Comments on: Destroy All Podcasts DX Episode 95 - Ghost in the Shell

Trivia

Rodimus78 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:35:33 -0400

Yeah, I know that what I said was a little off the text as far as The Matrix is concerned, but since you've brought up The Matrix ripping-off shows, I thought it would be interesting if I bring up this tidbit here.

I hope I didn't spoil the discussion here.

-R78

Regarding the cyborg bodies,

GogDog — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:08:14 -0400

Regarding the cyborg bodies, maybe I was thinking about SAC or the manga then. It's been a while since I read it. Or maybe I am confusing something else with it.

Two Years of Waiting

Destroy All Podcasts DX — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:12:00 -0400

Hahaha! We did this JUST to mess with you.

No, seriously, if you think about the approach we have been taking, it's not a huge shock that we did the first Ghost in the Shell movie. Think about it. We just did Avalon, Angel's Egg, and The Sky Crawlers. What do those all have in common?

We will do Stand Alone Complex at SOME point.

And the movie does not say anything of the sort. At no point are artificial lungs shown or mentioned, not even when they are building the cyborg body at the beginning of the movie. You just made that up!

Well, I think one of the issues Ghost in the Shell is bringing up is whether or not it even matters what body you are in.

-Jeremy

The Matrix

Destroy All Podcasts DX — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:06:33 -0400

We weren't doing a podcast on The Matrix or on Grant Morrison, we were doing a podcast on Ghost in the Shell, so it was a little irrelevant.

-Jeremy

Yes! After two years of

GogDog — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:36:51 -0400

Yes! After two years of begging you to cover SAC, I finally see a GitS episode in my DAPDX feed! And imagine my disappointment when I see it's a movie you already covered in ST #4 (albeit there was less discussion than insulting everyone including my mom :) )!

And your main reason for not doing SAC, Feddy is back even! UGH! though he admitted not even finishing the first season. One day you will give in and do the ep with me. Screw Zuey and her love for Shirow. :p

Also, regarding the lungs, I always thought it was implied that with cyborg bodies, the organs were replaced with similar synthetic organ, which helped the brain cope with accepting the fake body. And while they might not need lungs, the brain still has to be respirated like a normal brain. Or at least I assumed so.

At least Motoko got a female child body at the end of this movie. In the manga, she got a feminine-looking dude's body.

The Invisibles

Rodimus78 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:08:10 -0400

Hey there, In regards to The Matrix ripping-off 'GiTS' visually in which this is actually true.

However...you guys & gals had forgot to mention that the Wachovskis had heavily ripped-off Grant Morrison's 'The Invisibles' from DC/Vertigo in terms of plot and conceptual themes here. Mr. Morrison had noticed this a while back and as far as he's concerned....he doesn't seemed to mind...I think.

-R78