Discussion: Ghost in the Shell and Babylon A.D.

Published: April 23, 2017, midnight

What does it mean when a movie is short on plot and character, but exceeds its short runtime with ideas and philosophy? Our discussion of the original GHOST IN THE SHELL anime hopes to answer that question. Does it standalone, or does it require all the sequels and adaptations it's gotten? And what does it mean when a movie is short on plot, character, and ideas? Our discussion of Babylon A.D. tries to put that to rest! But maybe we should have known that a movie with the initials B-A-D was never going to be any good. Listen to find out! You can also listen to the Forgotten Film Pod on iTunes, Stitcher, and most podcast apps near you. Theme: “Vintage Education” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/