Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Movie Review

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Chris Stuckmann reviews Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, starring Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tamio Ôki, Yutaka Nakano, Naoto Takenaka, Atsuko Tanaka. Directed by Mamoru Oshii.

[@h.u.n.k493]

Batou's dog is single-handedly one of the most adorable pets to be animated.

[@mechajay3358]

I know right 🐶

[@LieshaCichol]

Koichi Yamadera, Tokusa's VC, actually auditioned for the role and lost out against a real dog, he was heard complaining.

[@sengiv7326]

@@mechajay3358 Oh absolutely. I have a huge love for dogs & Batou's dog stole scenes he was in. lol 😊

[@ConorJTobin]

Beats the hell outta Sid's dog in Toy Story! XD

[@tofu_golem]

"We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those with a voice. If the dolls could speak, no doubt they'd scream, 'I didn't want to become human.'" I still get chills when that line is delivered.

[@Wolfen443]

WOW, I agree that is powerful.

[@gregorytheblackkitten9422]

Daaamn

[@arinburo4387]

shut up

[@virtual-adam]

I feel the CGI scenes (even though a bit dated now) still have a lot of artistic merit, especially the parade scene and the entrance hall in Kim's Mansion.

[@agentorangecb1]

I couldn't agree more. Beyond the bombastic cg sequences, the interlacing of the two styles is phenomenal and still holds up. In the first scene with Batou and the Gynoid, the walls are drawn but then textured over with cg effects and it looks amazing

[@carolanestanley4030]

I agree!

[@soldatheero]

I am watching it for the first time now and am impressed

[@virtual-adam]

@@soldatheeroSo it still looks good 5 years later 👍

[@claudiomonteverdi9199]

Ghost in the shell 2 drinking game: Everytime somebody quotes someone drink a shot

[@len-ul9ji]

Does one even survive?

[@zafranorbian757]

@@len-ul9ji You need to be a Cyborg to survive that.

[@lazzy__5668]

If you get philosophical drink a shot If the movie shout "fuck dolls" you know what to do

[@Steel_blade_alchemist]

*gets sent to the hospital from alcohol poisoning*

[@frodobaggins6450]

Who can gaze into the mirror without becoming evil?

[@R.Instro]

"Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is rated R, but GitS: Innocence -- a movie about murderous rampaging sex dolls -- is rated PG-13. . . * @-@ *. . . Okay. . . ." This.

[@brabiz67]

Right? It’s also a lot more brutal than the first film i felt

[@RandomBlackGamer]

It's a good thing FUNimation acquired the rights to this and are re-releasing it on blu-ray with the dub in tact to jump in on the hype of the live action film.

[@janken3767]

This film stands the test of time in animation, it’s insane how good looking it was for its time.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Innocence is a tough sit and heady as hell, which I why I love it so much. The first time I watched it, the "doll house" sequence actually made me check my dvd player to make sure it wasn't skipping.

[@DidYounisMe]

This was one of my favourite of the Ghost In The Shell movies, Batou really has charisma and is awesome throughout

[@officerooska1760]

Yeah I Remember watching the first one and instantly falling in love with it and when I watch the sequel I didn't like it. But a couple of years later I rewatched it and really enjoyed it. Maybe it's just me maturing in the way I enjoy films. Like sin city and blade runner, the first time I saw them I didn't enjoy them but after a couple of years I rewatched them and really enjoyed them. Learned to appreciate them.

[@Kage-jk4pj]

I love sin city, blade runner and the original but I didn't really enjoy this

[@JotaP1n]

For me is a clear A, because some of the questions put over the table are really, really good. For example, "Do an AI or a machine has rights?". Yeah, we saw it with the Puppet Master before, but in this movie they put it in a whole new level, like when Batou and Motoko are speaking about the way nobody ask the sex dolls if they want to have souls or not, empathizing more with the AI than the humans (even if she is a child), showing than Batou is beginning to walk the same path Motoko did before: losing attachment with the human world. They way all this is told is fucking brilliant. About the dialogue you need to understand that japanese is really hard to translate the same way in other languages because with a few words they can express a lot of things, and sometimes you need to fill the holes with more words in the translation.

[@PeteNalty63]

I am a classically trained artist. I totally disagree that the CG animation did not go well with the traditional animation. The way that it was done was like a beautiful dance between the two. They were tied together through blur in the background that absolutely strengthened the surreal dream effect and married the contrast. There was no distopia with any of the aesthetics of the film; in fact it was mind blowing in my little opinion.

[@soldatheero]

Well said, I agree. I just finished it for the first time and had no problems with the CGI some of the scenes were downright awe inspiring.

[@lilchinesekidchen]

this time the question isn't "what makes someone human". it's "what exactly special about human consciousness"

[@warbaby32]

What people always forget when they call GitS pretentious: Imagine how you would comment on the world around you if you had an instant connection to everything, every great thinker and artist in worlds history has every written down... humans in this world are all connected to the net on a neural level, at all times, 24/7. That being said, Innocence was kinda going overboard with this idea from time to time... but I guess that's Mamoru Oshi's film making.

[@kingofwakanda6899]

Chris you should review the 2003 Oldboy. I watched it because of your book. That movie is fucked up. I'd love to see you talk about the twist.

[@kingofwakanda6899]

Lego Ghost Rider why are you sighing?

[@angkitrajkumar5969]

King of Wakanda he really shud

[@kingofwakanda6899]

Lego Ghost Rider it's not like I'm harming anyone.

[@Mike-eo1bw]

Cuz he wants to be the new King of Wakanda lol. Good to see you King!

[@jordanmcmichael6682]

King of Wakanda what's it about. quick summery. With spoilers!

[@Palmieres]

I really think you should have mentioned the horror of the motivation for the creation of these dolls, and how the investigation started (the disappearance of a young girl). The moral and social issues involved in this plot point are poignant - the stealing of young minds for the purpose of sexual slavery. It was very interesting to see a mainstream Japanese animation movie that instead of sexualizing inocence and chilhood instead grounds it and distills it to the despicable thing it is. I'm a very big fan of anime, but the depiction of young girls (with notable exceptions, of course) has always bothered me to no end. We see younger and younger girls and boys being depicted as sexual beings in the media, and it's becoming so common place people don't even notice it. Unless it affects them and their families. It needs to be understood that the demand for visual satisfaction of one's fantasies creates a growing market, and there will always be people willing to do anything to profit from it, even hurt other people. The creation of that type of content on a large scale brings a sense of normalization and ultimately of acceptance. And that can't happen.

[@mengie87]

This is a 7 year old comment on a video just as old, but I have to chime in and say how discerning it is. Thank you for saying what needs to be said in terms of sexualizing innocence...this film does at least criminalize it....though I do wonder at the true intention given the medium of entertainment (normalizing, pro-programming...), smoke and mirrors... I would add that often times, truths of the world are mirrored in film...what this film shows is only a inkling of the horrors of reality. I would fathom that what is presented here was happening 20 years ago...certainly now. Most people turn away from the dark sides of truth...consciously blissful in their ignorance. To what end? The victims shown in this film are not only fictional...which makes it very difficult for me to watch it again, because this ain't just fiction, folks...

[@trungkhoaLe]

This movie has some very interesting anime cinematography

[@wheresdlambsauce6286]

And lest not forget this movie has the most epic intro theme ever! The score till this day gives me chills.

[@gxrsky]

straight rip-off from the first movie?

[@flamingblock1855]

You should review the remaining Nolan movies that you have yet to review in anticipation for Dunkirk.

[@markthetopfabricator6047]

i hope he does in up date review of Inception.

[@rickdeckard5719]

Nolan's fucking overrated. Get that shit outta here.

[@danielmashanic5738]

Rick Deckard Yeah, I agree. Christopher Nolan is honestly the most overrated movie director of all time.

[@alextownsend1273]

Rick Deckard Name a film that is bad from Nolan

[@rickdeckard5719]

Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises. Da DaDa. There you go. The Emperor's New Clothes.

[@FinlayFosterReviews]

Loving these Ghost In The Shell film reviews man! Exquisite work as always Chris

[@2brosand1up64]

"This movie is a story about me and my dog"- Mamoru Oshi

[@keltagamer3271]

Movies with no dubbing? Welcome to Europe

[@memi9839]

Yeah!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

In Germany we also got most stuff dubbed. And not just kids shows, but basically everything. They are pretty good by now.

[@KrissFliss]

In Norway every movie/series have subs, except for kids cartoons.

[@benediktgraf8659]

Only can agree on that! We have some really talented voice actors!! For example David Nathan, who lends his voice to Christian Bale and Johnny Depp.

[@max4furious]

I need to rewatch Ghost In The Shell (1995). Innocence was amazing and I put it higher then the 1st one for some reason, so I need to see what’s up with that

[@max4furious]

They are both equals but what I think is better depends on which one I’ve recently seen

[@DarthEd77]

I actually saw this in theaters when it was released (in the USA). I was completely lost watching it that first time and didn't really enjoy it. I was disappointed, especially since GitS is one of my all-time favorites. I think you need to watch it on home video to fully appreciate it.

[@andrewhunt7328]

I love this film. I could of been gutted at the absence of the major but she does make a brief appearance. One of my fav anime series alongside blue exorcist and claymore

[@TheCreepypro]

This was one of the few anime movies I've gotten the privilege of seeing in theaters and yeah that used that same closed caption track when I saw it. I didn't think anything of it at the time I just thought I was too dumb to get the film but when I finally bought it and watched the new subtitles and the english dub yeah I found the movie much more understandable. Still a great movie non the less hope the new movie is good too.

[@reneexu2230]

i personally think it harder to understand innocence's theme, in contrast to 1. the beginning quote from L'Eve Future, the in-depth conversations between characters especially concerning children and genetic production and reproduction all combined make me so perplexed. but the final scene where shosa left and butto numbly kept still but not to even try detaining her is a true shock

[@frankjaeger2565]

It's mostly about the theme of dolls: humans create dolls or androids to make something that looks like them, but then they realize they are just like them, a material entity that has no inherent value and won't survive death. With this realization wr come to understand that we can't just consider the needs lf beings that look like us, but also everything that has a "Ghost".

[@cobwebschannel]

Chris, your content quality keeps getting better and better. Love the work you're putting out these days. Keep it up!

[@Mahlercougar]

I understand what you mean about subtitles. I am an old school anime girl. I have been watching anime since before it was popular in the US and before it was known here as "ANIME". I watched so many movies w/o subtitles it was second nature to me. It wasn't until the EARLY 90's where my good friend would actually translate for me and print out scripts for me for the ANIME that I loved. Some people today think reading subtitles is hard (reading subtitles is second nature to me), but they should try reading a script and watching a movie - LOLI first saw this movie when It was first released in the theatres in the US with my bf and I was Blown away. I agree it was more philosophical than the first one and the CG stuff Is nice eye-candy and a little distracting, but the storyline holds up.Good review :)

[@argusy3866]

Watched this thing like 4 times over the years, each time hoping to understand it fully. I finally did it.... I think.... sigh, going for a fifth run.

[@dannyjoe3343]

You just answered your own question. " Why is this not more readily available?" At the end you refer to it as a diamond in the rough. I agree. I think it's flat-out ART. The parade scene is one of my favorite 'pieces' in anime i've seen. I like the mix of 2D and 3D cgi.

[@cynthetic2263]

Thanks for another great review Chris! Your reviews often get me interested in films I wouldn't otherwise see.

[@wyattpike9592]

I’m a huge fan of the first film, but I’ve never seen this one. After watching this video I’m now very interested in checking this one out.

[@ranrunrei]

Hey Chris, really wanna suggest watching Eve no Jikan/Time of Eve which explores similar themes of humanity with androids but totally different and realistic. There's no big action scenes but it's great none the less and hilarious too.

[@RnA.2]

Well it's a good thing Funimation picked up the license, our saviors of old anime licenses.

[@RnA.2]

Also, Chris will you consider to review the whole GITS: Stand Alone Complex Series by season?

[@R4c3r01]

100 dude. I always held this movie to myself! And wondered if I just had a nostalgic take on it, (and then didn't care). To hear you confirm all that was AWESOME! I felt the same about everything in the movie and had to watch it about 4x before it all started dawning. lol Its funny cause one feels like your spelunking; in the dark, with a lighter, and a fork, and twine! [But the gem IS there!] lols GREAT REVIEW (Lets hope we see a third someday)

[@cybericarus1476]

watch standalone complex. it's a fantastic series.

[@coralinekozun7325]

I adore Ghost in the Shell. It's classic. It more than deserves its spot alongside Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Cowboy Bebop as one of the greatest the medium has to offer.

[@kronosgames3909]

Chris, love you're reviews! Please do a Final Fantasy The Spirits Within review as I can't Seem to find it on you're channel. Personally I love it, as in Akira, the planet has a heart and a soul, as every other living being. The earths soul, Gaia is threatened and the earths real defenders come out to defend it. A much underrated movie which requires the Stuckman touch. With very little to do with the final fantasy gaming franchise. The voice talents of Steve Buscemi, Donald Sutherland, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and James Woods bring this amazing movie to life. The shear CG talent involved to bring this into being is amazing and is a totally underrated film in my book. Hope this finds you well and will look forward to you're future review or even a link if I've missed you're thoughts. Best channel on You Tube x

[@DNGMaestro]

I don’t understand how anime fans want the dub instead of the original, especially when the dubs are so bad.

[@gxrsky]

ikr.

[@KiteGr]

Innocence is based on an earlier story from the manga. Namely Chapter 6 Robot Rondo. While the first movie was based on the main story from the manga, with set-piece scenes copied from various chapters, Innocence focus entirely on that one chapter, change the timeline to post-major, adds mostly original action scenes and rises the pretentiousness to 11. Spoiler warning: The chapter from the manga: Some of the androids and gynoids are going berserk killing people, sector 9 investigates as one of the almost-victims was a VIP and finds an SoS on one of the berserk robots. Turns out the company that made them was using illegal ghost dubbing to add real emotion to their robots, thus making them very desirable. Two of the girls used in the ghost dubbing bribed one of the technicians with sex favors to make a series of robots go berserk and and hide the SoS message on them, so they'll draw the attention of the police and get rescued. Sector 9 finds them and ultimately scolds them because people died from their stunts. The Movie: It's the same exact story! As I said, the story was change to the post major era. The robots are all Gynoid sexdolls and they suicide after the kill for extra drama. Extra subplots such as the Yakuza visit or the surreal hacker where added for extra action. Extra seriousness symbolism was added in everything....

[@8523wsxc]

"god is everlasting geometry"

[@nhall129]

A review on stand alone complex would but i know that's a commitment and is widely accepted as amazing and deals with a lot of those same themes But id love to know your opinion on the less widely beloved Arise series, really how you would/ do feel about those

[@connorbiddle4703]

This is why I almost always watch anime subtitled. It gives it that emotional punch, and you're able to hear that in the way it's originally intended. But I get it, subs take away from the animation as well.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Really either version is good here. Same with the original.

[@Myspiritualrhythm]

I actually LOVED the blend of computer CGO or whatever it is but I watched it on an old S-video projector. The scene with the parade is just amazing. I wish the show wasn't so confusing though. It needed to be longer and the dialogue needed to be more dynamic and the characters needed to be slightly more interesting. B+ is a great rating.

[@AmberyTear]

I understood this movie much better than the first one. O_o Even that part you mentioned where they talk about children, I had similar thoughts while studying developmental psychology. ...it's still freaking me out. There's so much about humankind that's creepy to think about and that was discussed in this movie. I love it. I actually think that Innocence gives much more to think about and is much more valuable as a piece of art than first movie.

[@FRehan-pe8ww]

I have no idea what this is but I'm here for stuckmann

[@destroctiveblade843]

Though I love the mamuru oshii movies , my favorite is still ghost in the shell stand alone complex , you should definitely give it a shot

[@xeraph02]

Despite not understanding much after first time watching it lol, it turned out to be my favorite movie of all times. Now I'm watching it religiously at least twice every year with original japanese dub and with my own made repaired subtitles. It has this beautiful hypnotic noir atmosphere that pulls you slowly in and makes your consciousness high and above all the petty things in real life. But it's really not a movie for everyone, only for people who ''want'' to understand it. Also those philosophical scenes are not just some pretentious crap. The idea is, that in a world where every individual with cyberbrain connected and synchronized to the net, has instant access to all the knowledge of the world. And the question is, what makes humans individual when they are synchronized to the same knowledge? What makes humans different from AI dolls?

[@TheBlond49]

Please review GITS Stand Alone Complex, loved the tachikomas there :D

[@artfire28]

love the series because of fair share of character screentime. yeah those tachikomas are adorable and able to balance the serious tone of the series with humor.

[@bobdylan2216]

Chris review the classics like:Pulp Fiction, Schindlers list, and even thought its not a classic review Children of Men!

[@LXG-ve6zy]

Could you either review: A monster calls Hannibal (tv series)- staring Mads Mikkelson Please I think you'd enjoy them 👍

[@Anfmethodjor]

I've seen this movie twice in theaters and I'll watch it again. This gives me high hopes for AKIRA.

[@marcelosilveira2276]

the problem with japanese movies is that kanjis can have different meanings depending on context, so a sentence can have a meaning in the start of the movie and another in the end, and such things, like puns, are almost impossible to translate to other languages. Reason why I find puns to be the worst way to make comedy, it highly restrics the amount of people that will understand the joke. An example would be Doctor Strange, whose name was not translated to some countries... that joke about "master doctor" just doesn't make sense when translated because the name wasn't translated. Well, a movie that depends on such kind off game with words have huge problems being translated, and though Ghost in the Shell don't use it in a comic way, I have the feeling that a huge chunk of the things we find "confusing" here in the West is because of this lack of translation.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

That Dr. Strange example is the kind of pun i almost expect to be translated, including the name. Atleast that is how it would've been in the 80's and 90's

[@shinjial]

Hahaha man, you described my whole experience watching GitS a couple of times: wait what, pause, rewind, watch again, oooooh

[@zalawson]

Chris you do know that FUNimation has it licensed on Blu-ray DVD digital HD combo pack now don't you

[@AntiNihilist]

the cgi actually makes the movie look surreal in my opinion. Reminds me of Blue Submarine no.6 and its whales which were cgi and were supposed to be freaky animal/machine hybrids that didn't belong naturally in the world

[@PowerL1N3]

Anime Reviews I Suggest You Do To See Your Rating For Them: - F.L.C.L. - Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine- Lupin the Third Part IV - Lupin the Third: The Blood Spray of Goemon Ishikawa - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Space Dandy - Redline - Samurai Champloo - Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion - Michiko & Hatchin - Kill la Kill - Cowboy Bebop The series - Gantz - Bakemonogatari - G Gundam - One Punch Man - Interstella 5555 - Ghost in the Shell (Original) - Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (This one was a tough decision but it is my favorite movie out of all of the movies from this universe.) - Tenjho Tenge - Death Note - Rouroni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - Rouroni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc - Afro Samurai - Afro Samurai: Resurrection These are all, in my opinion, quality anime and deserve to get reviewed carefully by you and rated for your viewers to then see these reviews and go watch the anime themselves.

[@devilmikey00]

This one is still good but I always felt it gets a bit up its own ass with the philosophical stuff. The first one managed to do that without feeling as pretentious about it. I still feel like it ends up in a good place by the end but there are moments in this movie where it's hard not to roll your eyes and groan as it stops dead to throw some clunkyily delivered philosophy at you.

[@The-NamelessOne]

I honestly enjoyed Innocence more than the original.

[@harakiribanzai2483]

Yeah me too, but without the foundation it wouldn’t be this good.

[@Hal566]

me too, while i enjoy the first film; its more of a concept. Feels more like philosophy than narrative. In the 2nd you actually care about the story

[@JasonMontell2501]

I was fortunate enough to see this film on its opening night in theaters.

[@ImmortalRimas]

I personally was quite disappointed by ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. I see what they were trying to do but I felt that it could have been far better

[@longshotting.]

Never, ever, ever trust an edited comment !!!

[@brobrroo3884]

Victor Cabral OK

[@billpaxton5982]

Victor Cabral ???

[@Alvaro-fh5dd]

Ohhh you actually edited your comment Okey, now i get it!

[@jordanfoy33]

Victor Cabral (un-edited)

[@Dynomafia139]

Victor Cabral stolen joke, fuck off

[@benbelap]

"What the hell are you talking about?" lol

[@samfrito]

I love how awkwardly close up the shot is to Togosa's face. He doesn't look slack jawwed, he just looks done with conversing.

[@PrimessaEspiritu]

Nailed it. The first time I viewed it, I immediately rewatched it to find what I had missed. Was worth it.

[@cookiesandsteam34]

Having an awful subtitled anime can really be a pain. I am from Germany and do remember with shivers running down my spine the first DVD release of the second volume of Weiß Kreuz in which the subtitles showed up extremely delayed for each scene (usually by a whole sentence). Additionally these were horribly translated as well. And yes, there was no dub on the DVD. Of course not. I usually prefer subtitled Anime as many of the German dubs are very horrible. Luckily the German localization of GitS (Movies as well as the series) is extremely well done . They even kept all the original voice actors from the first movie. So in this case I guess we were lucky.

[@osvaldo6680]

Are u gonna review the Power Rangers movie

[@victorursul]

yes, he will

[@herosam1390]

Skull Crusher I want to predict that he is going to say that he grew up with the original series and/or movies.

[@thewateversho223gaming]

Most likely

[@LopezTalks]

Skull Crusher I know I sure will

[@painkiller9510]

Skull Crusher I hope reviews the original movie and does a hilariocity on Turbo

[@KpS4all]

Review Death Note :D

[@princeprocrastinate6485]

GITS: Stand Alone Complex review up next Chris? Also didn't realise this is what GITS Innocence is about, I like Batou & Togusa a lot so will probably check it out.

[@Nkanyiso_K]

Have you ever seen Garden of Words? The visuals are really beautiful

[@andimuhammadfigo7540]

OK now you have to do review Rush hour trilogy😂

[@BradleytheDavis]

If you like police procedurals, then watch Psycho-Pass.

[@TheVoltaire1]

A. L. Soryu thought three same thing

[@T2266]

It reminds me too much of SAC but sadly isn't.

[@cybericarus1476]

yeah it's a great series.

[@Enzo_Matrix92]

s1 was watchable, cool on the design but the story wasn't that deep. S2 on the other hand....dogshit.

[@cybericarus1476]

Enzo Matrix the second season was written and made by different people. It's just a cash grab.

[@jeffcarrier9808]

HAHAHA it's so cool that you reference the broken subtitles. I purchased this DVD day 1 of release, and amazingly, they allowed me to ship them the disk and sent back a replacement with corrected subtitles. :D I'm so happy they didn't just leave it as it was, and corrected their mistake.

[@paulstaker8861]

I think the CGI was meant to give us a feeling of disconnect, to heighten the feeling of not being sure what is "real" in the context of the movie. It's a point that's very relevant later in the maze chapter, and throughout the whole movie where it asks the question of "are objects with feelings less real than people". Because that shot with the albatross, there's no reason they can't hand-animate that easily.

[@Maudtattoos]

could you please review KITE, i think it's one of the best anime movies of the 90s that not a lot of people have heard about. 👀

[@artfire28]

they made a live-action movie of it with Samuel Jackson as one of the supporting roles

[@Maudtattoos]

artfire28 whuuuu, this is the first time i heard about this, i should check it out. 👀

[@ajossi]

Robert Teran I'd be surprised if Chris reviewed a straight porn flick.

[@OraNui]

Everyone has told me that Kite sucks and it's just porn.

[@Maudtattoos]

OraNui56 there are a few cuts of the film that were more censored than others, i watch the version that was on Netflix so it must have been a pretty censored version, even though it did have one sex scene.

[@Robkinggozer]

Can't hold a candle to the original.

[@cybericarus1476]

you really can't compare the two. they aren't similar. both are great imo.

[@Robkinggozer]

Cyborg Icarus29 imo, it's visually less striking, a bit more on the nose and pretentious in discussing it's themes, a bit bloated and unevenly paced in it's storytelling. It's just.. ok. While the original is an absolute masterpiece imo. But to each his own :)

[@mechasentai]

That's exactly how I felt about the movie. I liked it. It's good. But lacked a bit. I never got why so many people hated it. Now on to the live action where unlike the previous movies you get answers to basic plot devices like what her past is. Yeah... it's gonna be bad I tell you.

[@briansands9957]

This is one of my favorite animated films. It has such a unique look and appropriate and nice looking use of CGI. The story/mystery is worth it and the resolution is disturbing but awesome. It is also good to see more of the characters that were introduced in the first film. This is a great flick. It's full of great lines and philosophy that sparks interesting discourse about the nature of what it means to have a ghost. Gosh this film is gorgeous.

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

I wonder when he realized the expression on his face can be used as the most innocent form of click bait that ever was, and then on every thumbnail he decided to use this so people that never even planned on watching the movie he's reviewing will even watch the video.

[@djdragondrawer9339]

Oh shit, that's actually kinda smart thinking. And I fell for the bait too, lol.

[@MihiraTheAce]

closed captioned or not, watch subbed anime if you really want to appreciate anime as dubs tend to lose emotion and character nuances

[@cybericarus1476]

no they don't. older dubs didn't have "emotion" because the voice actors and directors were not good enough. times have changed now and big companies like funimation and aniplex are producing better dubs.

[@RaoulWeatherell]

YOU'RE the one who is close-minded for refusing to watch films in another language.

[@smithdennard4547]

Mihira Fernando Or....watch it how you want!? OPINIONS RIGHT!? Fuck off you elitist, narrow-minded, ignorant, vertical, lactose intolerant, ass.

[@user-px6hf8zs6b]

+ustrangedark English dubs give bad representation of the characters, just like the infamous Evangelion english dub. Just look up how much they changed the script and certain sentences to fit the "american demographic"'. Not to mention the horrendous acting. English dubs are from hell.

[@cybericarus1476]

Плющенко X wtf are you talking about? Obviously you haven't seen a modem dub in your life.

[@Roni36N]

I actually ended up like it even more this film than the first one. Really like how the characters have more development, feels more organic. Even the dialogues are way more too complex and deep (heavy stuff). Anyway...love GITS. A direct classic and an instant favorite in my colection.

[@spencerfong1088]

Rewatched and it holds up even better than I remember. Animation is timeless and even the best English dubbing I like especially since the cast has returned for stand alone complex and ghost in the shell 2 movie

[@brianjohns49]

This is a great review of an incredible movie, but I completely disagree with your statement about introducing pause between dialogue elements that express thought-provoking concepts. This is reminiscent of the point of view that many North American producers of yesteryear had when they dumb down their dialogue for an audience whose intelligence they by and large underestimate and perhaps even oppress. That's an issue of cause and effect. That's like saying that books should include more pictures rather than encouraging literacy. If we did that, then literacy skills would continue to decline rather than grow and as a whole, society would suffer greatly. I believe in the capacity of all people to be able to conceptualize the expression of this and other brilliant stories and incredible works of art through rich and absorbing dialogue. I mean wouldn't you in real life love to have conversations like those had in Ghost In The Shell? I think that many people long for that form of confidence of expression and the experience of intellect but have few opportunities in life to express such complexity because most people by and large underestimate the minds of other people in dialogue. Literacy and the ability to learn are the MOST important skills we'll ever have.

[@KingNefiiria]

Was looking for the oft-joked "I grew up with this show" comment to thumbs up. After a good Oldboy recommendation, all I read are elitist "subs over dubs" comments. Does someone else's preferences really bother you guys that much? Kinda sad if you ask me.

[@bootyhunter2896]

cool story bro.

[@KingNefiiria]

Chinpo 69 Fail

[@OraNui]

Thank you, I don't know why people make a big deal about little things like that. It's no wonder so many people have a negative view of anime fans.

[@aquamentus8951]

I have been watching Ghost in the Shell for a long time, but I was unaware it had a sequel until now. Despite been slightly less impactful than original, this is (IMO) the sequel the first movie totally deserves. By watching how Kusanagi ended in the first movie, the first thing that came through my mind was how Piccolo and Kami (and namekians) merged together into a "new" being, but Piccolo being the dominant part. This movie pretty much confirms my thoughts: Kusanagi evolved and transcended into something else, becoming some sort of goddess. When she merged with the puppet master, her will was strong enough to prevail and maintain her memories. She's Kusanagi, but at the same time she's not, just like Piccolo. People say this movie is underrated, and I can tell. After all this years watching GitS, I was unaware of this sequel. I would recommend it.

[@edwardmedina1236]

Chris Stukmann - You have to review Brazil. I personally think you will love the movie, it is in my opinion the type of movie you would love. It has a great cast. I has Robert Deniro, Bob Hoskins, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm (yes Bilbo), Bob Hoskins (Hook & Roger Rabbit) and Michael Palin (yep Monty Python).

[@TheShadowofDormin]

I actually liked this movie more then the first Ghost in the Shell but it sucks because it can't stand alone because you need to watch the first movie to set up allot of things, you might say this movie has a Stand Alone Complex...Ha ha haaaaa... I'm ashamed of my self

[@nathanknight848]

TheShadowofDormin really what did you like about it? I personally don't like the film I actually prefer stand alone complex more.

[@TheShadowofDormin]

I liked how the characters got more development and were fleshed out more and the world building. Its not explaining every thing out right but it fills in the right amount of information to make the world and characters feel fleshed. You do have to see the first movie to watch this one but I like how it does some thing different instead of copying the first movie but I think the character moments and story really make this movie more enjoyable to watch even though its not as grand as the first movie. I love both movies and I am not saying this one is better because they both are amazing but the first movie seems to feel more cold a technical and the second movie feels like its warm and has more of a soul and when I think of which movie I would want to watch again right now it would be the second one. I say give it another chance and because even thought the first movie explains allot more the second one just implies it with character moment like Batou putting the jacket on the Major doll, or how much he loves his dog. The way Togusa deals with his crazy job, crazy partner and the situations they get in but you can see the humanity in how he deals with things and you can tell he has his family and heart influences the situations. I think I would have to watch both movie again to better explain it but I tried and sorry it was so long.

[@nathanknight848]

TheShadowofDormin good explication. here's hoping that volume 2 of the original manga will get adapted in some form as only 3 pages of it were used for innocence and the rest of the story was made up. I want a movie or series where Makoto aramaki story is told just read volume 2 of the manga and you'll see what I mean

[@WaterHazard86]

Chris, please review Terror in Resonance!!!

[@tristantrussell42]

Funimation actually re-released Ghost in the Shell 2 on bluray last month with the dub! So it's a lot more available to anyone interested in seeing it at a much more reasonable price of $20-25 bucks rather than the Bandai release.

[@xGracigloo]

I'm cringing at all these comments judging Chris for watching anime dubs. Let him do what he wants, guys.

[@TheRumblewagon]

Stuckmann, you should be close to getting those braces off.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Yeah it's been 5+ years

[@BrianDePalmaII]

Ghost in the Shell 2 is only $20 on Amazon now on Blu-Ray and it includes the English dub, so woo-hoo right?

[@bebekkurus]

Chris, you should watch Pyscho Pass, all the seasons. It is a really mindblowing anime with a really deep story within. Psycho Pass is a detective story, with lots of psychological thriller.

[@futureprimitivepast3044]

I saw this film years ago and the only thing I remembered liking was the animation. I also felt they either should have had The Major in the film more or not at all. Having her show up in a cameo seemed forced.

[@FRCB]

I saw that "rare" blu ray last night at Best Buy lol

[@marcirvin2998]

no, you saw the funimation re-release that just came out.

[@surtur4431]

FRCB amazing how this got so many +1

[@Racrblpg]

dude, those subtitles is for the people with hearing problems, they deserve to watch it and understand it too! Geeh....

[@Enigma2K99]

Bateau's my boy, but what was my favorite part of this movie? ... the dog!

[@roccofalconi]

Sorry for being five years late, and first of all: nice video! Liked your view on character building. But when I got the DVD back in... between 2007&2009, it was better than anything I ever saw before. The CG and the classic animation did merge very neat - on those screens! Sadly, the upscaling doesn't make the movie age well! Also, the commentary track and the making-of showed me, that there's SO MUCH lost in translation, and so many things we don't get, due to the complex japanese culture. The director said in the the commentary:"Basically it's a movie about dogs." What?!!! -Production time for the festival scene only: one year -supermarket shooting:some thousand objects created, just for accurate debris behavior - Kenji Kawai built the huge clock for his amazing score in real life, and recorded it's sound in a gigantic cave. Just wanted to mention that. LLAP

[@TheTeto209]

Let me guess Chris. Grew up watching this also.

[@zakcustis6952]

What are we? Some kind of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Movie Review?

[@andokomando]

And Chris just explained why I prefer Japanese dub anime to the English dub.

[@genebaker511]

One of the screenwriters of the upcoming live action version is none other than Ehren Kruger who wrote the Transformers movie sequels. Think about that.

[@pokadotty3554]

GeneTheMachine h e only did drafts Jamie Miss wrote the majority of it