Ghost In the Shell

[Admin]

[Jman]

Essentially a "greatest hits" album of scenes from various incarnations of the franchise put together in a thin plot.

[SLiK]

Bleh.  No matter how you shine up a square post, it'll never quite fit the circular hole.  Sure, you can sand or grind it, but then the fit will be off.

[Jman]

Speaking of "Greatest Hits":

 

 

Even has the original track from the scene it's adapting (albeit a new composition from the original composer)

[RPD]

Didn't look too bad. I'll probably go see it.

[Ginguy]

I can't help but think that this is going to be really bad, which is a shame because it has the potential to be really good.

 

[CAC]

I can't help but think that this is going to be really bad, which is a shame because it has the potential to be really good.

 

Stop being a negative Nancy.

[SLiK]

I can't help but think that this is going to be really bad, which is a shame because it has the potential to be really good.

 

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[PokeNirvash]

The best I can hope for is that it does GITS at least a little more justice than The Last Airbender did Avatar.

[mookielady]

I'm surprised this is actually happening. Wasn't it like dropped 3 times over a course of like 10 years?

[Cidz]

ehhhh why is she in that scene fighting?

also why does it portray like the major longs to be human or something?

now granted its been yeeaarrss since i saw ghost in the shell tv series (both seasons) and movies.

but wasnt she quite happy being like non human? wasnt it her that kinda asked wutshisface why he stil remained human? idk.

 

also ALSO

WHERE ARE THE TACHICOMAS????

you cannot have GiTS without tachicomas!

 

but yeah idk... shelling sequence looked kinda cool, but eeeeeeh idk.

i think ill wait till i see this for rent at the library and rent it for free.

[mookielady]

ehhhh why is she in that scene fighting?

also why does it portray like the major longs to be human or something?

now granted its been yeeaarrss since i saw ghost in the shell tv series (both seasons) and movies.

but wasnt she quite happy being like non human? wasnt it her that kinda asked wutshisface why he stil remained human? idk.

 

also ALSO

WHERE ARE THE TACHICOMAS????

you cannot have GiTS without tachicomas!

 

but yeah idk... shelling sequence looked kinda cool, but eeeeeeh idk.

i think ill wait till i see this for rent at the library and rent it for free.

 

I suddenly remembered Tougsa's name. I also haven't watched any of it in years.

[Cidz]

there we go! thx mookie <3

i do admit seeing that trailer wanted me to go back and rewatch the series.

 

i just rmb the tachicomas and how adorable they are and how they made the show.

(srsly iirc they actually served great purpose in one season.)

[Cille]

They better get Togusa's mullet right.

[Jman]

I'm still annoyed Ron Perelman isn't playing Batou.

[Cille]

Wait is Togusa even in this thing? I went to the IMDb page and the only Section 9 members listed are the Major, Batou, Aramaki, and Ishikawa.

 

There's also a Kuze so I guess we know which plot they're using.

 

Oh nevermind the Wiki page has other characters listed including Togusa. I hope this Singaporean guy can rock a mullet.

[Ginguy]

Stop being a negative Nancy.

 

It's Hollywood, I'm just being realistic. 

[Ginguy]

The best I can hope for is that it does GITS at least a little more justice than The Last Airbender did Avatar.

 

I don't see a way for it to do less....

 

[Ginguy]

I'm kind of curious, does starring in this movie make Scarlet a secret weeb? That might be the one upside to this.

 

Well, that and Scarlet underboob....

 

 

[MasqueradeOverture]

there we go! thx mookie <3

i do admit seeing that trailer wanted me to go back and rewatch the series.

 

i just rmb the tachicomas and how adorable they are and how they made the show.

(srsly iirc they actually served great purpose in one season.)

 

I for one am very glad the Tachicomas are nowhere to be found. So annoying.

 

It's still possible for them to be in the movie, but just as a transportation device like in the '95 movie and not speaking.

[CAC]

also ALSO

WHERE ARE THE TACHICOMAS????

you cannot have GiTS without tachicomas!

 

Oh wow I didn't even think about them, they better be in the movie.

[CAC]

It's Hollywood, I'm just being realistic. 

 

Yeah yeah....

[SLiK]

This is worthwhile read.  It not only adds to the discussion of whitewashing in asia-related movies but solid reasoning to why GITS as a franchise is inherently Japanese, as I hear arguements elsewhere stating that because the characters in the anime don't look asian, it's considered by all means PERFECTLY fine to insert any sort of western actor.

[CAC]

I don't think it's fine to whitewash but with GITS since she is a full prosthetic, meaning that she can change what she looks like, that the major doesn't have to be a Japanese actor. I think who they picked actually works very well.

 

An example of the opposite happening, the live action FMA movie that the trailer was just released for is all Japanese actors when the show took place in Europe.  I can completely understand why they did it, but if they wanted it closer to the actual story then they shouldn't have.

[PokeNirvash]

Is it wrong to just not care if something's whitewashed or not?

[Jman]

Is it wrong to just not care if something's whitewashed or not?

 

The problem with that is you're considered implicitly racist if you do.

[PokeNirvash]

The problem with that is you're considered implicitly racist if you do.

 

Bah, like I care what Tumblr thinks.

[CAC]

Bah, like I care what Tumblr thinks.

 

kekz

[AnimationFan14]

I'm still annoyed Ron Perelman isn't playing Batou.

 

Ron could maybe pop up as the voice of a tachikoma (If they are in the film of course)

[EyeOfPain]

I'm surprised this is actually happening. Wasn't it like dropped 3 times over a course of like 10 years?

 

You may be thinking of Akira.

 

I don't care about the "whitewashing" but the story presented in the trailer sounds pretty lame. And not confusing lame, but just generic, boring Hollywood schlock.

[mookielady]

You may be thinking of Akira.

 

I don't care about the "whitewashing" but the story presented in the trailer sounds pretty lame. And not confusing lame, but just generic, boring Hollywood schlock.

 

You are the second person to say that so I guess I really am confusing them.

[matrixman124]

Whitewashing is a concern, of course. She's kinda supposed to be Asian...

 

Otherwise, I actually liked a lot of the trailer. Plus I really enjoyed the Kuze storyline from 2nd GiG. They definitely won't have time to do Individual Eleven and Gouda though, sooooo... We'll see. 

[CaptainStarwind]

Mixed feelings about this so far.  The trailer looks stylish, but the story it presented seems like generic Hollywood schlock.  I hope that the trailer is just a bad trailer, but given the track record of anime films in Hollywood, I have my doubts. 

 

I really don't think whitewashing is a main concern for this movie.  For something like Akira, or The Last Airbender, yeah, I understand how that could be considered a problem, but with something like Ghost in the Shell I don't think it matters as much.  Besides, the Major is full prosthetic, so she can have pretty much any appearance she chooses.

[CAC]

I really don't think whitewashing is a main concern for this movie.  For something like Akira, or The Last Airbender, yeah, I understand how that could be considered a problem, but with something like Ghost in the Shell I don't think it matters as much.  Besides, the Major is full prosthetic, so she can have pretty much any appearance she chooses.

 

Completely agree.