The release of the Ghost in the Shell live action film’s first preview has prompted an immediate comparison video with the original anime, a catalyst bound to spark a flame war in both the YouTube comments and anime forums everywhere.
The informative comparison video:
Those with an open mind can look forward to watching the film when it debuts on March 31st.
At the very least… It looks better than the Kite movie…
I love Johanson and all… But there are plenty Japanese actresses who could have cast. Hollywood just wants to make money… f♥♥k the source material.
Remember the All you need is Kill adaptation with Tom Cruise?
Ps. f♥♥k that short, old egotistical idiot.
f♥♥k you, Tom Cruise. f♥♥k you very much!
I for one say we should start remaking live action classics into animated movies, Bone, Gonzo, Disney, WB, Hanna Barbara, Ruby Spears, any kind of animation just get cracking on them.
is this uncensored like the anime?
Paramount has a history of going out of their way to insult fans.
Hollywood didn’t learn with the Last Airbender not to cast westerners in Asian roles.
I wish they chose Rinko Kikuchi to play the Major.
She already had the look in Pacific Rim.
And Batou looks way too small and thin. Shirow has admitted that Batou is visually based on action-movie actor Steven Seagal (younger years). Seagal is 193cm – 6′ 4″!
Johan Philip “Pilou” Asbæk starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in the film, Lucy. I’m sure they’ll go as far to recreate some cross over CGI elements for “Major Lucy”.
No amount of heavy coats and prosthetic makeup will help a skinny guy look buff.
…and Beat Tedeschi as ape-face Chief Aramaki? What Yakuza style or manerism will Tedeschi bring to his character? He seems obsessed with that genre.
Finally, why would they cast an Australian Aborigine actor as Ishikawa? Are they trying to be Hollywood PC/libral at the expense of the story?
Here’s a crazy thought.
What if the lizard people at Paramount just came to the conclusion that the story/design is swaggy enough to make s♥♥t tons of money from lay people who lump anime in the same basket as revenge porn and snuff movies?
Who gives a s♥♥t about making money though. Gotta keep it original so only 50k weebs will go watch the movie and the next anime adaptation will be trash as well.
I don’t care if they make a cyberpunk film staring dwarfs and midgets. Just don’t call it a remake of a classic. Hollywood has a difficult time making new stories, falling back on sequels and remakes just to cash in on known properties.
They probably have a hard time with originals (just based on screenplay) since every project costs the same as a lot of country’s GDP.
Risk that massive fortune on something that might miss or then play it safe and pick up something that is great and make a movie out of it?
Something great like GITS.
Should be a compliment to GITS fans that lizard people think so highly of drawn porn (what it is for elderly and ‘normal’ people) that they actually want to make a movie of it and with such huge stars and budget.
Had the Japanese done it, it would’ve been garbage just like every single other anime/mange adaptation they’ve ever made.