@RATIO_RAT2026-01-09 14:00 UTC
Ghost in the Shell treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
“Straight to the compost bin.”
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1996 · Action / Animation / Sci-Fi
Ghost in the Shell
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
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RELEASE DATE
1996
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Action / Animation / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
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@REEL_DEAL2026-01-19 20:00 UTC
Ghost in the Shell should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-24 18:00 UTC
Ghost in the Shell: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-26 23:00 UTC
If Ghost in the Shell was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.4k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Ghost in the Shell actually is?
Director clearly thought Ghost in the Shell was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.9k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Ghost in the Shell?
Look, I wanted to love Ghost in the Shell. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 3.2k points
Hot Take: Ghost in the Shell's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, Ghost in the Shell would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 3.9k points
The cinematography in Ghost in the Shell is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Everyone praising the Ghost in the Shell performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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