Top 9 The Shell Movie Details

While searching the internet for The Shell movie facts, I found some interesting little known details. Obscure enough that most people could miss it, I want to make you a favor by creating ordered lists with the most intriguing hidden details.

Most of them are not blatantly obvious to be observed at first sight, so take your time and read carefully. We have extensive definitions that accurately explain any behind the scene meaning or famous dialogues.

In Ghost in the Shell (1995), Kusanagi almost never blinks throughout the entire film. Director Mamoru Oshii did this to emphasize her mechanical and make her more distant and even uncanny.
In Ghost in the Shell (1995), Kusanagi almost never blinks throughout the entire film. Director Mamoru Oshii did this to emphasize her mechanical and make her more distant and even uncanny.

In "Ghost in the Shell" (2017) when looking in the "mirror", Major can see herself as she actually looks to others instead of getting an image that is flipped vertically like a real mirror would do

Easter Eggs

Finding Easter Eggs in movies is one of my favorite hobbies. Hidden objects, characters, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.

  • Reference to Stitch from "Lilo and Stitch" hidden in Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Hidden Details

1 - Major tells Ballou that she used to have a dog, to which he replies, "I had you down as more of a cat person." Later on, when Major visits a strange woman, a cat immediately takes a liking to Major.
Major tells Ballou that she used to have a dog, to which he replies, "I had you down as more of a cat person." Later on, when Major visits a strange woman, a cat immediately takes a liking to Major.
1 - When Cutter gives Ouelet a vial to euthanize Major, the label has the compound C11H17N3O8 printed on the side which is the molecular formula for Tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin derived from pufferfish used to block nerve transmission
When Cutter gives Ouelet a vial to euthanize Major, the label has the compound C11H17N3O8 printed on the side which is the molecular formula for Tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin derived from pufferfish used to block nerve transmission

The character is about to run out of ammo so he switches his firing mode to save ammo

A Ghost In The Shell (2017) @0.29, when asked her original name she moves her eyes up, and to the left, accessing human memory recall.

1 - Before the bar fight scene Batou pays for his drink with his fingerprint.
Before the bar fight scene Batou pays for his drink with his fingerprint.

The Shell Plot: A dying doctor helps a convict escape from prison in return for something the convict will regret for the rest of his life.

I am pretty sure that you've watched The Shell, maybe in a theater near you or on the small screen, but probably not many of the small details have taken your attention. Most of the previous facts are hidden for some reason, but still, there is plenty of randomly forgetten stuff that makes the movie unique and interesting. The more you know, the more fascinated you'll be about The Shell and will watch it online, download or stream it again and again.

Genre Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director Derek Lee
Main Actors Eric Coath, Kurt Evans, Paul Herbert, Barbara Krebesova
IMDB score 6.5

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