Innocence
2004, Anime/Sci-fi, 1h 38m
98 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
The animation is lovely, but the plot is complex to the point of inscrutability, leaving Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence both original and numbing. Read critic reviews
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Bateau
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Major Motoko Kusanagi
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Togusa
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Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki
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Ishikawa
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Koga
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Critic Reviews for Innocence
All Critics (98) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (63) | Rotten (35)
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Mamoru Oshii's 2004 follow-up to his 1995 anime noir is that rare sequel that surpasses the original.
April 18, 2007 | Full Review… -
The elegance, attention to detail, the invention and expertise all ensure that the movie's never less than visually breathtaking.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
For Japanimation fans it's a big-screen must-see.
April 1, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
If you can get past the weighty aphorisms that pass for dialogue, the film has an obscure beauty and rich, melancholy tone.
January 17, 2006 | Full Review… -
Muddled up with philosophising about the relationship between mind and the material world.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
One long, tedious rumination on the blurring distinction between man and machines.
May 3, 2005 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
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Mamoru Oshii's 2004 follow-up to his 1995 anime noir is that rare sequel that surpasses the original.
April 18, 2007 | Full Review… -
The elegance, attention to detail, the invention and expertise all ensure that the movie's never less than visually breathtaking.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
For Japanimation fans it's a big-screen must-see.
April 1, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
If you can get past the weighty aphorisms that pass for dialogue, the film has an obscure beauty and rich, melancholy tone.
January 17, 2006 | Full Review… -
With its themes of human arrogance, wastefulness, creativity, and the definitions and limits of life and the mind, Innocence is pretty heavy. It's also visually stunning.
July 16, 2010 | Full Review… -
Much like Akira in the 1980s, this is the film that sets the standard by which all others of its kind are judged - and usually found wanting.
July 4, 2008 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Innocence
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Sep 05, 2011A okay follow up continuing the story of the male lead from the first, not as enthralling as the first but it does have some moments to move it alongscott g Super Reviewer
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May 29, 2011I used to think the first film was incredibly complex and therefore, very inaccessible. However, the 2nd film is even more convoluted and theory heavy than the first to the point where you can't help but feel it doesn't steer you in a direction that ultimately serves the story's overlying plot. And not the look like a brainless twat, but it really needed more action to balance out with the dialogue heavy philosophical referencing. Nevertheless, a worthy sequel to the original GITS; just lacks the balance in execution that the first maintained.Drake T Super Reviewer
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Jan 02, 2011I liked the philosophical ideas in this film. It was well paced and I was interested to see what happened. The main problem I had with the film was in the script, it was like every minute they had to utter another quote, or saying, which was very annoying.Marion R Super Reviewer
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Sep 14, 2010Sitting here scratching by Basset hound watching Bato do the same in the movie is some serious deja vu. It's maybe more a measure of myself, but I really miss the super cyber-sexual Major Motoko and her brief appearance in a unattractive mannequin's body just doesn't do it for me. The story is constructed around Bato who is the 2nd most developed character in the series, but surprisingly there is no back story---none---nill. No flash back to pre-section 9 days as Rangers no flash back to section-9 days as many of the other reviews site it is an intellectually and philosophically deep story, but fails to draw you in at a gut level even when Motoko pulls so hard her cybernetic arm flays apart, seen that one before with more impact. OK before you pan me the Visuals and audio really are excellent in the blu-ray format.Bill C Super Reviewer
Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence Quotes
| Batou: | When dialog fails, it's time for violence |
| Batou: | When dialog fails, it's time for violence. |
| Togusa: | His legions, angel forms, who lay entranced. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks. |
| Batou: | Now you're quoting Milton, but we are not Satan. |
| Togusa: | How great is the sum of thy thoughts? If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. |
| Batou: | Psalms 139, Old Testament. The way you spout these spontaneous exotic references, I'd say your own external memory's pretty twisted. |
| Major Motoko Kusanagi: | We weep for a bird's cry, but not for a fish's blood. Blessed are those with a voice. If the dolls also had voices, they would have screamed, "I didn't want to become human." |
| Major Motoko Kusanagi: | We weep for a bird's cry, but not for a fish's blood. Blessed are those with a voice. If the dolls also had voices, they would have screamed, 'I didn't want to become human.' |
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