Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Gregory M — 02 Oct 2017

Great movie. The plot takes elements from the entire franchise, the original anime, the anime series and sequel to build a plot very similar to the original but more centered around the origin of the major while still presenting the concepts of personhood and what makes us human.

Visuals are very well realized, with many scenes closely resembling the anime with avoiding looking overly bombastic or pushing us out of the suspense of disbelief. the movie has good casting and Johanson plays major very well, all tho it took me a moment to get on board with the portrayal of her cop buddy Batou, which was much easier when he got his new eyes.

If you liked the anime full motion picture and dont expect this to be 1 to 1 carbon copy, you should enjoy this movie.