Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) is a sequel to his massively popular film, Ghost in the Shell (1995). The story continues sometime after the first film, and that's why I won't give a plot outline so that I can avoid spoilers. The film is set in a future world where cyborgs have become very common. The profound themes of the first film are yet again under analysis. This time, though, the characters ponder on them through ridiculous amount of quotes from Confucius to Milton. The quotes are so forced and distracting that they really bothered me. That is the film's major flaw - seriously. The film is visually very beautiful and stunning; it combines cell animation and CGI seamlessly. The form in general works very well, and I can't recall any flaw that is worth mentioning. I strongly recommend to watch the first film if you havent seen it yet.
Score: 8 out of 10
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