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Slideshow: An Anime for Deep Thinkers

is dense, but better than the original in many ways: fewer clichés, more sophisticated animation, deeper insight into human nature and technology. Jason Silverman reviews the film.
filmmaker Oshii obviously intends to displace the audience. The line between humans and machines has blurred beyond...
, filmmaker Oshii obviously intends to displace the audience. "The line between humans and machines has blurred beyond distinction," says the trailer on the film's website.Courtesy of Go Fish Pictures

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world is the kind that infects cyberpunks' dreams. And it's a substantive one, with enough material to launch a dissertation or two.

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, filmmaker Mamoru Oshii builds an elaborate, claustrophobic world, circa 2032.

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