Ok so youve seen the both the Matrix and Ghost in the Shell, and you note there are some similarities. Even the Watchowski brothers themselves have specifically mentioned Ghost in the Shell on their list of Animes that have inspired them. But how similar are these two movies? Well with this page ill attempt show them scene by scene. Some similarities are more striking than others, so i will have a Conspiracy Rating for each comparison topic, from 1 to 10. "1" being having no relevancy whatsover, and "10" being a blantant rip off. Remember that Ghost in the Shell was made about 4-5 years before the Matrix.

Keep in mind that this comparison is not to accuse or take away from The Matrix, which is in of itself is a great movie, but to evaluate similarities in these scenes. The conspiracy rating is just for fun and is based only on my opinion on how much these scenes are alike.

I grabbed all of these shots directly from the Ghost in the Shell and Matrix DVDs. Keep in mind that the large versions of each pic are Jpeg compressed, so do not represent the video quality of the DVDs.

Warning!!! Just let you know, there are a few(very few) scenes in Ghost in the Shell that contain mild nudity. Nothing graphic though.  - MonkeyGoD

Note: This is a mirror of the original page available here, authorized by MonkeyGoD. - NeoThe1