 Much critical attention has been paid to the film 's focus on sexuality and gender identity . <unk> <unk> has noted that the opening scene of Ghost in the Shell begins with the " perfect paradoxical introduction to a narrative that is all about the nature of sex / gender identity and self @-@ identity in general in a future world where sexual reproduction has given way to mechanical replication . " Motoko 's female identity and appearance are countered by an autonomous <unk> , resulting in a " male " <unk> body which cannot <unk> . <unk> describes the juxtaposition of the opening scene depicting the creation of Motoko 's body and to her lack of <unk> as setting the theme of " reproductive sexuality in a <unk> subject . " The film depicts Motoko 's identity and <unk> concerns , ending with the evolution of a being with full <unk> , through a new form of reproduction with the Puppet Master . Austin Corbett commented on the lack of <unk> from her team as freedom from femininity , noting that Motoko is " overtly feminine , and clearly non @-@ female . " Carl <unk> has called Ghost in the Shell a " resistant film " , due to its <unk> of traditional gender roles , its " <unk> of the post @-@ gendered subject " , and its de @-@ emphasis of the sexual <unk> of the material body . 
