If you loved Appleseed: Ex Machina, try Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War has roughly 3.1× fewer votes than Appleseed: Ex Machina — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
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What they share
Both films are directed by Shinji Aramaki, and they both carry the neon soaked mood tag, and they sit in Action / Animation / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Appleseed: Ex Machina, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War is
You live in 2045, after economic disaster strikes, but then AI fuels a hidden war, and the series creator leaves you with a haunting vision.
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