Ghost in the Shell • Bored Review

Scarlett Johansson stars in this 2017 take of the 90's cyberpunk action anime-- Ghost in the Shell.
Updated 7/5/17.

Impressive cyborg stunt by Scarlett Johansson

The story almost resembles the puppet master in the old anime movie, but I wish it was more based on how Kusanagi was rescued and raised without even being born from her mother's womb.

I was left unsatisfied with Scarjo's portrayal of Major, because I have been watching the anime about a month ago, and Kusanagi's domineering personality was not played enough. Well, even in the two different sets of anime series, there were two different Motoko personalities as far as I have observed.

Major Motoko Kusanagi

Major Motoko Kusanagi, from the set of movies and series in the anime, she is recklessly strong; she's ahead of the game, with a plan within plans; and she follows her instinct like as she says 'Just a whisper. I hear it in my ghost'.

Furthermore, there was a bit of alteration from the anime.

I like the inhuman moves Major does during her hand to hand combat with the enemies. It's believable than most martial-arts movie.

The fight scene after the chase of an infected human cyborg.

The 2017 live action movie directed by Rupert Sanders fell less than 50% in Rotten Tomatoes and I couldn't agree more. Although the setting and the CGI's were satisfactory, the story felt shallow and non-conforming to the original Ghost in the Shell origins.

Victoria harbor?

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I thought that there were more that they can do with the story to compliment the impressive set-up. I felt limited with almost indoor scenes, I wanted to see more of the "Hongkong" city skyline and the out of this world vastness of the mega freeways.

Score: 2.5/5

I love Ghost in the Shell, they did not ruin it but could have been better on the story. I have always been in love with Scarlett Johansson, and she did well. I don't know the other cast anyways. Well it's my review, maybe you can share me what you think.

The Anime Origin

From LEFT to RIGHT -- Borma weapons and bomb disposal specialist; Saito tactical sniper; Batou ex-ranger, lead investigator; Kusanagi the main protagonist; Aramaki the Section 9 chief; Togusa almost full human, lead investigator; Ishikawa covert intelligence and information warfare specialist; Paz deep-cover infiltration specialist

Tweet Ghost in the Shell is originally a Japanese Seinen Manga in 1989 which was later on adapted to anime by animation studio Production GI.

Seinen is a type of manga in Japan which is targetted to adolescent boys and adult men.

This is the story of Major Motoko Kusanagi who leads the counter-cyber-terrorist organization Section-9.

I was first introduced to Ghost in the Shell back in college when I tried to search for a good and crunch worthy anime. Next to Paprika, I saw this cyberpunk-themed anime. Back then, I had no idea what feminism was, but now, after watching GOIT, it became more familiar..

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Ghost in the Shell has been adapted to anime series and movies. The original series and movies were so well narrated and well presented that I like it better than The Matrix. Because back in the days, Neo was "The One" and it was almost cyberpunk.

I watched the anime in the following order: The Arise Border Series; then the Innocence movie; then found out there was a Stand Alone Complex (SAC) series which I almost got lost because of the differences between the Japanese and American release; then the new movie. I found out there was an OVA series which I couldn't find any online streaming sources anymore. Finally, I watched also the Laughing Man movie.

For a week I was obsessed with Major, I find the story well written and well imagined. It's not too far away that we will walk along cyborgs and AI equipped robots.