Ghost in the Shell is all shell, no ghost
by
Ben Sachs
on
April 5, 2017 at 5:09PM
Occasionally the characters ask about what forms identity and whether our ability to determine who we are has been compromised in a world of cybernetic modifications. These conversations aren't very deep, however, and the filmmakers seem too intoxicated with the flashy, digitized world they've invented—or, rather, cobbled together from pieces of Blade Runner, Masamune's manga, and Oshii's feature—to give the dialogue subtextual heft.
