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Humanity is portrayed in two distinct lights in Ghost in the Shell<\/em>: \u00a0the existence of human beings as “ghosts,” and the existence of the Puppet Master. \u00a0The Puppet Master says, “<\/span>The advent of computers, and the subsequent accumulation of incalculable data, has given rise to a new system of memory and thought parallel to your own <\/span>(00:48:59). \u00a0This statement clearly separates the two forms, while establishing the notion that thought, and memory — which itself is called, “indefinable” — are paramount to existence. \u00a0While criticising the notion that humanity only exists due to its developed constructs, the Puppet Master makes a hole in his own argument: that the indefinable concept of what is, in essence, a collection of concepts, is at the heart of each separate definition.<\/p>\n A scientist, when asked how the Puppet Master is speaking, in the scene where his famous speech is delivered, says, “All external sensors are turned off — the body’s using its own power source,” (00:48:06). \u00a0What power source is this? \u00a0Sentience? \u00a0Omniscience? \u00a0This is proof that the Puppet Master has surpassed his original code and the humans beings who manufactured it and who gave him a purpose. \u00a0Both realms of existence operate under the belief that sentience is paramount being human, but both are sentient, and sentience is not a spectrum by definition. <\/span><\/p>\n However way humanity is interpreted, it is important to note that it is still painted as the ultimate. \u00a0The Puppet Master’s goal is to achieve mortality by merging with Kusanagi, and at the end of the\u00a0film, the two forms of humanity become one. \u00a0Therefore was he not human until the merging, because he was not mortal? \u00a0Or was it his thoughts alone that made him human? \u00a0These are the questions I took with me after watching this amazing film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For reference in this post (please use AdBlock):\u00a0http:\/\/www.upstreamis.tv\/ghost-in-the-shell-1995\/ Humanity is portrayed in two distinct lights in Ghost in the Shell: \u00a0the existence of human beings as “ghosts,” and the existence of the Puppet Master. \u00a0The Puppet Master says, “The advent … Continue reading