Even without this latest contribution, the universe of Ghost in the Shell is extensive. Is it to make them appear less strange to the remaining, nonenhanced humans? Or do they feel the need to engage in these symbolic acts to convince themselves that they are still human? Perhaps they do it for our sake? Their simulation of human behavior allows us to identify with these characters even though we actually have little in common with them.Ī major Hollywood film inspired by Ghost in the Shell is scheduled to be released in spring 2017. One wonders for whose benefit they do such things. They even smoke, although it is not readily apparent that they even have lungs to damage by doing so. They drink, no matter that they appear incapable of getting drunk. They exercise, entirely out of habit it would seem, as they no longer have muscles to develop. They sleep, even though they appear to have no need to. They still read newspapers, books, and magazines, even though the written word has largely been replaced by digital barcodes.
Although their bodies are enhanced and their brains networked, they still engage in human activities. 1 Yet perhaps the most remarkable thing about this brave new world is how much it seems like our own. The 20 anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex portrays a world where the vast majority of human beings have been transformed into things more like machines.
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