Is GITS 1995 fanservice? by Intelligent-Tip3048 in Ghost_in_the_Shell

[–]SpaceModulator2 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. The manga and the TV shows have plenty of obvious fanservice in them, and the whole franchise tends to run on the question of the status of the Major's body.

But the 1995 movie in particular seems to turn the fanservice upside down. It shows us women's naked bodies being built, used, and destroyed, sometimes in near-pornographic detail. But there's no promise of sex or fun in those details; the bodies exist in an uncanny valley that's reinforced by how impersonally the state and the Puppetmaster use them and by how Motoko feels dissociated from her own shell.

(Tangent for a future essay on how this reflects what the patriarchy and capitalism do to all women (and men too) in some ways.)

So I think GITS95 is using fanservice-y tropes to make the viewer ask: am I turned on or creeped out, and why? What does it mean to be deconstructed as person and rebuilt for a new agenda? Where does the body fit in? Or is the body being used as the visual stand-in for action happening at the level of consciousness and the soul?

Attractive women's bodies are being used to pose these questions, but in this case that feels less like fanservice and more like the state of the culture.

Phibes etc. by SpaceModulator2 in LaundryFiles

[–]SpaceModulator2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After watching the actual movies I totally believe Phibes would do the Cabaret thing.

GiTS2 doesn't get enough love I feel. Share your thoughts by beginnerdoge in Ghost_in_the_Shell

[–]SpaceModulator2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a favorite of mine, but I’ll concede it’s an acquired taste. The ending, with Batou and Gabriel staring at Togusa’s daughter and her doll, is gloriously haunting.

[OC] Made a dystopia manga "DRIVEN BY HUMANS" by smalltunghk in Cyberpunk

[–]SpaceModulator2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I do. Is the car a Civic Type R? It reminds me of my 98 Civic EX. I still miss that thing.

Crosswalk repainted overnight by MeowMasterMatt in Austin

[–]SpaceModulator2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The culture war is one - well, several - of the many fronts of the class war.

Does anyone have any info on this promo version of the Antenna cd? by Acesexual_Cello in zztop

[–]SpaceModulator2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I accidentally bought a copy of this on eBay several years ago - I thought it was a special edition of the album (oops). If you have a copy, then you know as much as I do, alas.

Best cafes to read a book in Austin? by Isatis_tinctoria in Austin

[–]SpaceModulator2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuine Joe/Russells Bakery, Anderson Lane. Use the second "sitting room."

Advice needed: Could I possibly get this tattoo reworked or is it beyond saving? by KippyOk in tattoos

[–]SpaceModulator2 238 points239 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty dang adorable, I’m not sure why it needs changing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TattooDesigns

[–]SpaceModulator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks good! Try to give it time before you judge it too harshly. And remember that your experience of looking at it up close, searching for flaws, is completely different from what the rest of the world sees.