One of the great Anime movies of the 1990’s, Ghost in the Shell is set in a futuristic Japan where nearly every person has cybernetic body enhancements. Along with these enhancements, science has progressed to the point where robots are being spliced with real human DNA. One of these splices creates something possibly unique, maybe even spontaneous new consciousness.
The animation is breathtaking, with stunning detail, emotive characters, and clinical color tones adding to the cyberpunk feel of the entire film. The script is also very smart with interesting characters and a lot of dialogue that probes deep philosophical questions about what consciousness and reality mean. One of the great classics of modern Anime.