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Ghost in the Shell: Major (Scarlett Johansson), a heroine in search of her past

sivertime — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:31:08 +0000

Ghost in the Shell is the story of a cyber-terrorist. But it is also and above all the history of the quest of the Major, who sets off in search of his past.
Major, the heroine of Ghost in the Shell played by Scarlett Johansson, is not a young woman like the others, far from it! Victim of a terrible accident where she thinks she has lost everything, she wakes up in a completely robotic body, her brain alone being preserved before being transplanted into her new cybernetic envelope. No wonder then we feel so disoriented in this excerpt of Ghost in the Shell where she realizes that she is no longer quite herself. First of its kind, however, Major combines human intelligence and the physical and destructive efficiency of a robot, making it the perfect weapon for dealing with cyber-terrorists who abound in what has become a hyper-connected world . With the help of the rest of Section 9, Major eliminates the threat of hackers without asking too many questions. Only then, the human mind is not a computer program that can be erased or rewritten at will . And soon our heroine experiences glitches , these technical flaws that bring back to the surface images of a past that has nothing to do with the one she is supposed to remember. What to push her to wonder about herself … These technical flaws that make the surface of the images of a past that has nothing to do with the one it is supposed to remember. What to push her to wonder about herself … These technical flaws that make the surface of the images of a past that has nothing to do with the one it is supposed to remember. What to push her to wonder about herself …
You know, meltynauts, Ghost in the Shell deals with many themes, including mind-hacking, which, as the name suggests, hacks the minds of people through their own cyber-enhancement. And, as you can see from the last trailer of Ghost in the Shell in which Motoko is rebellious, our heroine has more or less undergone a similar treatment. As Kuze says, those who created him robbed his life. Which means they also stole his memories! So it’s in a real quest for identity that Major will start, tracking down Kuze who seems to know a lot about her and how she was conceived. Does this cyber-terrorist who hacks robots and artificial intelligences to achieve his goal also has clues about Motoko’s past life? This is one of the many questions our heroine will ask, while questioning herself and her own humanity. Difficult indeed to feel still human when all your body is composed of cybernetic parts!
Ghost in the Shell poses through the character of Major the question of memory, memory, and how they shape our personality. Is Major really what she thinks to be, or have the memories implanted transform her? And if yes, how ? By looking for her past, however painful it may be, our heroine seeks above all to rediscover herself. And it is his “Ghost”, which is none other than the human soul, which awakens in its robotic shell – its “Shell” – and which will guide its research . What then lead her on a tortuous and difficult path, which will nevertheless allow her to recover her lost humanity. And to know, finally, who she really is … and what she really wants to become. Is it our past that defines us or do our actions determine who we are? To this question, Major will also have to find an answer if she wants to be able to finally accept herself as she is and pursue her life! Will you see the movie?

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Ghost in the Shell: Plot, Evil … 3 things to know about the movie

sivertime — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:42:51 +0000

Ghost in the Shell will be released very soon on our screens. So between his intrigue and his villain and the themes he addresses, here are 3 things you need to know about the movie!
Go, more than two weeks before the release of Ghost in the Shell ! Since the time we talk about it, it is true that it will make us wait. If it first of all made him speak because of the polemic surrounding the choice of Scarlett Johansson to play the main character, the film has since been able to detach itself from all this. Today, if we talk about him, it is to evoke his extraordinary cyberpunk and futuristic atmosphere – but not too much – his cyborgs that put vaguely uncomfortable and his fascinating heroine, to which Scarlett Johansson, d ‘After what has been seen, succeeded in giving a true depth. It must be said that Motoko Kusanagi, alias the Major, is a complex character , As the actress was able to tell us in the featurette of Ghost in the Shell where she presents her role and reminds us of her very human dimension. In any case, the different trailers of the film put us water in the mouth and we are impatient to see what the end result may well give. And since we do not want you to embark on the adventure without having a minimum of cards in hand, melty unveils the three critical points that you must absolutely know about Ghost in the Shell before going to see it in the movies!
An intrigue in a futuristic world
A fascinating heroine is fantastic and you can not dream better. But it also needs a solid intrigue that goes with it! And luckily, Ghost in the Shell should not disappoint us at that level. On the surface, the film plunges us into a futuristic world, not so far from ours, where androids, cyborgs and artificial intelligences are common currencies. It follows the adventures – or rather the grim investigations – of Section 9, an anti-terrorist unit headed by the ruthless Daisuke Aramaki (Takeshi Kitano) and of which the Major is a part. And the Section this time has the task of arresting a certain Kuze, who decided to sow the bazaar in androids . That’s it, it’s for the central pitch. But Ghost in the Shell also tells the story of Motoko Kusanagi, who finds himself in a cybernetic body that is not his own and with memories that may not even belong to him. Then by chasing Kuze and trying to end her activities, it is also herself that Motoko tries to find . Knowing who we are, this is a question we all ask, right?
An ambiguous villain
Speaking of the wicked, precisely, who is he really? The main enemy of Section 9 is not here the Puppeteer or the Ginger, as one might have thought. No, it’s Kuze , which is played by Michael Pitt, which fans of Broadwalk Empire will easily recognize since he lent his traits to Jimmy Darmody in the first two seasons of the series. And he is not a cyber criminal like the others, far from it! In fact, as you may have seen in the latest Ghost in the Shell trailer , Kuze is also a cyborg who likes hacking in android programs to turn them against humans and sow chaos. But most of all, this villain seems to know a lot about the Major and his past. Does not he tell her that she is being used and that, far from having been saved by her transformation, she has actually become a prisoner of those who created her? So much to say that, for Motoko, the fight against Kuze is going to be very, very personal …
Very philosophical themes
As you can see, Ghost in the Shell talks about fairly philosophical themes, such as memory and identity. Through the character of Motoko, these are questions like ” What does it mean to be human? ” Or ” What makes me am me? ” That poses the film. But that’s not all ! For it also obviously covers a whole section concerning the evolution of technology. Already because it stages not only the androids but also cyborgs – beings therefore half humans half robots – who no longer distinguish the boundary between what is human in them and what is not more. And then there is of course a reflection on hacking , Which allows certain cyber-criminals to steal identity, even conscience, from people like Motoko. What show us that technology, if not controlled, can be manipulated and used against humanity at very intimate levels. And such a questioning, in an era like ours where hacking became commonplace, is finally very relevant! Will you see the movie?

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Ghost in the Shell: Major (Scarlett Johansson) armed and threatening on a new image

sivertime — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:05:50 +0000

The Major, aka Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson), is back on an image of Ghost in the Shell. And be careful, she’s clearly ready to take action!
Scarlett Johansson has already played super-heroines and artificial intelligences. But next March, it is in the role of a real cyborg that we will find her! Because, as you know, the actress lends her face to the fascinating Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell, part 8 with Star Wars and The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 of the most anticipated films of 2017 . And both say that the actress, despite the controversy of the white washing that surrounded the film Rupert Sanders after the announcement of its participation, seems perfectly at ease in this role. There is no denying the trailer of Ghost in the Shell was simply amazed us with its aesthetic steampunk, its dark atmosphere and creepy characters as improbable! In short, you’ll understand the meltynautes, we won and we can not wait to see more . Fortunately, we can count on the studios to make us wait (or make us even more sick of excitement, to choose) with the help of a few cleverly distilled images. And after several weeks of radio silence, Motoko Kusanagi is finally talking about her again with a photo taken directly from the film.
One can immediately thank the magazine Empire for! It is indeed he who unveiled for the first time in exclusivity this image which depicts Scarlett Johansson in the skin of the Major. And this one here seems particularly determined. She holds her gun with a firm hand and even wields a knife, proof that it is really not to look for her. Frankly, we would not like to be in the place of his opponent. If opponent, there is of course. Because it is difficult or impossible to infer anything from this, except that Motoko is located in a rather tense . For the rest, it is not known if it confronts another cyborg, a terrorist or the famous villain of the film embodied by Michael Pitt. As a member of Section 9, fighting terrorism, the Major often has the opportunity to encounter all kinds of criminals. Anyway, this photo reminds us how Motoko Kusanagi is a heroine badass . What convinced us that, as we promised the director, Ghost in the Shell exceeds all limits ! What do you think of this image?

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