Well, I had time to sit down after work today to watch the rest of the film. I must say, although it's not the best movie in the world, it certain is one of the more thought-provoking anime I've watched.
General themes include a love lost, prejudiced to things that are just creeping us out, and mankind's obession with remaking ourselves (through robotics). Not too preachy (not much more than Appleseed).
Plot is about Batou - the big guy from the first movie. He's been feeling out of sorts ever since his partner Major Kusanagi left. He's now been assigned a new partner, Togosa, the detective without any cyborg enhancements... It's the classic investigative tale about a cop trying to follow a trail of malfunctioning murdering androids and all the while trying to avoid the typical cyber-punk snares like attmepted cyber-brain hacking, etc...
The film as a whole thus becomes a very surreal affair - you're never quite sure if what you're seeing is real, or the result of the hackers messing with Batou's brain. And the whole time, Togosa comes off as a complete technophobe, showing a distrust (and almost disgust) at any technology he encounters during this mission.
Presentation is typical of Mamoru Oshii. This director time and again has proven that he's a big fan of atmosphere and eye-candy. His trademark long-winded "scenery shot" is back just like it was in his Patlabor movies and the previous installment of Ghost in the Shell. Unfortunately, while it doesn't break the pace of the film (since the entire film is rather slow - even the fight scenes), it does make an already slow-moving show feel even slower.
That said, it's a mood film. You want to watch this when you're ready to sit and think for a while rather. Don't be putting this on when it's rainy out and you're feeling drowsy - it'll likely put you to sleep.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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