Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Christopher O — 25 Sep 2017

Although I enjoyed the original anime I always found the story to be a bit lacking, I think the film improved on this actually with a more clear narrative and a consistent pace. The film is worth a watch simply for the amazing art direction, the attention to detail is incredible and just like the anime it's a fun journey into a futuristic Asian inspired world.

I think overall it's very underrated and likely due to people's distorted memories of the anime (which IMO was always lacking in story despite how amazing it looked, I far preferred Akira as it was less pretentious). It could also be that people objected to Scarlet Johansson being the lead but I think she was the best person for this role, it's really made for her and her ability to fill the role with excellence is more important to me than her skin color, I would hope the original creators of the franchise would agree.