I'm not sure what I expected, I read bad reviews, I read good reviews. I'm a great admirer of the original anime, I thought 'Ghost in the Shell 2' was great as well, maybe a bit too sophisticated, but still great. And now here's the live-action remake.
In an era of lukewarm remakes and reboots, here's a movie from someone who not just understood the original anime, not just made by a fan or admirer: It breathes 'Ghost in the Shell'. Actually, to call it a remake is insulting. What can I say, it was perfect (and if you don't already know, movie ratings represent the average opinion of a bunch of kids).
The plot is somehow a mix of the two anime films, centering around anti-crime investigation team Section 9, lead by the fearless Major. They are entangled by a mysterious omnipotent hacker, who holds a grudge against the industry of Cybernetics. But then the Major begins to remember her past.
The story doesn't quite have the cold perfection of the original anime, instead it manages to add an emotional dimension, that wasn't there before. It's like the animation was brought to life (I know it sounds tasteless).
I thought no matter what, the ending couldn't be as epic as the anime. But I wasn't quite right, well, see for yourself. Scarlett Johannson was damn cool, and so was the movie.
In an era of lukewarm remakes and reboots, here's a movie from someone who not just understood the original anime, not just made by a fan or admirer: It breathes 'Ghost in the Shell'. Actually, to call it a remake is insulting. What can I say, it was perfect (and if you don't already know, movie ratings represent the average opinion of a bunch of kids).
The plot is somehow a mix of the two anime films, centering around anti-crime investigation team Section 9, lead by the fearless Major. They are entangled by a mysterious omnipotent hacker, who holds a grudge against the industry of Cybernetics. But then the Major begins to remember her past.
The story doesn't quite have the cold perfection of the original anime, instead it manages to add an emotional dimension, that wasn't there before. It's like the animation was brought to life (I know it sounds tasteless).
I thought no matter what, the ending couldn't be as epic as the anime. But I wasn't quite right, well, see for yourself. Scarlett Johannson was damn cool, and so was the movie.