Review of Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) by Bassem E — 19 Jan 2017
While sharing the main themes of identity crisis of cyborgs and (loosely) the nature of consciousness of the 1995 prequel, GiS: The new movie does not leave you with the same unsettling feeling of the first one.
That being said it is a mostly enjoyable 90+ minutes modern anime film, it is more closely tied to appleseed Alpha than the Ghost in the Shell.
It starts slow and the plot is hard to follow as one may expect however the fight scenes are very good. The ending is fine, but I am sure I will forget it in a few hours.
The worst aspect of the film is the score, a fast beat electronic music pales in comparison with the original film vocal chorus.
To summarize the new movie is just a ghost of the original but one worth watching because of the amusing fight scenes and the somewhat philosophical general motif . 6/10.
This review of Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) was written by Bassem E on 19 Jan 2017.
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie has generally received positive reviews.
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