Ghost in the Shell

Classic cyberpunk anime film.
==First watch==
Watched some time in the early 2010s, I imagine. Can't remember the circumstances anymore. Would have been in Japanese with subtitles.
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==Second watch (1st January 2014)==
===Format===
On Netflix, at Dan's with Dan and Ceri. English dub.
===Journal===
I was at Dan and Ceri's new house in Earls Barton for New Year and we watched it on the 1st, while eating. I suggested it as I thought Dan would be interested. He was a little, and seemed to enjoy it enough, but I think the bad voice acting distracted him.
I thought the voices were so-so - I've decided the reason Japanese is better for enjoying the film is because you can't actually judge the acting quality in a language you aren't native to, so you just project your own emotions onto it, like reading.
The film was alright, pretty heavy on the philosophical exposition but that's because I'm fluent in cyberpunk now. I think its charm may be in its weirdness, which I am accustomed to now! It made me wonder if the trademark 'mood' that cyberpunk is known for couldn't be applied directly to any setting with unusual and disturbing qualities, whatever that might mean to me or in today's world.
===Rating===
1
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Category:Films watched in 2014
Category:Science fiction films
Category:Cyberpunk films
Category:Artificial intelligence films