What a poor cat form UK.
By the way I am asked why I did not like Innocence. Hmm hard to explain in English. Aristotle classified three ways to pursuade, Ethos, Pathos, logos I could have strong Patos in Ghost in the Shell, and The Matrix. some passive sympathy ? come from inside me. I created them by myself. GIS or Matrix do not need to impressed me.... Strange way to say?
They are totally great entertainment, itty-bitty and complicated setting. But not a difficult story. We can enjoy the rendering, but it is not nessessary. I could not understand GIS2 and the Matrix 2&3 as they want to be.... They want to be more than cyberpunk. Entertainment? When I see GIS2, I felt as if it were the masturbation of Oshi Mamoru. I had to watch Oshi's likes and tastes, The long philosophical talking, Chinoiserie, Basset Hound(his dog)... Too much. Regarding to The Matrix 2 & 3 more or less I feel the same. They lost the audience. I was working for the mobile promotion of Innocence, and I saw that movie in media preview, there was Mamoru Oshii and other stuff. But to be honest with you I was almost sleeping. :-P.
I say GIS1 and Kokaku Kidotai are Production G.I's magnum opus. Oshii ruins everything in GIS2. Of course this is my impression.
Here is a link for ethos, pathos, logos
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4/
Probably best to keep using the Greek spellings.
Posted by: Julian Morrison | Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 06:54 AM