Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Nandan T — 07 Jul 2017

I haven't seen the anime and now I don't even intend to. This film had somewhat of a nice concept, but I thought they took it too far.

Sure I believe that enhanced humans would be a thing in the future. We are already developing artificial limbs. I also agree that the line between human and machine will blur. But I don't believe it will be possible for someone to have a full-artificial body like the Major in this film.

It also had some flow and continuity issues. The screenplay gets boring and the dialogue gets repetative. There was also some controversy regarding the casting of Scarlett Johansson. I thought she was okay. She's basically playing an emotion-less cyborg and see did good. It's upto you whether you take this as a complement or criticism. I this she is an above actress and deserves better roles than this.

The climax fails to amaze and falls flat. Most people might even see it coming.

In the end, it's a beautiful looking but empty 'shell' of a film.