GHOST IN THE SHELL : SOLID STATE SOCIETY

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Please can someone tell me if this is part of the spin off series or if its actually the 3rd installment if you know what i mean :confused:as i have Ghost In The Shell / Ghost In The Shell 2 Innocence dont really want to get into the series.
 
The original Ghost In The Shell film and its sequel Ghost In The Shell Innocence are in a seperate 'universe' to those of the series.

Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex is the tv series with the 1st Gig followed by the 2nd Gig (first and second seasons respecitvely) which is then followed by the film Solid State Society. Hope that clears everything up.
 
I think so, so Ghost In The Shell Solid State Society is the 3rd one to Ghost In The Shell / Ghost In The Shell 2 Innocence.
 
No

Ghost In THe Shell and Ghost In The Shell Innocence follow one another.

Solid State Society is nothing to do with the previous films, but is the third installment to the Stand Alone Complex anime series.

GITS (film) > GITS:Innocence (film)
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GITS:SAC 1st Gig (tv series) > GITS:SAC 2nd Gig > GITS: Solid State Society (Film)

they are two seperate universes
 
Demoniser said:
No

Ghost In THe Shell and Ghost In The Shell Innocence follow one another.

Solid State Society is nothing to do with the previous films, but is the third installment to the Stand Alone Complex anime series.

GITS (film) > GITS:Innocence (film)
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GITS:SAC 1st Gig (tv series) > GITS:SAC 2nd Gig > GITS: Solid State Society (Film)

they are two seperate universes
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Thank you for clearing that up for me. :cool: .
 
glitch said:
What are the fundamental differences between the two universes?
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The two films are philosophical looks into the converging pathways of biological organims and technology with a variety of deep questions that look into the heart of what it means to be human and how humanity and the soul can be measured and judged in a world of artificial intelligences, cybernetic brains and expanded consciousness and the blurring boundaries between them. They dazzle the viewer with beautiful graphics, haunting and moving melodies and help them to understand in some small way their place in the universe and as part of humanity as a whole and the potential problems that face humanity and the prices we might have to pay as we head into a bright new technological utopia of a future.


The TV series is a detective show featuring a black ops team who bust terrorists, traitors, military madmen, drug dealers and rogue technology while seeking to solve an overarcing cyber crime mystery during each series and do a lot of shooting and stuff.

They just happen to feature the same characters to some extent.
 
loopstah said:
They just happen to feature the same characters to some extent.
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Same main characters, same style world, same technologies etc. etc.

Both films are started from the same point effectively, but like two alternate universes, you don't have to have watched the films to follow the series or vice versa, they stand completely alone. I've watched both films and got the box sets for both series (Gig1 is better than 2, but both are awesome), and can't understand why anyone would deliberately choose not to watch the series, particularly with them being so cheap! Not sure how competitor rules stand over here so I won't link to it, but one of the major players online has the box sets for just £22. With over 13 hours of viewing, and such solid story writing, that's a pretty good price.
 
Saw this last night awesome but am a bit confused by the different universes theory considering that the major seems to have come back after the events that took place in the first and second GITS movies eventhough it's allegedly a different universe for SAC it seems to me that they're trying to bring both universes together with this film

P.S: Does anyone know if they're gonna continue the saga by way of a series or another film or is this an end to it?
 
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loopstah said:
The two films are philosophical looks into the converging pathways of biological organims and technology with a variety of deep questions that look into the heart of what it means to be human and how humanity and the soul can be measured and judged in a world of artificial intelligences, cybernetic brains and expanded consciousness and the blurring boundaries between them. They dazzle the viewer with beautiful graphics, haunting and moving melodies and help them to understand in some small way their place in the universe and as part of humanity as a whole and the potential problems that face humanity and the prices we might have to pay as we head into a bright new technological utopia of a future.


The TV series is a detective show featuring a black ops team who bust terrorists, traitors, military madmen, drug dealers and rogue technology while seeking to solve an overarcing cyber crime mystery during each series and do a lot of shooting and stuff.

They just happen to feature the same characters to some extent.
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And here was me thinking it was just a cartoon :)
 
1st film and 1st gig are great. Rest is hit and miss, i didn't think much of solid state society. It has oap's in it for crying out loud.

Didn't really notice the whole different universe thing. Is it really a different universe, or just different themes? Not even different themes, just less focus on philosphical rantings on what it means to be human in the series, although there's plenty of intelligent dialogue and action generally in both 'universes' imo.
 
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Ahh, GITS!

One of the few Anime I truely enjoyed, none of the cutsey stuff :)
This is the one you show people when they don't understand how a "cartoon" can be serious. It's way too complex for a lot of people.

Loved it so much, have that gynoid on the inside of my arm ;)
 
While I enjoy the seriousness of GITS imo I find Death Note much more thrilling to watch.

But back to the OT. I didn't find GITS:SSS was that great. Series is good but trying to make that into a 2 hour film. Just didn't do anything for me.
 
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