Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 15: Undersea

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[15 Undersea]

(Batou goes under the water. He grabs onto a dolphin.)

"I've made contact with the escort."

"Roger."

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 14: Kim's Mansion. The 4th Encounter

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[14 Kim's Mansion. The 4th Encounter]

(Togusa:) "Are we actually back in physical reality?"

(Batou:) "There is no way to distinguish reminiscence from true memory. Whatever they are, they can only be analyzed after the fact. The passage of time itself can't be stored, so it's tough. And inevitable, now that our e-brains share external memories. Do your wife and daughter, waiting for you at home, really exist? Or are you, in reality, still single, living in some cheap rented room, only dreaming of that family. Don't you want to verify what actually happened back there?"

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 13: Kim's Mansion. Again and Again

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[13 Kim's Mansion. Again and Again]

(We're back outside, and Batou and Togusa turn towards the building, hearing a shot.)

"Here goes!"

(The girl is gone, but there's the number '2501'.)

"Batou!"

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Scene 12: Kim's Mansion. Again

• August 19, 2006
• James Skemp

[12 Kim's Mansion. Again]

(Continued from the previous chapter.)

"Kim chose to become a complete cyborg. That was his reason. 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."

"No matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse."

(Batou pauses.)

"What's wrong? Lets go."

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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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