CbabbittRain Interviews Mamoru Oshii And Reviews GHOST IN THE SHELL 2!!. "Well, machines having intelligence isn’t that big of a deal, but what intrigues me is the concept of machines having spirits that drive their intelligence... Any question that focuses on spirit is making the assumption that we have spirits. An intriguing subject is proving how humans have spirits. You cannot make a spirit for something that is not yourself. It’s a matter of how the receiver feels about it.

Do you think the medium of film is the newest way to bring philosophy to the public?

Well, if you look at philosophy as a field of study, the answer is no, but I see movies as a medium to communicate images that have a reference to thinking. But if you talk about philosophy as a question about what humans are, then you don’t have to call it philosophy, so in that way, my answer would be yes. To me personally, no film has to be philosophical, but it can deal with philosophy. Fahrenheit 911, that movie was political, but it wasn’t about politics.

And basically, I use red and yellow because they work better in animation, and opposed to that purple and green are very difficult to work with and they can only be created with additional work. It’s more of a stylistic approach, not so much of a deeper meaning. I usually like to use gray or grayish colors and my treatment of colors can only be achieved because of the digital technology." He is one of most interesting directors working in our time, and I'm so grateful.