Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Paul D — 30 Sep 2017
Major Motoko Kusanagi is unique, a human brain implanted in a robot's body. This, the intelligence of a human combined with the physical qualities of a machine, has enabled her to be the ultimate crime fighter. Now she faces her ultimate enemy: Kuze, a criminal who has managed to hack into the brains of androids and control them.
The original, animated Ghost in the Shell from 1995 was very good, with a decent plot, great action scenes and some interesting themes. (Not brilliant though, lest you think my views on the first movie are influencing my view of this one).
This, the 2017 movie, is not even close to that movie. This doesn't come close to the coherence of plot and theme-development of the first movie. This leaves it basically a (largely CGI-driven) action movie with a very simple (yet somehow confusing) plot and not much in the way of profundity.
It also makes it quite dull.
This review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) was written by Paul D on 30 Sep 2017.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received mixed reviews.
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