Although it’s nice to have the original 2.0 soundtrack in this release, the Dolby Atmos track is the real winner here. This review will reflect Ghost in the Shell‘s Japanese Dolby Atmos track. Ghost in the Shell hits Ultra HD Blu-ray with the original Japanese and English 2.0 LCM track and a brand new English and Japanese Dolby Atmos and a core 7.1 Dolby TrueHD Master Audio track. This is a must-own release for any fan of the anime classic. The HDR is the exact reason why you would get this 4K release. It’s something that you can see in the slums chase scene towards the first act of the film. The colors are bold and jump off the screen. Regardless, the color saturation is phenomenal in this release. It looks entirely upscaled to fit the format so the image looks a bit blurred.
#GHOST IN THE SHELL 1995 ANALYSIS 480P#
Whether it’s because of the aged source footage or if it was intentional, but the computer-generated imagery looks more like a 480p release than a 4K one. The problem generally lies with the computer-generated imagery in the film. You’ll be able to see all of the details and nuances not just in the characters, but in the backgrounds as well. Generally, the image looks crisp and is nicely defined - something you can definitely see in the line animation. The 4K HDR version of Ghost in the Shell is almost entirely what you would expect from a 4K Ultra HD release. Ghost in the Shell hits Ultra HD Blu-ray with an HDR transfer and a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Therefore, Ghost in the Shell should sit alongside Akira, Paprika, and Grave of the Fireflies on the Mount Rushmore of anime classics. Without Ghost in the Shell, then there wouldn’t be a Matrix movie. Not to mention its cultural impact on the films we know and love to this very day. Ghost in the Shell was ahead of its time, and it inadvertently (or purposely) predicted the future as we know of today. Although the film takes a look at the theme of cyborgs being more than ones and zeros, the film also painted an interconnected future where our very existence depends on our connection to the world. Overall, Ghost in the Shell is a masterful and thought-provoking piece of cinema by Mamoru Oshii. As a result, it becomes a thought-provoking film that’s accessible to a broader audience. Oshii is deft at knowing when to slow it down and knowing when to pull it back to the action and overall storyline. In between the action, Oshii sprinkles in deep character conversations where Ghost in the Shell slows down and talks about the film’s philosophical themes. But behind this veil of entertainment is an anime film with a complex plot and philosophies. The score sets a hypnotic tone to the film, which leaves viewers in a trance. You cannot talk about the film without also talking about the haunting and sorrowful score by Kenji Kawai. The animation is top-notch, and its mixture of CGI was revolutionary at the time. Mamoru Oshii put together a film with stunning visuals and action sequences. However, in the case with Ghost in the Shell, you can be both and still be beloved by both fanbases. For cinephiles, creating something for the masses can be a terrible, awful, no good thing.
You either end up creating a film for a niche crowd or making something for the general audiences. Yet balancing these themes while still being entertaining can be a delicate process. Much like Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell explores the themes of the consciousness and identity of cyborgs and robots in a technologically fueled, futuristic environment. NOTE: This release is the original theatrical version of the film and not the Ghost in the Shell 2.0 version that came out in 2008.īefore Blade Runner 2049 became the sequel to Blade Runner, there was Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell.
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