Before writing this article, I specially read the comments of Douban and Zhihu, and it was almost one-sided criticism. A group of original writers praised it as an insult to Mamoru Oshii, and the film was worthless.
I admit that it is really difficult to reach the height of the animated version vertically, but I can't accept the low score of excessive emotion. As far as film quality is concerned, 7 points is more than enough.
Next, taking the real-life version of Ghost in the Nutshell and Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Nutshell as examples, the advantages and disadvantages of animation and real-life adaptation are analyzed in detail.
space
Compared with the 95 version of animation, the live-action version has a unique advantage, that is, the presentation of space.
In real movies, it is easier to show the real space through deep-focus lens and motion lens, not to mention the application of 3D technology.
For two-dimensional animation, it is a thankless thing to express the sense of depth on plane drawing paper, so Mamoru Oshii found another way to present the truth and chaos of space through the change of environment.
Which is better? That depends on whether this "form" is helpful to the presentation of "content", even like a god.
The future city presented by the live-action version does have a refreshing feeling, and the highly restored comics are also commendable.
However, that's all. Truth and illusion, confusion of self-cognition, loneliness everywhere, to be honest, are not presented. Space is just space.
There will be no impressive picture after reading it. At this point, "blade runner" abused (alas, works are most afraid of comparison).
The 95-edition animation, puppet songs with music, has many descriptions of the environment, which not only reflects the real sense of space similar to real movies.
Most importantly, through a large number of empty mirrors, the characters seem to walk aimlessly in nothingness, and the chaotic and mixed information of the city makes the audience doubt, and everything is so real and illusory.
Symbolic mirror image
The live-action version still uses mirror image, but it is more like a kind of "takenism", taking only a little.
The animated version of 95 has many mirror images, including Susie's shadow in the glass, the plane reflected on the water, and even the woman exactly like Susie in the city.
This symbol seems to be a bit excessive, just like the carefully carved lines in Ghost 2, but it still serves the theme and implies the contradiction of human self-cognition.
Symbol-fisheye
If I remember correctly, the live-action version doesn't have a fisheye lens, which is the advantage of animation. It can also be said that art films are better than Hollywood commercial films.
There are a lot of subjective shots in the 95 edition, which are extremely wide-angle shots, which are quite different from the real world scenes in people's eyes, in order to discredit the familiar first-person perspective of the audience and strengthen the theme.
Symbol frozen frame
Freeze frame should be a special case of animation. Although it is often used in movies at present, it is mostly used for humorous presentation.
However, animation is different. But through freeze-frame, the feelings that suppress sadness are constantly expanding, but they are kept in their hearts.
The most classic is the death of EVA Kaoru, which is a 64-second single-frame still frame. Anyone who has seen it knows what I'm talking about.
The 95th edition includes the later innocence, and the use of symbols such as mirror image, fisheye and freeze frame serves the theme, while the realistic edition is tired of telling stories and superficial.
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In terms of role presentation, I think the live version is not much different. Many people said that no one stood up except the hostess. Please don't compare the TV version with the movie!
The length of the film determines that characterization can only be aimed at the main characters. You think it's a TV series. You can portray forty or fifty episodes as you like.
Also, people who have seen Ghost in Shell 2 say that Bart is not full enough in the live-action version, and Bart is the protagonist in Attack 2. If Mamoru Oshii is not fat, he can really have lunch.
With the same characters, animation has unique advantages in characterization.
There are many close-ups of Su Suo staring straight into the camera with his eyes wide open in the 95th edition, and he hasn't blinked all the time. So have other characters, and it will last for a long time.
"When we look at our face in the mirror and stare for a long time, we will find that this face has become very strange." Similarly, when we stare at a character, we will have a creepy feeling and can't help but ask, "Is she still human?" "How do we define it?"
The live version option uses another way, that is, the human body is easily broken down, and you never know whether you will see a person or a machine next.
One of the details in the live-action version is that when the mechanical goggles of the character are taken off, we can clearly see that the eyebrows are shaking. What else can't be done?
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Finally, we have reached the most critical place, which is also the worst place where the live-action version was scolded, and it is also the place we focus on.
The story and theme of the live-action version have brought it to the level of mainstream Hollywood commercial films, and it almost died in the 95 th version, and no one can save it.
The live-action version entered the abyss from the appearance of the Nine Lions, and the revenge mode was opened.
It has become a mainstream blockbuster seeking memory, revenge and redemption. Individual heroes are essentially no different from superheroes.
Still talking about American universal values and humanism can be seen from the choice that Susie finally left behind.
But the 95th edition, including the original cartoon "Innocence", is much more ambitious and has a deeper discussion.
If the capacity of the real version is a lake, and the capacity of the 95 version is the sea, one is still obsessed with people, and the other is about the return of human species.
Mamoru Oshii moved from "humanism" to "dataism", and mankind will eventually move from Homo sapiens to wisdom, just like perilla leaves her body and enters the Internet.
However, animation does not express this view intuitively, and it is more like the confusion and struggle of human beings in the transition from humanism to dataism.
Yuval Hullary discussed this problem in detail in A Brief History of the Future. How can a person be a person? What's the difference between humans and animals?
Darwin's theory of evolution destroyed the "soul". If the soul is evolved, then its "indivisibility" and "eternity" violate the essence of evolution.
Dataism based on biological algorithm destroys humanitarianism. "Humans have changed from an upgraded gorilla to an enlarged ant."
Humans have always considered themselves as the top of the biological chain, because they have souls, brains and free will.
However, in the view of biological algorithm, there is no evidence to prove the existence of soul and mind at present. The so-called free will is just the stimulation of neurons by biological current.
So, what's the difference between people and animals? It's just an algorithm. It's just a distinction between low-level and high-level. In other words, we don't even know if we have our own will, so how can we tell if a dog has it?
What's the difference between a driver whose memory has been tampered with and a dog?
On the contrary, in the Shredder Mobile Team 2: Innocent, dogs are more vital than the reformed people.
The director sends out his own questions or warnings through the mouth of the puppet master.
Alas, my brain is about to explode. This series contains much more than "entertainment products". It can't be explained clearly in a few words. To tell the truth, it's not true if you understand it. This is more like a treasure house waiting for us to continue to dig.
Finally, the real version of the story of looking for a mother, some people spit that this is a "little tadpole" looking for a mother.
However, since the ending was left by Suer, this plot is necessary. "Mother-to-child connection" is an element of human beings and mammals.
How to prove that I am a person, not a machine? Isn't the simplest way at present to trace the source?
It feels like another big hole has been opened.
An article is not enough to explain this series, but an article should be written to talk about these problems.