Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 11: Kim's Mansion

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[11 Kim's Mansion]

"He used to be a long-range military scout. 'Unfit as a commander, unfit to be commanded, fit only to languish by the wayside.' He bounced around between Special Forces and Electronics, and got into black market weapons. His reputation turned to shit. Wound up your garden-variety hacker."

"Sounds like quite a story."

"Yeah, but no matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse. His downfall came when his reach exceeded his grasp. Let's go."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 19: Togusa's House

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[19 Togusa's House]

(Batou's dog comes out, and runs towards Batou. He stoops and picks him up.)

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 10: Festival

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[10 Festival]

"Batou!"

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"You sure have gotten informal, Lin. Since when do you skip the 'Sir'?"

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 9: Orange Sky

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[9 Orange Sky]

"This area was once intended as the Fear East's most important information center, a Special Economic Zone in its heyday. These towers survive as a shadow of the city's former glory. Its dubious sovereignty has made it the ideal haven for multi-nationals and the criminal elements that feed off their spoils. It's a lawless zone, beyond the reach of UN or E-police. Reminds me of the line, 'What the body creates, is as much an expression of DNA as the body itself.'"

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 18: Laboratory Development

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[18 Laboratory Development]

"It's absolutely silent. They must have sealed it off."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 8: The Store

• August 9, 2006
• James Skemp

[8 The Store]

(Note: One of the coolest scenes in the movie.)

(Batou walks into the store, and heads towards the back.)

(A voice in his head.) "You're in the kill zone."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 7: Yakuza Office

• August 9, 2006
• James Skemp

[7 Yakuza Office]

"Who the fuck are you?"

"Here to chat with Wakabayashi. Go get him."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 6: Batou's Safe House

• August 8, 2006
• James Skemp

[6 Batou’s Safe House]

(Living room. A car drives by and a dog gets out of a chair, heading to the door. Batou walks in and steps in something. The dog hides.)

(Batou cleans off his shoe in a tub while the dog tries to watch.)

('Gabriel', a gear-driven dog. Batou prepares the dog's food, tenderly moves it's ears out of the dish when it begins to eat. Grabs a drink, sits on a chair, pulls out the photo of the girl. After moving a ball, containing a fish, slightly. The dog jumps onto his lap and falls asleep.)

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 5: Boat House

• August 8, 2006
• James Skemp

[5 Boat House]

(A nice house, on the water.)

"You're all alone here?"

"Koga got reacquainted with his dinner and went back with the corpse."

"What a wimp."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 4: Coroner Haraway

• August 8, 2006
• James Skemp

[4 Coroner Haraway]

(A lab.)

The technician: "You can come here all you want, I'm not sharing this investigation. And if you're too persistent, I'll have you detained."

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