Ghost in the Shell, [postfurry] identity musings
I watched GitS with @incatoxication a while ago and I've been musing on this for a while on a few points.
Context wise, I first watched this with him when we met for the first time. It was before I had knowingly delved into my own identity, transhumanism, posthumanism, and all of the themes that often surround postfurry.
Ghost in the Shell, [postfurry] identity musings
Second being that prior to revisiting this, Ark definitely approached me with this idea of plurality in Motogo, and I was surprised to find that some of the scenes definitely can be taken that way. Motogo's relationship to "their Ghost" is separated to the point where she mentioned getting a whisper from her Ghost.
Ghost in the Shell, [postfurry] identity musings
First and notably being the intro sequence, where the whole 'Making of a Cyborg' mirrors my own creation. Or.. what faintly I remember from it.
It made me really emotional, and i had to try not to cry during it >.>'. It's truly a beautiful scene that sets the tone and I honestly appreciate how different that tone is compared to western stories of technology.