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Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 107 mins.
Release date - 29-03-2017
Release year - 2017
Genres - Action, Science Fiction
Overall ratings and scores for Ghost in the Shell:
Happiness Score - 6/10, World Popularity Score - 47.156/100, IMDB Score - 6.3, Metascore - 52, Internet Movie Database - 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 43%, Metacritic - 52/100, .
Ghost in the Shell movie has Total Global Votes - 6767, Total IMD Votes - 206,941
Ghost in the Shell Movie Introduction: Movie Ghost in the Shell, release year 2017 is written by Shirow Masamune, Jamie Moss, William Wheeler and directed by Rupert Sanders. The leading star-cast in this movie are Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Ghost in the Shell | Trailer #2 | Paramount Pictures International
Ghost in the Shell | Trailer #1 | Paramount Pictures International
Ghost in the Shell | Featurette: "Mamoru Oshii" | Paramount Pictures International
Movie overview and plot by Rishika Yaksha
Movie in-short: In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Movie story-line: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Movie synopsis: In the near future, human organs are enhanced by the cybernetics technology developed by the powerful Hanka Robotics Corporation owned by Cutter. Dr. Ouelet is responsible for the development of the secret project 2571 of a full mechanical body to be connected to a human brain. She uses the brain of a young woman that lost her parents in a cyber attack as subject of a prototype. One year later, the woman is ranked Major and has joined Section 9, an anti-terrorist division commanded by Chief Daisuke Aramaki, working with agents Batou and Togusa. She needs to use a medicine to help the integration of her brain with the mechanical body and has no recollections of her previous life. When Section 9 hunts down the terrorist Kuze, Major learns the secrets about Hanka Robotics and the experiment she was subjected. Now she faces her ultimate enemy: Kuze, a criminal who has managed to hack into the brains of androids and control them.
Highlights - Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Total budget - $110,000,000.00
Total revenue - $169,801,921.00
Produced by - Weying Galaxy EntertainmentParamountShanghai Film GroupReliance EntertainmentArad ProductionsGrosvenor Park ProductionsSteven Paul ProductionHuahua MediaSeaside EntertainmentDreamWorks Pictures
Produced in - AustraliaNew ZealandUnited States of AmericaUnited KingdomIndiaChinaCanadaJapanHong Kong
Available languages - Japanese (日本語), English (English),
Homepage URL - http://www.ghostintheshellmovie.com/
Awards won / Nominations - 3 wins & 6 nominations
Certificate(s) - DK : 11 US : PG-13 US : PG-13 UA : 16 DE : 12 DE : 12 DE : 12 NL : 輔12 TW : U IN : 16 FR : M/12 PT : 16 AT : M GR : 16+ GR : 16+ AU : 15 RU : 11 RU : 11
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Lead Actors - Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
Writer(s) - Shirow Masamune, Jamie Moss, William Wheeler
Director(s) - Rupert Sanders
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about Ghost in the Shell (2017)
What is the release date of Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Release date of Ghost in the Shell (2017) is 29-03-2017.
What is the total runtime of Ghost in the Shell (2017) in minutes?
Total runtime of Ghost in the Shell (2017) in minutes is 107 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie?
The budget consumed to produce Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie is around $110,000,000.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Expected revenue from movie movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) is around $169,801,921.00.
What is the pupularity of Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Worldwide pupularity of Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie is 47.156%.
What is the name of the production company of film Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Production company of film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is/are Weying Galaxy Entertainment, Paramount, Shanghai Film Group, Reliance Entertainment, Arad Productions, Grosvenor Park Productions, Steven Paul Production, Huahua Media, Seaside Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, .
Which country the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom, India, China, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, .
Which language the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is produced in?
Film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is produced in Japanese (日本語), English (English), language(s).
Which Genre the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) belongs to?
Movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) is categorized under Action, Crime, Drama genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
Lead actors of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) are Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano.
Who is the writer of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
The writer(s) of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is/are Shirow Masamune, Jamie Moss, William Wheeler.
Who is the director of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017)?
The director(s) of the film Ghost in the Shell (2017) is/are Rupert Sanders.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie?
Movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) has 3 wins & 6 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of Ghost in the Shell (2017) in-short?
Short plot of movie Ghost in the Shell (2017): In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals..
What is the full story of Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie?
Full plot of movie Ghost in the Shell (2017): In the near future, human organs are enhanced by the cybernetics technology developed by the powerful Hanka Robotics Corporation owned by Cutter. Dr. Ouelet is responsible for the development of the secret project 2571 of a full mechanical body to be connected to a human brain. She uses the brain of a young woman that lost her parents in a cyber attack as subject of a prototype. One year later, the woman is ranked Major and has joined Section 9, an anti-terrorist division commanded by Chief Daisuke Aramaki, working with agents Batou and Togusa. She needs to use a medicine to help the integration of her brain with the mechanical body and has no recollections of her previous life. When Section 9 hunts down the terrorist Kuze, Major learns the secrets about Hanka Robotics and the experiment she was subjected. Now she faces her ultimate enemy: Kuze, a criminal who has managed to hack into the brains of androids and control them..
Where to find full details of Ghost in the Shell (2017) movie?
You can find the full details of movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827
Where to stream or watch movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) online?
You can stream or watch online movie Ghost in the Shell (2017) on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Play, Maxdome, Sky Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Chili, maxdome Store, Microsoft Store, Fetch TV, YouTube, Yelo Play, Telecine Play, NOW, Claro video, Cineplex, SwissCom, Hollystar, Joyn Plus, EntertainTV, Paramount Plus, HBO Max, HBO, Blockbuster, SF Anytime, Elisa Viihde, Telia Play, Orange VOD, Canal VOD, Virgin TV Go, Catchplay, Sony Liv, Mediaset Play, Timvision, dTV, wavve, Naver Store, Cinépolis KLIC, Fox Premium, KPN, Strim, Neon TV, Meo, Wink, Kinopoisk, TvIgle, Comhem Play, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Spectrum On Demand, Pluto TV, .
List of full Starcast and crew members of Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Full Starcast:
Name: Scarlett Johansson
Character: Major Mira Killian / Motoko KusanagiName: Takeshi Kitano
Character: Chief Daisuke AramakiName: Michael Pitt
Character: Kuze / HideoName: Pilou Asbæk
Character: BatouName: Chin Han
Character: TogusaName: Juliette Binoche
Character: Dr. OuéletName: Peter Ferdinando
Character: CutterName: Rila Fukushima
Character: Red Robed GeishaName: Daniel Henshall
Character: Skinny ManName: Yutaka Izumihara
Character: SaitoName: Anamaria Marinca
Character: Dr. DahlinName: Kaori Momoi
Character: HairiName: Lasarus Ratuere
Character: Carlos IshikawaName: Danusia Samal
Character: LadriyaName: Tawanda Manyimo
Character: BormaName: Mana Hira Davis
Character: Bearded ManName: Erroll Anderson
Character: Hanka Security AgentName: Kai Fung Rieck
Character: Diamond FaceName: Andrew Stehlin
Character: No PupilsName: Matthias Luafutu
Character: Thick Built YakuzaName: John Luafutu
Character: BarkeepName: Kaori Yamamoto
Character: Young Motoko KusanagiName: Andrew Morris
Character: Young HideoName: Adwoa Aboah
Character: LiaName: Christopher Obi
Character: Ambassador KiyoshiName: Makoto Murata
Character: Yakuza GunmanName: Natarsha Orsman
Character: Oeulet's AssistantName: Joseph Naufahu
Character: Police Commander JohnsName: Vinnie Bennett
Character: Rookie CopName: Pete Teo
Character: TonyName: Xavier Horan
Character: Section Six SoldierName: Allan Henry
Character: Section Six SoldierName: Bowie Chan Wing Wai
Character: YakuzaName: Kirt Kishita
Character: Street HustlerName: David Johnson Wood
Character: Section Six LeaderName: Kate Venables
Character: GeishaName: Emma Coppersmith
Character: GeishaName: Tanya Drewery
Character: GeishaName: Hannah Tasker-Poland
Character: GeishaName: Jacqueline Lee Geurts
Character: GeishaName: Shinji Ikefuji
Character: KinsanaName: Michael Wincott
Character: Dr. OsmondName: Tricky
Character: Senior MonkName: Philippe Joly
Character: Section 6 soldierName: Yasushi Asaya
Character: Yakuza (uncredited)
Crew Members:
Name: Clint Mansell
Department: Sound
Job/Role: MusicName: Avi Arad
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Ehren Kruger
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Richard L. Johnson
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art DirectorName: Brad Ricker
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art DirectorName: Leslee Feldman
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Patrick Loungway
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Unit Director of PhotographyName: Per Hallberg
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound EditorName: Steven Paul
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Jamie Moss
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Jan Roelfs
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production DesignName: Jeffrey Silver
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Jeffrey Silver
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit Production ManagerName: John Dykstra
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Lucy Bevan
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Kenn McDonald
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Animation SupervisorName: Simon Bright
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Mark Sourian
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Odin Benitez
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Michael Costigan
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Masamune Shirow
Department: Writing
Job/Role: WriterName: Masamune Shirow
Department: Writing
Job/Role: BookName: Masamune Shirow
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Comic BookName: William Wheeler
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Raymond Lam
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Jess Hall
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of PhotographyName: Dylan Goss
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Aerial Director of PhotographyName: Jane Nerlinger Evans
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-ProducerName: Erik Polczwartek
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Andy McLaren
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Jenny Rushton
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume SupervisorName: David Brown
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Jason Collins
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Mark Sussman
Department: Production
Job/Role: ADR Voice CastingName: Rupert Sanders
Department: Directing
Job/Role: DirectorName: David Scott
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Pre-Visualization SupervisorName: Neil Smith
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: Beau Borders
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Lorne Balfe
Department: Sound
Job/Role: MusicName: Ari Arad
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Miranda Rivers
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Billy Rich
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: Kevin McKeever
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: Miro Harre
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Anne Bruning
Department: Production
Job/Role: Unit Production ManagerName: Steven A. Davis
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Philipp Wolf
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Dan O'Connell
Department: Sound
Job/Role: FoleyName: Brian Adler
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual EffectsName: Andy Nelson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Johnnie Burn
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Temp Sound EditorName: Jon Title
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Sam Zeines
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: Nick Komornicki
Department: Art
Job/Role: Property MasterName: Maguy R. Cohen
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: John C. Stuver
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Dialogue EditorName: Bryan Lawson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: David James
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still PhotographerName: Peter Michael Sullivan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: FoleyName: Jasin Boland
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still PhotographerName: D. Chris Smith
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Peter McCaffrey
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Mark Paterson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Daniel Saxlid
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Dialogue EditorName: Michelle Pazer
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR EditorName: Peter Staubli
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Jonathan Spencer
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Michael Diersing
Department: Art
Job/Role: Construction CoordinatorName: Scott Keery
Department: Art
Job/Role: Property MasterName: Adam Kopald
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Fiona Campbell Westgate
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Ryan Tudhope
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Ivan Moran
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Rebecca Qin Jiang
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Guillaume Rocheron
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Matt Ardine
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Jeri Baker
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: HairstylistName: Teresa Leong
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital CompositorName: Tony Keddy
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Jason Billington
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Sarah Rubano
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup DesignerName: Josue Clotaire Fleurimond
Department: Art
Job/Role: Conceptual IllustratorName: Katie Greathouse
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music EditorName: Patty Connolly
Department: Production
Job/Role: ADR Voice CastingName: Joe Mount
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects EditorName: Jane O'Kane
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup DesignerName: Jérome Escobar
Department: Crew
Job/Role: CG SupervisorName: Rob Young
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound RecordistName: Samantha Morley
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Cécile Bouquet
Department: Production
Job/Role: ResearcherName: Tetsu Fujimura
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Michele Perry
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Traci Duran
Department: Editing
Job/Role: First Assistant EditorName: Renee McCarthy
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Elizabeth Willaman
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Department CoordinatorName: Matt Austin
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Greg Cockerill
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DecorationName: Craig Poll
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DecorationName: Nanw Rowlands
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Simon Warnock
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant DirectorName: Danny Williams
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Frédéric North
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Aerial CoordinatorName: Roy Malhi
Department: Crew
Job/Role: CG SupervisorName: Francis Leong
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Creature Technical DirectorName: Bogdan Iofciulescu
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Techno Crane OperatorName: Thomas Collier
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Armory CoordinatorName: Tom Kelly
Department: Art
Job/Role: Construction CoordinatorName: Libby Dempster
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume DesignerName: Sarah Goodhue
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Set CostumerName: Amy Barclay
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Bob Gilles
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Steadicam OperatorName: Troi Horton
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Rigging GripName: Adrian Hebron
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting CoordinatorName: Maude Rivard
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: 3D ArtistName: Benoit Vervier
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: 3D ArtistName: Damien Stumpf
Department: Crew
Job/Role: CG SupervisorName: Harrison Stark
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Creature Technical DirectorName: Matt McClurg
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Pre-Visualization SupervisorName: Irene Armit
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Karthik Nidamarthi
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Kyla Lebon
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Jordan Pettersen
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects CoordinatorName: Hero Chev
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Visual Effects EditorName: Christopher Kowal
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Visual Effects EditorName: Anton Agerbo
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Kim Menaster
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Veronique Messier Lauzon
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Axel Bonami
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Vinnie Ashton
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key Hair StylistName: Cody Dysart
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Stefan Knight
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup SupervisorName: Tanya Drewery
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Andrew Cottle
Department: Crew
Job/Role: ArmorerName: Derek Hoffman
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting ProgrammerName: Carly Rees
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Carly Rees
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Bruce Franklin
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Production ManagerName: Holly Bario
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-ProducerName: Rosalie van Horik
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Rosalie van Horik
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Cory Beeston
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Maki Terashima-Furuta
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-ProducerName: Yoshinobu Noma
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Ingrid Kleinig
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Kurt Swanson
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: Bart Mueller
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: Maciej Kuciara
Department: Art
Job/Role: Concept ArtistName: Christopher Alex Menges
Department: Art
Job/Role: PropsName: Lauriane Rouault
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Amanda Fordham
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Rhianna Buchanan
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt DoubleName: Sarah Hart
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Reviews Section
I am writing this review as someone who hasn't seen the original anime. I have also been very critical of the whitewashing of this film. With that I aside, I went to see it with willingness to give it the benefit of the doubt. "Ghost in the Shell" is well...a beautiful shell. The visuals were absolutely breath taking. The action scenes flowed so beautifully with special effects. But that's all the movie had to offer. Take away the spectacles and you have a basic run-of-the-mill action movie. The acting was fine. But honestly, the leads didn't have anything to actually sink their teeth into. Scarjo, and everyone else, was serviceable. If you're looking for some mindless, yet stunning entertainment, then go see it.
I've watched Ghost in the Shell at the cinema 3 days ago, knowing beforehand about the controversies that have surrounded this movie for the last 6 months or so. Science fiction movies are probably my favorite genre and I also enjoyed most of Scarlett's movies for the past 8-9 years so those two factors were a plus for me going in. Regarding the whitewashing business, I think its been blown way, WAY out of proportion by social justice warriors with nothing better to do than drag media attention over whatever they're feeling insecure about this month/year. For those of you who might be on the fence about watching a Caucasian actress in the role that (supposedly) should've been reserved to an Asian actress, please consider this a NON-MATTER and watch it anyway. The character she is portraying is SUPPOSED to look Caucasian/white. It was the same in the source material and even the creator of that anime said so in interviews. Now, is the movie any good? In my opinion, yes. Yes it was. It wasn't amazing but at the very least entertaining. There is a good amount of people who score this a 1/10 because they are butt hurt that the story was changed a lot. Please ignore them and see for yourself even if you're a fan of the anime and are able to keep an open mind. I think maybe I was able to judge it more objectively because I had zero knowledge about the story in the anime going in, but, if nothing else, the movie actually made me want to watch those old ones to compare. The acting - 7.5/10 - Since Scarlett Johansson is the only big name that the movie is being marketed alongside, I'd say she did a good job. At no point in the movie could I say she didn't belong there. She played the part of cyborg who had difficulty belonging in a human world very well. The cast is diverse enough in my opinion, though some of them get pretty little screen time. The visuals - 9/10 - If there is one point most critics/viewers are in alignment concerning this movie, that point is definitely the visuals. The movie both looks and feels spectacular, with the futuristic city looking like a close-future mix of Blade Runner and TRON. The combination of CGI and practical effects looks organic, the movie's powerful themes of excessive self-augmentation and technology almost running amok represented very well visually. Soundtrack - 8/10 - Sometimes pretty subdued, sometimes almost-but-not-quite in your face, I found the soundtrack to vary between decent and very good in some moments. It didn't MAKE the movie but it enhanced a good deal in my opinion. Story - 7/10 - Here is where the good points of the movie kinda start to run dry. A lot of other people would probably rate it a lot lower, with 5 or 4's if they're at least trying to be objective. Yes, the story is fairly predictable, and the fact that the movie is only around 100 minutes long doesn't do it any favors either. Here is probably where most of the legitimate hate towards this movie stems from. The creators adapted a story that had a lot more depth and philosophical insight and turned it into a somewhat generic cyborg coming of age story mixed with an evil corporation doing questionable things. The villain is also very cookie-cutter and has almost zero depth. HOWEVER, I do think that concerning this film's particular themes and narrative, a weak villain doesn't hurt it so much since its more about losing/gaining your humanity through technology than any bad guy trying to shoot you. Writing/Dialogue - 6/10 - By far the movie's weakest aspect. In fact, I believe if some more meaningful dialogue and character interactions were written into this film, it could've easily been 1 or 2 points higher on anyone's scoring system. As it is, the dialogue is shallow and fairly run-of-the-mill for about half the movie's length. Some bits of good interactions are sprinkled here and there, and thankfully that's enough to preserve the soul of the movie's central theme of human souls surviving in machine bodies, BUT not enough to give Ghost in the Shell the depth it should've inherited from the source material. Overall - I gave this movie 3.5/5 stars here, mostly because I couldn't give it a 7.5/10 which felt more appropriate to me. My advice would be to not listen to the whitewashing nonsense, because that's exactly what it is, nonsense. Also don't listen to the haters who rate this movie a 1/10 or call it shit because those people should not be reviewing anything to begin with. It is a decent movie, with great visuals and a theme that might get you thinking for a couple of days after seeing it. The acting is decent, with an above average performance from Scarlett and a good soundtrack that might hit the right spot on occasion. The only bad aspects, like I mentioned, are the film's rather short running time and weak dialogue/writing which hold it back from being truly great.
I know I wasn't supposed to love it but I accidentally did. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
I boned up on this movie by watching the 1995 version and Stand Alone Complex for a bit, loved the repartée from Major Kusanagi and her crew and hoped it would translate to the big screen. The movie succeeds in displaying the setting and overall feel of the area. Everything is a grainy, low-tech with abundant neon and cyber-solidified humans. Sadly, the script is a bit of a mess. Kusanagi becomes Major Mira Killian (you'll see why toward the end the film) and Scarlett Johhansson, generally a quite credible actress, is sort of wasted here. We do not get a lot of character development for her or her crewmates. There aren't a lot of quirky, funny moments as there are in the animated versions. Worse still, a lot of the teaser from the movie are just absent here, and one feels cheated. Overall this is a fine bit of popcorn absorption but fails to live up the series's standards and fails to give any of the actors much to work with. See it on a rainy day, if nothing else. 3.5/5
I was unable to make it to the theaters for this one due to traveling for work those first two weeks. And then it was gone; couldn't find it in any theaters. I'm sure glad I didn't waste my money for that and only spent $1.62 to rent it from RedBox. The trailer didn't show much, which is good. I hate trailers that give away everything about a movie. So, a hot girl is always good... And it had the teaser nudity that isn't real but is a suit - I'll let you be the judge of that. The rest is the same old overused nonsense from all other science fiction movies: A lot of fighting, shooting, explosions and destruction - way too much of that... but just about all sci-fi and superhero movies these days only contain that. The first hour was incredibly boring. After about 70 minutes, it got just slightly interesting and then all the fighting/shooting/destruction began. There is nothing interesting about that - we've all see that hundreds of times. It's ridiculous. Why can't any of these shooters hit anything? We still have that. It isn't interesting to watch. Thousands of rounds flying and everyone missing their target. With all this high tech stuff, why don't they have more advanced weapons? I have to say, I was in Arizona earlier this year and fired a handgun for the very first time. It was a 6-shooter, a Colt "Peacemaker", you know the pistol of the "West". You don't "AIM" those, you lift them to just above waist high, look at your target & not the gun, and pull the trigger. After just a few shots, it starts to become very natural. Any sane person can hit a target the size of a person at least somewhere on their body, even if they are moving. 24 rounds: I had 24 hits & 0 misses at various distances. But the people in these movies can't hit anything even when they do aim and with much better weapons. And then you have Major, her manufactured body can stretch & tear, wires breaking, and it can still function? Uh, NO, it wouldn't. That's not how mechanics and electronics work. The City: a ridiculous "Blade Runner"/"Fifth Element" type of city but with fish floating around. No, not interesting at all. Just very silly. Oh, one petty but very annoying thing: They can build an entire body and install a human brain in it and get everything to work but they can only give her a ragged, jagged wig or haircut? That's very weird. Her crooked bangs were a distraction in every scene that included her facing the viewer. In Summary: This movie has a lot of awesome CGI with a ridiculous plot and horrible acting. Great CGI alone doesn't make a great, or even a good, movie. This catastrophe is a perfect example of that.
This is an okay movie but that is about it. The blurb sounded quite interesting and the trailers were promising even though I always take trailers with a huge pinch of salt. I have never read the original Manga. Whether that is good or bad with respect to the movie I do not know. The good stuff as far as this movie is concerned is, not surprisingly, the visuals. I would not say that they are stunning but the are quite good. The environments are interesting and the special effects are not bad at all. I have to say that the tank design was pretty poor though. Not very exiting as a fictional design and utter nonsense from a functional point of view. This is as far as the good stuff goes. The story is okay but it is pretty predictable and not that much to get exited about. It could have been more developed for sure. I would actually have liked to see the Major do a few more missions beating up the bad guys. That was where the movie shined a bit and showed the best visuals and special effects. The acting is pretty mediocre to be honest. Even Daisuke Aramaki, which was a character that I did like, felt rather bland. The main bad guy was just a uninspiring thug. To me the movie more or less felt like the pilote episode of a TV-show with a huge budget for visuals. It was not WOW god but showed promise and I felt like I would like to see more “episodes”. The fact that it is actually a movie and it seems unlikely that a sequel, even though the ending makes it pretty clear that they hoped there would be one, will be made left me with a unsatisfied feeling. Bottom line, average movie with enjoyable visuals and special effects but one which do not manage to reach above the “just another sci-fi manga movie” segment for me.
**Too late to come out to impress its fans!** It was not my most anticipated film of the year. Like usual for any film, I just wanted to see it and enjoy it. The film was fine, but that does not mean so good. From the visuals to the performances, it sounded great. But the story wasn't. When the original concept was created nearly 30 years back, it fascinated people for being something new and powerful. But for the current world, for the current generation, it is just an ordinary sci-fi. All I say is it just came out at least 15 years late. So the 90s kids would have loved it! The storyline was nothing, but a self-discovery of a half human, half machine. This has been the plot of hundreds of robot films. But it's just differently told. One of only kind, a human brain was saved after the severe accident and given an artificial body. Now she's known as Major fights the crime. But some day later, she's haunted by glitches in her vision which directly connected to her past that she does not remember. The rest of the film was finding the truth and other consequences, before it all ends. Visual effects were the only advantage for this film to come out in the present era. The rest of the film was simply okayish. I don't know what the original source fans say about it, but it is a one time watchable film. Otherwise, there are plenty of similar good films, like this is nothing much different than 'Robocop'. Or the recent TV series 'Westworld'. Scarlett Johansson could become a reason for some people to peek into it. The writing and direction were average. Watch and forget kind of film. _5/10_
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