Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Russell L — 01 Feb 2018
Stunning visuals but the storyline falls flat. The are a few reasons that it didn't work.
The worst issue is the lack of focus in the storyline. The magic of the original was that it explored the nature of self in a world where the nature of the mind ro soul was hard to define. The revenge element crowbarred into the live action version just takes away from the overall goal of this story, to make the view ask "What defines me?".
Next is the characture of the Major. The original Major was damaged by the fact that she not only allowed but asked to have her ghost transfefered to a synthetic body. Her fear of losing self was due to that fact. The rebooted Major lacked the strength of characture that the original Major had.
This review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) was written by Russell L on 01 February 2018.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received mixed reviews.
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