Ghost in the Shell (1995) Backgrounds

Backgrounds from Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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While Masamune Shirow's original manga remains one of my favorite depictions of the Ghost in the Shell universe, Mamoru Oshii managed to imbue the story with an artistic dignity and philosophical depth the source material was simply not capable of. Intensely pensive, quiet, and contemplative, this film's more wistful moments never fail to put me in a kind of trance. Its choral soundtrack leaves a haunting presence long after the end of the film, and its moody and somber depictions of the future evoke a sensation of a world out of place and out of time.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 01 — Towering monoliths, pulsing veins of blinding light, racing streams of digital consciousness.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 02 — A closer look.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 03 — The sprawl is also vertical.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 04 — Feeling life in the depths of the water.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 05 — An unnatural city.

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Background 06 — Surreal, almost like a virtual recreation of a real place.