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#SundayReviews: "Ghost in the Shell"


White-washing a cherished Japanese anime like Ghost in the Shell. What is wrong with you Hollywood?

This adaptation stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, and Takeshi Kitano.

From Google:

"In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that her life was stolen instead of saved. Now, she will stop at nothing to recover her past while punishing those who did this to her."



To say this is a pale imitation of the manga or anime from which it is based can hardly be put into words, and that's before you take into account the whitewashing of The Major.

They may have gotten the look of GitS down pat, but they lost the soul. Ironic considering the subject matter.

IDLE WATCH.

QBF Rating: 3.0/5

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