Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Mark D — 10 Sep 2017

Exactly as expected, sadly. All visual gloss, but no feeling or meaning behind it all. It just felt so empty.

Yes, I did see the original movie, and enjoyed it a lot., It had mood, feeling, urgency. This has none of that.

Scarlet is fine in the role of The Major, but she still felt out of place somehow. Like an Asian actress would have fit the role better.

The guy who plays Batou was freaking perfect.

I dug the ScI-fi technopunk CG world from a purely visual perspective. It makes you want to go there and be a part of it. It's too bad it's just so empty otherwise.

The story was kind of weak in the original and it still is here. It's a minor blip in a much bigger potential narrative about AI and how it will affect the future of society.

I hated how the scriptwriters felt the need to explain the title multiple times. Like we're stupid and don't get what it would mean otherwise.

Then we have the whole name thing. Her name is NOT Major. She is A Major, but everyone keeps calling her Major with the THE attached. I cringed every time I heard it.