I revisited a “classic” recently. I’m a moderate Anime fan and I lie pretty much in the norm concerning my tastes. I enjoy all the most revered of the genre: Akira, Gundam, Evangelion, Princess Mononoke, etc. These are all more than just “cartoons”, they are films with all the baggage that label entails. But there is one highly rated Anime that I don’t understand all the fuss over: Ghost in the Shell. Supposedly this thing influenced The Matrix more than anyother source. I remember seeing it several years ago and not being impressed, so I decided to see it again hoping that it would have a better effect. It was worse than I could have imagined. More »