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Batou: “So… What’s it like to swim in the sea?” Kusanagi: “I feel fear, anxiety, isolation and darkness. Sometimes I even feel hope” Batou: “Hope? In those deep, dark waters?” This is one of favourite scenes from Mamoru Oshii’s philosophically inclined cyberpunk animation Ghost in the Shell and is a very expressive example of a character losing themselves amongst a void of darkness. Major Motoko Kusanagi takes both a literal and metaphysical dive in the dark ocean and her Ghost (a term created by the United Nations to signify the difference between the human soul and the soul of a cyborg) This scene starts of in the deep sea as Motoko losses herself in the depths of the existential crisis that her character faces. As the ballast tanks pull her out of her freefall into the darkness, she floats back to the surface towards a warm, embroyonic vibrant reflection of herself that disappears as she touches the surface, an image that represents the person Kusanagi wishes to evolve to become but cannot due to being confined by her work as a part of Section 9. This scene strikes a very serene, calm and reflective tone that is the polar opposite of the tone I wish to achieve with my experimental media project. Comments are closed.
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AuthorMy name is Clay Sandford and I am currently studying an FDA in Film and Media Production at University Centre Weston. I have a keen interest in directing, cinematography and camera operating. Archives
April 2017
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