tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post5343020327745170523..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Movie Review: GHOST in the SHELL (2017)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-58630138476267510112017-05-05T13:50:06.576-05:002017-05-05T13:50:06.576-05:00I don't understand this review. You said that ...I don't understand this review. You said that the plot was too thin, but others said the plot was way too complicated.<br /><br />I saw the movie with only two episodes of the anime in me and I felt like everything pretty much made sense to me.<br /><br />As for for the film doing tired stuff that was done before, what was there left to go over that hadn't been done before?<br /><br />Either the film asks if she is really human or not, or it asks nothing.... There are only so many questions to ask and a film like this is expected to ask some kind of question.<br /><br />Seeing the film, I recall watching lots of really good martial arts films and 1980s action films with way worse acting. I can think of so many films that are good where the acting was worse.<br /><br />If you asked me what I would take out of the film, I would say nothing.<br /><br />I can remember the whole film and I enjoyed the whole process, this almost never happens to me when I watch films these days. Someguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320868434966243515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-71558511414966863422017-05-02T22:37:55.907-05:002017-05-02T22:37:55.907-05:00The change to the villains of the GitS world made ...The change to the villains of the GitS world made this a glossy counterfeit. The ex-boyfriend-borg and Not-Omni Corp were simply not sophisticated enough. The ghost hacking devolves into the type of escapade a Steven Seagal robot could manage. That, and the least tantalizing scene between two future babes... Lee Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698873084592329937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-65971502943877586222017-04-23T16:48:38.182-05:002017-04-23T16:48:38.182-05:00Anime Style is more style than anatomically accura...Anime Style is more style than anatomically accurate. <br />One point to be made though is Japan's population issues mean that Masamune Shirow can be forgiven a bit for a more ethnically mixed future. With a declining population, yet fairly developed economy and increasing access to air travel globally It just makes logical sense that a Japan post 2030 will have a more ethnically mixed population. <br />Additionally for cases of a full Cyborg like the Major or a designer Android you face a more designer centric aesthetic. I mean the Major is a Tactical Barbie doll.<br /> In one of the Ghost in the Shell Anime Stand alone Complex series for example there is an episode where the Major takes a day off and is encountered in a totally different body, a much less Adult version of Matoko Kusanagi. <br />There is also an episode of 2nd Gig where the Stalker Ex of one member of the Squad tries to knock off the member and replace him with a cyber body. <br />In the Manga there is a Comedic moment Where Bato is on a E-Date with what looks like a beautiful young woman and called into work. When someone asks the Boss if there is any Danger of a security breach. It's commented that they already back ground checked his date without Bato's knowledge and it was a 58 year old Ukrainian man <br />In another Near Cyberpunk movie Surrogates, They make a number of plays on this where The Face/Body of the Surrogate is nothing like the real person.<br /> Basically if you have the full cyberborg ability to build a full synthetic body you can be who you want to be and look like what you want. LCONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841691624835390231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-53525812161778647992017-04-21T16:57:04.083-05:002017-04-21T16:57:04.083-05:00:s hmm, they always seemed mostly caucasian to me....:s hmm, they always seemed mostly caucasian to me.Relicchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407243922196520949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-76709651636263718002017-04-17T21:53:31.415-05:002017-04-17T21:53:31.415-05:00THE Mateba is long out of production and by 2049 w...THE Mateba is long out of production and by 2049 would prove again just how Hipster Togasa really is. The Rhino is a spiritual successor not just by being a Italian top loading revolver but by being the same designer the late Emilio Ghisoni. <br />I was willing to forgive the Glock the traditional Seburo might have made some Brownie points for adherence to the "Cannon" but if a real working version of that pistol were produced other than the Caliber it would feel dated. The 1995 movie substituted the M5 for a Cz100, Arise traded it out in all but the OP for an AMT. LCONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841691624835390231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-42877998205716679232017-04-15T15:23:24.393-05:002017-04-15T15:23:24.393-05:00"in the manga and the 1995 film, the characte..."in the manga and the 1995 film, the character of Major Kusanagi and some members of her team at Section 9 do not appear Japanese or even Asian"<br /><br />Weird, I always thought the 1995 film was one of the few anime where Japanese characters actually looked Japanese...dodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173024653816610835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-213330225155525402017-04-13T17:24:19.073-05:002017-04-13T17:24:19.073-05:00Yeah, the Chippa Rhino was in one scene and the Ma...Yeah, the Chippa Rhino was in one scene and the Mateba, which was named in the 1995 Oshii film, was absent...along with the Seburo 5mm. I wanted to see that one instead of the Glock. Really movie?!<br />Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-92213371637241666182017-04-13T16:18:47.046-05:002017-04-13T16:18:47.046-05:00We already had two films and two excellent 26 epis...We already had two films and two excellent 26 episode series; this wasn't a film that needed to be made. And if you're going to make a new film, make a new film. It feels like 4/5 of this movie consists of poorly reshot and out of context scenes from the 1995 and 2004 films. Bad acting, bad casting, hollow sound effects, forgettable music, a cringe worthy and cliché-ridden script, bad sets (some of the scenes feel like they take place in a diorama) - there's hardly any aspect of this film that I don't take umbrage with. There's also the issue of mechanical designs - to steal a comparison brought up on the Spacebattles forum, look at https://imgur.com/bx184fD vs https://imgur.com/VpqMCxA. The film version is just an ugly wedge, lacking all the grace and character of the original. They made the Major a Luddite in her previous life. They actually made her original name Motoko Kusanagi! (To give this some context: Motoko - "child" - is one of the most common and blandest names for a girl. The Kusanagi (or Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi) is a legendary sword and one of the three imperial treasures of Japan. Calling someone "Motoko Kusanagi" is like naming a person "Jane Excalibur"; it's referenced as pseudonym in the original show.)<br /><br />And finally - the cherry on this crap sundae - they went to the trouble of giving Togusa an underbarrel revolver, but they gave him a Chiappa Rhino WHEN IN FACT he uses a MATEBA UNICA 6 AUTOREVOLVER.<br /><br />IMMERSION: DESTROYED<br /><br />I jest. Mostly. Still, I can only hope that the live-action Evangelion proposal never makes it to the screen.JWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655605701809755404noreply@blogger.com