This week we’re doing something we haven’t done for a while: a Friday screening! Just in case you guys didn’t have enough excuses to distance yourself from society at large, we’re giving you this, the ultimate in reasons to haul ass to your own personal Paradise. By which I mean a dimly lit room full of nerds communally observing a projector. But what glorious content have we to titillate you?
-Ghost in the Shell. No, not the TV show. No, not the OVA. Not the manga. Not the Scarlett Johannson Special. By God, not Ghost in the Shell 2.0. It’s the OG, it’s the real thing, it’s the poltergeist in the chassis, definitely not written by a hentai mangaka, definitely not kind of ridiculous, definitely actually one of the premier examples of transhumanist propaganda in recent memory. The dankest kush, rolled just for you, our darling dweebs.
-Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. The depressing one. Dated CGI, inconsistent localisation and more direct quotation of ancient philosophers than you can project a shadow puppet onto. They take Batou’s robot dog away. I literally sob every time I watch this movie. It’s so, so good.
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BRISBANE ADVENTURES
After the first event at Event Cinemas in the Myer Centre in Brisbane, wherein they screened our boy Tetsuo on an immense, near-colossal, potentially eldritch projector, for a really good price, it’s safe to say that if you really want tickets to these events, you should get in quick. We’ll be organising meetups at each of the three remaining events, same as last time, except with more notice. The events are:
15th of September: The Girl who Leapt Through Time
6th of October: Ninja Scroll
3rd of November: The Castle of Cagliostro
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Ghost in the Shell
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.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
It's the year 2032, and Batou and Togusa have been assigned by the anti-terrorist force Sector 9 to track down several "gynoids" -- androids designed to resemble human females and programmed for pleasure -- who have gone on a murder spree. With the help of an android-technology expert named Kim, Batou and Togusa find themselves following the trail of Locus Solus, an outlaw organization that may be responsible for turning the gynoids into murderers. As he digs deeper into the investigation, Batou finds himself thinking back to his times with former colleague, the Major, and pondering the notion of love and attachment in an increasingly unnatural world.
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Language: Japanese (English Subtitles)
How to get here:
I think Sam is an Autobot, so he’s got that business covered, but for all of us mere mortals, well… you know your own capabilities. If you know where Griffith is, then you should be able to extrapolate how to get there. If not… well, that’s a shame. Beyond that, there are maps of the campus publicly available on the Griffith website, so you can figure out how to get to G01. We all know these numbers don’t actually mean anything, so let’s not pretend G01 is actually descriptive.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/griffith-anime-society/how-to-get-to-screenings/1080863371929412
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Food Arrangements:
In the worst case scenario, you can feasibly consume your own fingernails, toenails and hair for a certain amount of protein and keratin content. Beyond that, you can still perform most tasks without your ring finger. Maybe watch a few episodes of Man Vs Wild before you attempt the Anime Society challenge. If you’re comfortable averting your eyes from the glorious animes, though, there are options available on campus detailed in the link below. Or, you know… BYO, dummy.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/griffith-anime-society/food-locations-around-campus-after-hoursweekends/1101597809855968
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Drinks:
Hypothetically speaking, if you attend this event, you might expect to have access to affordable, refreshing fluids, such as Coca Cola and, I don’t know, water? And hypothetically speaking, the people who run this event might expect attendees to desire that access. Hypothetically speaking, those people would provide that access to their attendees, for the low low price of one hypothetical Australian dollaridoo. Crikey!
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Also, we have a membership setup, so that any one of you geeks who shows up can pay us five Australian dollaridoos so that we can keep providing all of these communal dorkfests for your pleasure and our exasperation. I’d recommend you do it. Charity is a virtue, and we all know your sins, non-subscribers. We all know.
-Ghost in the Shell. No, not the TV show. No, not the OVA. Not the manga. Not the Scarlett Johannson Special. By God, not Ghost in the Shell 2.0. It’s the OG, it’s the real thing, it’s the poltergeist in the chassis, definitely not written by a hentai mangaka, definitely not kind of ridiculous, definitely actually one of the premier examples of transhumanist propaganda in recent memory. The dankest kush, rolled just for you, our darling dweebs.
-Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. The depressing one. Dated CGI, inconsistent localisation and more direct quotation of ancient philosophers than you can project a shadow puppet onto. They take Batou’s robot dog away. I literally sob every time I watch this movie. It’s so, so good.
=================================
BRISBANE ADVENTURES
After the first event at Event Cinemas in the Myer Centre in Brisbane, wherein they screened our boy Tetsuo on an immense, near-colossal, potentially eldritch projector, for a really good price, it’s safe to say that if you really want tickets to these events, you should get in quick. We’ll be organising meetups at each of the three remaining events, same as last time, except with more notice. The events are:
15th of September: The Girl who Leapt Through Time
6th of October: Ninja Scroll
3rd of November: The Castle of Cagliostro
==================================
Ghost in the Shell
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.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
It's the year 2032, and Batou and Togusa have been assigned by the anti-terrorist force Sector 9 to track down several "gynoids" -- androids designed to resemble human females and programmed for pleasure -- who have gone on a murder spree. With the help of an android-technology expert named Kim, Batou and Togusa find themselves following the trail of Locus Solus, an outlaw organization that may be responsible for turning the gynoids into murderers. As he digs deeper into the investigation, Batou finds himself thinking back to his times with former colleague, the Major, and pondering the notion of love and attachment in an increasingly unnatural world.
==================================
Language: Japanese (English Subtitles)
How to get here:
I think Sam is an Autobot, so he’s got that business covered, but for all of us mere mortals, well… you know your own capabilities. If you know where Griffith is, then you should be able to extrapolate how to get there. If not… well, that’s a shame. Beyond that, there are maps of the campus publicly available on the Griffith website, so you can figure out how to get to G01. We all know these numbers don’t actually mean anything, so let’s not pretend G01 is actually descriptive.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/griffith-anime-society/how-to-get-to-screenings/1080863371929412
=================================
Food Arrangements:
In the worst case scenario, you can feasibly consume your own fingernails, toenails and hair for a certain amount of protein and keratin content. Beyond that, you can still perform most tasks without your ring finger. Maybe watch a few episodes of Man Vs Wild before you attempt the Anime Society challenge. If you’re comfortable averting your eyes from the glorious animes, though, there are options available on campus detailed in the link below. Or, you know… BYO, dummy.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/griffith-anime-society/food-locations-around-campus-after-hoursweekends/1101597809855968
=================================
Drinks:
Hypothetically speaking, if you attend this event, you might expect to have access to affordable, refreshing fluids, such as Coca Cola and, I don’t know, water? And hypothetically speaking, the people who run this event might expect attendees to desire that access. Hypothetically speaking, those people would provide that access to their attendees, for the low low price of one hypothetical Australian dollaridoo. Crikey!
=================================
Also, we have a membership setup, so that any one of you geeks who shows up can pay us five Australian dollaridoos so that we can keep providing all of these communal dorkfests for your pleasure and our exasperation. I’d recommend you do it. Charity is a virtue, and we all know your sins, non-subscribers. We all know.