Cusp-Singularity industrial biofilter deployed to EPA Superfund sites to remove toxic cyborganic sludge from contaminated groundwater. It seems like the least "they" could do in light of the catastrophic ecological impact of the initial Event. Midjourney 6

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My thoughts about Captain Laserhawk (maybe part 1)

In general, I thought for a long time about how the Laserhawk activated its bomb on Sarah's left hand, if she always activates the bomb on her right...

Okay, I was thinking about who sent Rayman the message "If you want to know the truth, talk to the frog." The most stupid and at the same time the most ingenious option - The Board of Directors the most Rayfrog shippers!

But seriously, there is a version that it was Sarah, or rather, that cyborg spider in the finale, speaking in Sarah's voice. He has exactly the same mathematical symbol on his head as on an empty chair in the boardroom.

And then, how did he manage to send a message without revealing himself, for example, by voice? I couldn't watch the whole scene in the original, so I don't know if the Board of Directors speaks in the voice of one of the Director during the conversation, or if another voice is used so that none of the Board of Directors members will give themselves away just because of the voice. In any case, spider didn't use his real voice. hacked the system???

Perhaps he is a traitor among them (run "Among Us flashback.exe "), who wants to destroy Eden from the inside. It can be said that he was waiting for the moment when Rayman would be replaced on television in order to show the truth to the real Ray and destroy the Board of Directors with his help.

Based on the theory that the whole universe of "Captain Laserhawk" is a game, I'm already starting to talk some nonsense I assume that this cyborg spider (I'll call him that because I'm not sure if it's Sarah, I'll explain later) knows the whole plot (or at least knows the main plot twists that need to happen). That is, perhaps he knows that in this story the hero is not Eden, but the rebels, that the story does not come from the top of power, but from those who must destroy and defeat it.

Well, why does it seem to me that that spider (and therefore the character we followed all 6 episodes) is not the real Sarah Fisher? I'm not talking about the appearance that is different in flashbacks and the present tense (although this could be my argument in any way). Here I again rely on that theory (perhaps I confuse two different publications and mix them into one, who knows). It also said (or rather, summarized) that it was possible that the Laserhawk would be revived in the second season. I have a suggestion that one day Sarah died, and her consciousness was transferred to a certain database of deceased users of people (I'm sure it could well be in the cyberpunk world) and was used by the same traitor to cover up. I'm just not sure that Sarah could change her mind after seeing on TV almost the same underside that she sees when working in a maximum security prison

(I watched last episode, and Sarah's flesh was visible at the moment of the explosion, so this is a real person, albeit with cybernetic legs, so my theory is interesting, but unreal. Although her consciousness could indeed move into the cyborg's body after the destruction of her body. Or is there just an artificial intelligence in the cyborg spider's body based on the consciousness of the real Sarah)

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

In the year 2029, the world has become interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. That same network also becomes a battlefield for Tokyo's Section Nine security force, which has been charged with apprehending the master hacker known only as the Puppet Master. Spearheading the investigation is Major Motoko Kusanagi, who -- like many in her department -- is a cyborg officer, far more powerful than her human appearance would suggest. And yet as the Puppet Master, who is even capable of hacking human minds, leaves a trail of victims robbed of their memories, Kusanagi ponders the very nature of her existence: is she purely an artificial construct, or is there more? What, exactly, is the "ghost" -- her essence -- in her cybernetic "shell"? When Section Six gets involved in the case, she is forced to confront the fact that there is more here than meets the eye, and that the Puppet Master may hold some of the answers she seeks. But little does she know that he has been seeking her as well.

Director: Mamoru Oshii Writer: Kazunori Itô (screenplay), Masamune Shirow (manga) Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano IMDB | RottenTomatoes | Official Site

Watched: on 03 April

Reaction: ± Having only (FINALLY) watched this after i watched the Hollywood remake, i have a few things to say. First and foremost is that my instinct was right, i do like the original more. Going on, the original 1995 anime is a gorier and more startling piece of art -- as expected as it is rated R -- and is significantly more intriguing in terms of storyline and perspective of approach. As seemse to be the Japanese approach (to technology and spirituality, to sci-fi as well), Ghost in the Shell is more about considering the implications of subjects regarded with importance developing souls whether they be human or otherwise and the subsequent morality of dealing with said souls in their quest for self-preservation (that The Matrix almost captured with Agent Smith -- which, understandable because the Wachowskis took a lot of inspiration from Ghost in the Shell) while the remake loses that thought piece in the Western trend of the humanization of the characters using, in this case, the introduction of the whitewashing backstory for both Major and the antagonist. In result, it presented a piece that’s more emotional than its original intellectual and moral roots. 

[May contain SPOILERS from here on in.] Visually, i much prefer this setting of a sort of grim, cyberpunk noir future. While the payphone thing now needs updating (probably? i’ve never been to Japan, but everywhere else i’ve been it’s obsolete technology), everything else presents a more grounded view of how the human experience is affecting the environment. It is also more realistic of a view, for me, seeing the pains of diplomacy and international relations bog down everything that’s happening in Sector 9. Although, given, the conglomerate approach isn’t so far fetched now either. 

I much rather like the writing and the script for this. It really makes you sit down and think. Think of the issues that the human superiority complex/hubris often lets people ghost (hah) or skim over... Of the soul of other beings -- regardless of what they’re composed of -- and how we treat (or fail to treat) them based on human bias and human law. It’s an issue that did and does currently still exist in real life. Much more than the villianized corporate douchebags playing god by abducting people and dehumanizing them for their own purposes. While this isn’t too far fetched now either, it is still far removed from reality as it’s simply possiblity and not a pertinent everyday issue.

Herein i see what scenes they were able to pay homage to in the remake, and they are some killer scenes. The dive off the tower - though the remake combines the approach and escape - including the thermo-optics camouflage and the gesture over her face; The post- garbage truck chase (part of it anyway) and the fight on the water; The dive scene and the interaction on the boat between Major and Batou; The spider tank battle including the rending of limbs -- though the original is more graphic about it. Iconic. All of ‘em.

Memorable aspect of the movie: + Animation. Story.  + Sidenote. San Miguel product placement. Heh. + “If we all reacted the same way, we’d be predictable, and there’s always more than one way to view a situation. What’s true for the group is also true for the individual. It’s simple: Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It’s slow death.” + Chief Nakamura: “Nonsense! There’s no proof at all that you are a living, thinking life form!” Puppet Master: “And can you offer me proof of your existence? How can you, when neither modern science nor philosophy can explain what life is?” + “It can also be arguied that DNA is nothing more than a program designed to preserve itself. Life has become more complex in the overwhelming sea of information. And life, when organized into species, relies upon genes to be its memory system. So, man is an individual only because of his intangible memory... and memory cannot be defined, but it defines mankind. The advent of computers, and the subsequent accumulation on incalculable data has given rise to a new system of memory and thought parallel to your own. Humanity has underestimated the consequences of computerization.”

Would I recommend it? > Yes.