Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Dariushl — 14 Apr 2017
Decent movie. Didnt feel like I wasted the ticket money and that's already something for a Hollywood production.
The plot is based on the 1995 OAV(not a spoiler, is clear since the first scenes)with some element picked from some of the stand alone complex episodes, but there's some characters and situations that have been heavily simplified to make the movie easier to digest for the crowds and much more predictable.
Most of the characters are pretty faithful to the original(Scarlett J. is ok in the Major's role portraiting her cold attitude, Batou is allright too, with that "old brother" behaviour toward the Major), while some are kinda weird(Aramaki lacks some of the ethics he showed in the SAC tv series and Kitano makes it kinda funny to watch, somehow, while Togusa, like in the OAV, is pretty much inexistent, while still rocking his Mateba autorevolver).Juliette Binoche character wasnt really needed and I generally don't like her acting performance.
The 2 bad guys are pretty shallow and the Major's backstory is pretty lame. Nothing else should be said.
The sci-fi themes of the movie were pretty fresh in 1995 but have been done several times since then by many movies, so it might not be that groundbreaking on that side. The visuals and photography are goood, showing some flat colours at time, reminiscent of some of the OAV's shots.
Not a perfect transposition of the GITS world, I would have liked a more political plot ala Stand Alone Complex, but not a waste of money either. Also good use of 3D.
This review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) was written by Dariushl on 14 Apr 2017.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received mixed reviews.
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