Re:Ghost in the Shell
by serf on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @12:09AM
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>a two hour film isn't enough time to do more than a superficial examination of some philosophical concept or another.
You only need a superficial touch on a subject to intrigue someone who is interested to fall further down the rabbit hole.
Personally I can say that the 95 movie introduced a child-me to philosophical ideas about self; and that snow-balled into hours in the books exploring the ideas deeper.
Two hours isn't a long time to teach a broad concept in any in-depth manner, but it initiated an exploration of philosophy that spanned many thousands of hours for me, and I credit the Oshii film for having whatever it took to hook a very young kid into some very heavy ideas.
You only need a superficial touch on a subject to intrigue someone who is interested to fall further down the rabbit hole.
Personally I can say that the 95 movie introduced a child-me to philosophical ideas about self; and that snow-balled into hours in the books exploring the ideas deeper.
Two hours isn't a long time to teach a broad concept in any in-depth manner, but it initiated an exploration of philosophy that spanned many thousands of hours for me, and I credit the Oshii film for having whatever it took to hook a very young kid into some very heavy ideas.