr 24, 2011

Visually glorious, but the imbalance between it's philosophical pretensions , the visual poetry and the action ultimately fail to maintain a proper rhythm to keep the audience interested in all those metaphorical symbols.

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raporgiNov 19, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's a movie out there called El Topo. its about a dude trying to find a golden TURD. This is similar movie. What you get out of it is wasted time and the fact that this movie is SHIIT. Oshii needs to be dragged out into the street choked out beaten revived repeat. Its about as exciting as watching paint dry and the amount of self-fellating is embarassing. It makes stuff like Angel Cop and Mad Bull look like award winners.… Expand

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BroyaxMay 20, 2017

Cette suite directe du premier film GITS réalisée 9 ans plus tard reprend des éléments ça et là des mangas de Shirow et les accommode à sa propre sauce, toujours sous l'égide de Mamoru Oshii qui donne ici tout ce qu'il a en matière deCette suite directe du premier film GITS réalisée 9 ans plus tard reprend des éléments ça et là des mangas de Shirow et les accommode à sa propre sauce, toujours sous l'égide de Mamoru Oshii qui donne ici tout ce qu'il a en matière de réflexion et de questionnement métaphysique... un vrai festival de citations philosophiques et d'interrogations sur la nature humaine.

Si le Major n'est (forcément) plus là (ou presque...!), son ombre continue de planer comme celle d'un ange gardien du vaste réseau... le réalisateur s'en détache sensiblement, l'utilisant comme un simple Deux ex machina et démontrant par là même qu'elle n'est pas vraiment le personnage central de ce monde et que l'inénarrable Batou accompagné du conciliant Togusa peuvent se débrouiller tout seuls.

En vérité, la "star" est le monde cyberpunk lui-même et ses turpitudes cachées dans cette enquête qui remonte de fil en aiguille jusqu'à l'infâme origine d'une série de meurtres inexpliqués d'humains par des robots de compagnie.

A noter qu'en dépit de sa densité introspective, le film n'est certainement ni barbant ni prétentieux et distille là où il le faut de belles scènes d'action mais également une dose d'humour très appréciable entre Batou et Togusa... et Ishikawa qui fait quelques apparitions.

Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, ce film paradoxalement moins contemplatif que le premier s'offre une direction artistique d'une rare beauté, aidée par l'utilisation de l'image de synthèse pour tout ce qui concerne les décors et les environnements ; seuls les personnages restent en 2 dimensions (hélas). La musique de Kenji Kawai parachève le tout et se révèle aussi hypnotique que peut l'être le film, lequel se met à lorgner du côté de Blade Runner sur pas mal de détails d'ambiance. D'ailleurs, les réflexions sur la nature des robots et des humains ne sont pas sans rappeler quelques préoccupations éminemment dickiennes, de même qu'un passage entier de ce GITS 2 où la réalité et l'illusion de la réalité basculent et se confondent...

Voilà donc un chef-d'oeuvre véritable dont la puissance est toujours intacte et dont l'impact nous laisse toujours émerveillé.… Expand

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JLuis_001Feb 6, 2018

Released twelve long years ago, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence proves that sometimes you should not mess with what you did right the first time. This sequel is full of monologues and it becomes repetitive and most of the issues shown hereReleased twelve long years ago, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence proves that sometimes you should not mess with what you did right the first time. This sequel is full of monologues and it becomes repetitive and most of the issues shown here are similar to the ones on the first film, and they actually feel irrelevant. Innocence is definitely a disappointment, not a bad movie but by the grandeur of its predecessor pales completely.

Some part of the narrative becomes incomprehensible and the plot does not clarify many points besides that it does not provide elements to it. Action sequences are nice and well coordinated, although they are nothing that has not been seen in any respectable anime.

The animation is amazing, drawn up in a better way, the details are more elaborate and smooth, although the atmosphere of this film has nothing to do with the original.
The score is pleasant but not memorable and barely manages to be relevant in the dramatic points of the film.

I frankly expected something superior, I enjoy the film but certainly I did not miss anything really surprising in all these years.… Expand

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ermacJan 13, 2018

noioso, grafica pietosa fatta con un miscuglio senza senso tra grafica 3d e grafica tradizionale, la trama è ridicola non so come sia possibile che il voto medio sia quello mostrato

boring, ugly graphics, ugly plot