Star Wars and The Matrix are Japanese Movies

[The Lone Gunman]

Not sure Matrix is a rip off of GITS. There are sinilarities and GITS is acknowledged as an influence, but that web site compares a number of scenes that are not like for like though they appear to be.
The jump scene and the truck and phone are clear rip offs, but the rest are questionable. The raining characters is acknowledged, but GITS fills the screen in a normal way.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Not sure Matrix is a rip off of GITS. There are sinilarities and GITS is acknowledged as an influence, but that web site compares a number of scenes that are not like for like though they appear to be.
The jump scene and the truck and phone are clear rip offs, but the rest are questionable. The raining characters is acknowledged, but GITS fills the screen in a normal way.

Have you actually watched Ghost in the Shell, honestly? I would guess not, from your statement, looking at that website won't tell you if it rips it off or not, watch the movie, it's the philosophy and feel of the film.

[Xenophon]

You're a contractor aren't you? Shouldn't have been too much of a financial burden.

You missed the sarcasm

[Xenophon]

Have you actually watched Ghost in the Shell, honestly?

He has, but he doesn't get a hard-on over it like you.

[Pickle2]

Don't get me wrong I like all the aforementioned movies, but maybe more people should take an interest in movies from the East

Are you kidding me? If I downloaded any more "movies from the East" there wouldnt even be time for a pot noodle between winks.

[Xenophon]

maybe more people should take an interest in movies from the East]

I think people should do what they like. I don't think people should try to impose their views on others.

It would be like me telling you to try a little bit of eyeliner the next time you get dressed to go out.

[The Lone Gunman]

Have you actually watched Ghost in the Shell, honestly? I would guess not, from your statement, looking at that website won't tell you if it rips it off or not, watch the movie, it's the philosophy and feel of the film.

I watched it when it came out I bought it on video when released and then on DVD once available.
I suspect it is you that has not watched it or the matrix or if you did so you did it one eyed. Once you have decided it is a rip off then it is easy to select scenes that match, but they are not like for like scenes. As for the philosophy and feel well, where to start.
This could take days:
Matrix: mood is set by up beat banging tunes.
GITS: Haunting lilting melodies.
Matrix: 2 worlds. 1 computer simulation. 1 reality.
GITS: 1 world. Real.
Matrix: Real characters have no knowledge thir world is a simulation unless woken up.
GITS: Characters choose enhancements to be able to easily get into an all pervasive net.
Matrix: The whole world has been taken over by machines and the humans are enslaved for their power generation.
GITS: One program on the whole net has gone sentient and wants a body to inhabit.

I suspect that you are so pleased with yourself at "finding" out this fraud that you have bought into the whole rip off.
The story lines are different, the settings are different, a few scene are similar and the influence is acknowledged.

I could talk about this all day but I have watched both films dozens of times (they are both permanently with me when I travel) and my conclusion is not as severe as yours.
I could compare some scenes that your web site misses (I skimmed it so could have missed stuff).

George Lucas also admits that he watched any number of "epic" movies to decide what makes a true epic. He has told the world this any number of times. He said his team then boiled it down to component parts and wrote a story using those parts. The genious was setting it in space. I have not seen the one quoted as a rip off. He is bound to do scenes that look like rip offs, nothing is new. Sword fights will always look like Errol Flyn, chariot races in any form will always look like Ben Hur.

Get over it. Get over yourself.

[threaded]

The Magnificent Seven was a remake of Seven Samurai which itself was an attempt to make a Japanese version of John Fords westerns.

[Xenophon]

I watched it when it came out I bought it on video when released and then on DVD once available.
I suspect it is you that has not watched it or the matrix or if you did so you did it one eyed. Once you have decided it is a rip off then it is easy to select scenes that match, but they are not like for like scenes. As for the philosophy and feel well, where to start.
This could take days:
Matrix: mood is set by up beat banging tunes.
GITS: Haunting lilting melodies.
Matrix: 2 worlds. 1 computer simulation. 1 reality.
GITS: 1 world. Real.
Matrix: Real characters have no knowledge thir world is a simulation unless woken up.
GITS: Characters choose enhancements to be able to easily get into an all pervasive net.
Matrix: The whole world has been taken over by machines and the humans are enslaved for their power generation.
GITS: One program on the whole net has gone sentient and wants a body to inhabit.

I suspect that you are so pleased with yourself at "finding" out this fraud that you have bought into the whole rip off.
The story lines are different, the settings are different, a few scene are similar and the influence is acknowledged.

I could talk about this all day but I have watched both films dozens of times (they are both permanently with me when I travel) and my conclusion is not as severe as yours.
I could compare some scenes that your web site misses (I skimmed it so could have missed stuff).

George Lucas also admits that he watched any number of "epic" movies to decide what makes a true epic. He has told the world this any number of times. He said his team then boiled it down to component parts and wrote a story using those parts. The genious was setting it in space. I have not seen the one quoted as a rip off. He is bound to do scenes that look like rip offs, nothing is new. Sword fights will always look like Errol Flyn, chariot races in any form will always look like Ben Hur.

Get over it. Get over yourself.

[Lucy]

You missed the sarcasm

I think he is irony deficient.