Ghost in the Shell (2017)

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In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

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Directed By: Rupert Sanders

Written By: Shirow Masamune, Ehren Kruger, William Wheeler, Jamie Moss

Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Peter Ferdinando, Chin Han, Rila Fukushima, Yutaka Izumihara, Lasarus Ratuere

Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Crime, Action, Mystery

Franchise: Ghost in the Shell

Country: China, Hong Kong, India, USA

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Ghost in the Shell belongs to 26 collections

1. Remake (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)

2. Clint Mansell (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)

3. Big-time Hollywood science fiction (public: djross - 7 stars)

4. Girls with guns (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 3 stars)

5. Capsules, guest reviews, list candidates... (366weirdmovies) (collaborative: moderated by sesito71 - 5 stars)

6. The Flop House Podcast (collaborative: moderated by mucow - 2 stars)

7. The Next Picture Show Podcast (collaborative: moderated by trippingly - 2 stars)

8. Cinema Sins (collaborative: moderated by Phantom Nook - 2 stars)

9. Intellectual Sci-Fi (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 16 stars)

10. seen in 2017 (public: sproost)

11. Complete Theatrical Watchlist (public: SageSledge)

12. 2017: Theatrical Watchlist (public: SageSledge)

13. 2017: Complete Watchlist (public: SageSledge)

14. Availability: Netflix Canada (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 6 stars)

15. Female-led Action (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 4 stars)

16. P. Watched List (public: nnraiden)

17. Cult classic SF for my wife (public: Temptershell - 1 star)

18. 2017: Year in Review (public: magnolia1283)

19. 90th Academy Reminder List (2017) (collaborative: moderated by cowfrappe)

20. cyberpunk and tech-noir (collaborative: moderated by xmoffx - 2 stars)

21. /r/Cyberpunk/wiki/movies (collaborative - 2 stars)

22. Top 1000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 3 stars)

23. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)

24. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)

25. Available in 4K - UHD - Ultra HD (collaborative: moderated by moviepatrick)

26. Jona cdtjes (public: medium123)

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Stars	User	Rating
10	Mentaculus	71 _55th
A vaguely sinister multinational constructs an idealized female human form from computers and corporate interests, only to encounter backlash when that form starts questioning its identity in a world where individuality is informed by physical attributes. Production history or plot synopsis? This film is unintentionally meta af.
10	Barthalen	49 _26th
Hoo boy. Another case of Movie That Only Looks Good For The Trailers. The original concept has been lobotomized so there's just empty characters going through the motions to have a final battle with a Mean Person whose death will fix everything but actually just makes the whole thing feel circular and soulless. Overexplainy (the makers assume we're dumb) and without a point (the makers assume we don't need one, because dumb), just another unnecessary title for the 'forgettable' pile.
8	DavidBlast	50 _44th
RoboCop's younger sister is broody and serious with an alluring aura of self-importance. Once you talk to her, you find that she's not much smarter than her older brother, and although less violent, she's also infinitely less fun to be around. But Sweet Mother of Jesus is she a looker.
8	misterlizard	30 _33rd
Movie opens: SCARLETT: "Why can't I feel my body?" CONDESCENDING NURSE: "We could only save your brain. We made you a new body, a SHELL. Your mind, your GHOST, is IN THE SHELL". Screw you, movie, I'm outta here.
6	KasperL	55 _39th
Somewhat soulless, but only a few (mainly script-related) tweaks away from being rather good.
5	Leonardis	82 _41st
I guess I'm one of the only people who liked this. As a HUGE fan of the original movie, I thought this did a pretty decent job translating all of the themes and tone of the original while also managing to look and feel like it as well. It is dumbed down quite a bit, and I do think the original was more more interesting and with a better ending, but this was way better than I was lead to believe. Visually pleasing and with a great score as well. If you liked the original, give this a go.
4	TheDenizen	55 _32nd
A cybernetic anti-terrorist agent discovers that her origins may not be as she remembers them. I have zero familiarity with the manga or anime, so I may be way off base here, but it seems to share a ton of similarities with Robocop. Of course, it lacks any of Robocop's hyperviolent action, sharp satire or subtler character moments. It does have some nice cyberpunk eye candy, with a script dumber than a box of rocks. Just enough cool stuff to make a sweet looking trailer, but that's about it.
4	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
Explicitly foregrounds the identity concerns that were touched on in the original film, while deftly drawing links between dehumanization, globalism, corporatism, and the deep state, so that it recalls RoboCop as much as anything else, right down to that film's ending, its irony played without a wink and a nod. It's far more remix than remake, and complements (and criticizes) the original rather than rendering it obsolete. And if you're worried that it's a mindless actioner, don't be.
4	janus	40 _10th
Shallow and rarely exciting, both on paper and in practice. Since I was a teenager I've heard anime nerds moan and whinge at every rumor of Hollywood adapting this, along with Akira, Cowboy Bebop, etc. That dreaded moment is finally here, and they screwed it up in exactly the ways all the nerds said they would. At least the disappointment is solid enough, predictable enough, and unpopular enough to not make a dent in the legacy of the anime.
4	goremeat	70 _58th
Cool remake of RoboCop... :P Visually stunning and different enough from GITS to feel like it took only names and vague themes from the original. Fails to make anywhere near the psychological impact or philosophical ruminations of the original (and series) but manages to sufficiently demonize the dehumanizing corporate machine to make the story arc satisfying.
3	coffee	75 _61st
I haven't seen the original but I've seen Blade II more than once. Well, once more now.
3	bowfinger	30 _22nd
This movie stands before you naked, much like the heroine in the title role, all technology with barely any heart, fake with all of its beauty and ugliness, a mere digital shell for the source material's ghost.
3	TheRealJ-Ro	70 _42nd
I think what we can all agree on here is that I have absolutely zero idea where the bar is anymore for "good movie vs. bad movie" to the public. Apparently this is deemed in general to be below that bar. I think that's silly. The worst thing that I can say about this movie in my own subjective example is that it's an exercise in style over substance. That's not even a bad thing necessarily! Don't engage the race-bait arguments, they're beneath you. Just go watch a visually cool-ass movie.
3	FrederikA	65 _59th
For better or worse this feels pretty true to the old school manga feel with stunning visuals, interesting sci-fi concepts and as much wooden dialogue as it can hold. The AI subtext is dumbed down somewhat compared to the original, but with the exception of one amazingly ineptly written scene (the tea time exposition filler) and the end scene's (I'm guessing) involuntarily funny juxtaposition of "free will FTW!" VO with her literally doing what she's told, this was quite enjoyable.
3	Groovy_Souls	50 _29th
Fantastic visuals, and an impressive soundtrack can only do so much to ramp up a film that I can only be described as boring. It never feels like the stakes are as high as they should be, especially comparing it to the animes. It's ok, but it could have been vastly improved with a more tense story with some better casting on the part of the Major and Batou.
2	djross	30 _12th
Binoche is too good for this tedious remake of FRANKENSTEIN, which serves only to show, once again, how well Hyams did on DAY OF RECKONING with a tiny fraction of the budget. To conclude with "humanity is our virtue" flies in the face of everything that could potentially have made this interesting, and to follow that up with her stating that "I know what I'm meant to do", then end with her being "authorised" to follow some orders, tends to consolidate the feeling that the writers were clueless.
2	Ytadel	4 _43rd
It's not visually uninteresting, and if you like cyberpunky stuff (which I more or less do) the story is amusing enough to follow along. It all feels kinda soulless-Hollywood-sleek though, a bit dumbed down and simplistic; an attempt at high art drawn in crayons. I also strongly disliked Scarlett Johansson, not because of "whitewashing," but because her bland dead-eyed performance just plain sucked. I could name a dozen TV actresses who could have used this as a "big break" and done better.
2	Nathan S	4 _74th
Recycling a good deal of imagery from Mamoru Oshii's two renditions, and only occasionally looking tacky, here is a surprisingly splendid realization of this franchise's aesthetic. It seems quite international to me, though how much of that was damage control I cannot say. Nevertheless, a sound-if-not-subtle depiction of solipsist philosophies and techno-anxiety in a conglomerate-dystopia, though in the end it unfortunately renders down into a few trite truisms about "Our Humanity."
2	evrana	74 _58th
As the philosophical content goes, it is a shell of the original; but visually it satisfied me. I was not very convinced with Johansson casting honestly, but she did great and Kitano was a joy also. When the movie ended and they put the soundtrack of the original animation; it just brought back such strong emotions... I remember watching it the first time as 12 years old completely flabbergasted (it was way beyond its time) and in a way completely changing; so I appreciated that nod of respect.
2	Suture Self	6 _54th
The whitewashing is a problem (mainly because it's an unecessary distraction and sets itself up for a lot of jokes), the dialogue is often horrendous, and the villain has very little charisma, but the world itself is marvelous (aside from the god damn holograms; holograms annoy me), and the plotting moves along nicely. The themes it touches upon are simple but relatable and revolve around a cliched but powerful question: Where does humanity end and technology begin? Better than Johnny Mnemonic.
2	BillyShears	60 _34th
I was bummed when I saw this was PG but breathed a sigh of relief when I remembered I'll be able to see all the vile disgusting violence with robots I want. Person rating this one: "lol some kid gonna get fucked up"
2	andayb	50 _27th
2017 Ghost is the shell of its former self. it's a day late and a dollar short on story, nothing is as exciting and groundbreaking as it was in 22 years ago, and the whole plot is dumbed down to appeal to a wider audience. beautiful imagery aside, scarjo's ghost has very little going for it.
2	Okkervil	37 _25th
It's not without any redeeming features, but this is poor even before it's compared with the very fine Oshii anime. There's plenty of eye candy on show, but some very fine visuals can't save a screenplay that can only be politely described as complete dog shit. Fight scenes are lacklustre and the whole film never gets out of first gear; lacking real peril or dramatic consequence. It oddly dumbed down too, but ultimately its biggest issue is that it's boring.
2	Cinema_Asia	75 _71st
It's two decades too late since we already explored these themes in the Matrix, westworld series, and other robot/replicant/AI themed shows. What this does right is that techno cyberpunk atmosphere including the soundtrack. It does take artistic "liberties" in making a more elaborate and gaudy world than the original anime but it is still realistic and thematically appropriate. The race bending aspect of this does kind of suck but there is a reasonable plot point to justify in this film.
2	AAAutin	52 _52nd
"It found a voice...now it needs a [white] body."
2	bakcheia	46 _36th
It's visually intriguing and doesn't really bore, though it sets itself up to fail with its haphazard employment of orientalist aesthetics coupled with the highly problematic white-washing. In addition, I feel as though this film skipped the philosophical and sociological examinations that are inherent to GitS's universe, instead taking an elementary stab at Cartesian dualism. GitS normally offers a complex look at the erosion of identity politics as tech progresses, this film missed the point.
2	Barraoc	70 _64th
Ghost in the Shell is a beautiful, fast-paced, action sci-fi flick. I have no problem with recommending it.
2	hotsake	64 _58th
What we have here is a standard Hollywood story dressed in an anime skin nothing more nothing less. This film wasn't terrible and stands as a decent Sci-Fi film if judged on its own but it just doesn't compare to the original anime... [Full Review]
2	JackRyan2014	51 _43rd
Amazing visual effects and a great soundtrack along with impressive costumes and world design mesh to create a striking aesthetic. It had some interesting ideas which weren't fully fleshed out and the Hanka bad guy was pretty rubbish. The arguments levelled about whitewashing/race-bending ended up addressed as a quite distasteful plot point. I liked the build up of the first 2/3rds but as the plot unfolded I started losing interest up to the meh ending. Overall however it was fairly enjoyable.
2	mooper	70 _53rd
Edit: After rewatching the original, I am very disappointed in this movie. It's like they took a very philosophical movie and dumbed it down to the shell of the former self. Get it? It's the shell of the ghost in the shell!
2	Corbad	65 _43rd
Lackluster writing lets down capable, colourful visuals (Scarlett Johansson's poorly generated CG body is balanced out by occasional moments of true cinematic beauty) and produces a pretty average movie that, in the end, features a cast more diverse than most Western films despite its--still unfortunate--whitewashing of the main character.
2	igormachete	44 _7th
Such a waste of potential. This could have been a magnificent sci-fi movie with a unique setting, interesting characters and great action. Instead what we've got is just another generic dumb action garbage flick with everything in it happening not to advance the story or develop the characters, but just to make this exact scene look cool. Even the special effects aren't so great - Johanssons rubber ass jumping around doesn't look convincing at all.
1	bizort	50 _26th
A very pretty movie that feels like it runs in place for 90 minutes
1	td888	40 _28th
It looks pretty, but that's it's only redeeming quality.
1	muutanet	65 _58th
Well, they made it more like female Terminator than Lara Croft. The story was very straight forwards and too much of gun fight. For example the future city did not reach the level of Bladerunner which was done decades earlier. Though Scarlett Johansson did dance better than she said.
1	Luna6ix	79 _70th
Some plot details are a little thin, but the same could be said for the anime, or the majority of anime in general. Where this movie stands out is in presentation of a fully realized future, where holograms litter the streets, buildings loom for hundreds of stories, cybernetic augmentations of all shapes and sizes. Many sci-fi movies would like you to believe that the future is just a place where cars are shinier, but this movie does not, and that is something I can get behind.
1	Ofterdingen	59 _48th
Looks great and I liked most of the characters, but there is something missing. A little bit of soul perhaps. In the machine.
1	INDYATMN	75 _41st
We're presumably meant to be moved into pretentious musing over the loss of the protagonist's "humanity", but who can care when the first 2/3rds of the film withholds any details as to what was taken from her. This also hurts the fight scenes b/c there's nothing at stake when we know our blankly curious heroine can be rebuilt. We do start caring once we know exactly what she's lost, but it's too little too late. The overrated cityscapes are also basically just Blade Runner during the day
1	sellis	54 _19th
Truly awful dialogue, sometimes laughably so. A little too serious, too sure of its own coolness. I saw it because of the marketing and having complete trust in Johanssen's career choices. In many ways it's like last year's Dr Strange - moments of trance-like visual and audio splendor, but otherwise shallow. This has more glaring structural issues - the use of Michael Pitt and understanding the stakes each step of the way. The ending treats it like typical superhero fare. Beat Kitano, tho
1	Stewball	60 _28th
Not very inspired, or original, but mildly entertaining.
1	dunetails	65 _45th
It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you GITS is problematic. It looks great,pretty much a daytime blade runner, but it's seriously dumbed down and they make a colossal racial clusterfuck given the calls of white washing. The only character that rings true is Batou and to some extent Aramaki. The rest of them don't get to do much. I don't get why you'd make this plot given the material you could mine instead.
1	Dunder74	5 _30th
yawn
1	CarsonWid	58 _31st
It seemed more like an origin for a Ghost in the Shell franchise instead of an actual GitS story, and it wasn't a very interesting one at that. Dialogue was cringe-worthy and the visuals/action weren't good enough to make up for it.
1	Gideon	1 _16th
A rather vapid showcase in style over substance
1	deaddilly	70 _48th
Was hoping for a post-credits Bill Murray reveal.
1	Guillaume	50 _9th
How is this in any way interesting?
1	mrandersen10	55 _12th
Those involved in the creation of this film are androids for sure.
1	ArkadyFalls	55 _31st
Actually pretty decent on its own merits, with good action and great looking effects. But the story is so thin compared to all the animated work in the canon. The central spiritual question of what makes a human ghost different from an advanced AI is completely absent here, and the story that plays out instead has been told a million times in other movies. A missed opportunity.
1	Darren	42 _17th
Gotta say some of the casting surprised me. It's visually pretty good but just like the Matrix and other movies of that ilk the message is just too simple trying to be deep. Haven't seen the anime but this was predictable af
1	ZachReviews	75 _34th
It's pretty. It's ambient. It's techy. But it's missing some of the pure tension and adrenaline that drove the original GiTS into my heart.
1	bluesman	70 _56th
İnsanla makinanın raksı... 1995 Japon yapımı, bilimkurgu animasyonundan oldukça farklı olduğunu baştan belirtelim. Robot-insan birleşmesini, beden-ruh ikilemini bir yana atıp olabildiğince aksiyona odaklanıyor. Her şey Hanka Robotic adlı şirketin insan beynini sentetik bir bedene yerleştirmesiyle başlıyor ve bu sayede kullanılan beden sürekli tamir edilebilen bir makineye dönüşüyor. Kapitalizmin para hırsını her şeyin önüne koyması, zaten filmde harikulade şekild
1	PUNQ	60 _89th
I liked it. Simple approach to a complicated scenario, with Scarlett Johansson & Takeshi Kitano as a cool attraction to this sci-fi world.
1	Parexus2	78 _84th
I honestly got exactly what I expected and more. You can really tell how much effort was put into this, the visuals are honestly some of the most incredible I've seen. Hands down, this was the best theater experience I've ever had and I just want to see it again and again. That being said, the script could have been better. The middle was a bit unbalanced with the greatness of the beginning and the end. Overall, I'm pretty impressed. P.S. Fuck you crybaby critics
1	boriaj	65 _33rd
Not bad in itself, but contains absolutely no novelty given Blade Runner, Robocop, Matrix... (and I haven't seen the original).
1	BadFurDay	9 _95th
This movie isn't anything new or groundbreaking, but it was so well done that I have a hard time saying anything negative about it. Gorgeous cinematography, strong acting, decent plot, and it seems to respect its origins without being a carbon copy. I went into the movie being told by friends and criticts alike that it was bad, and got very positively surprised.
1	ott	5 _1st
scarlett johansson is apparently japanese in a remake thats screenplay is based on the trailer of the original anime
1	Ric	75 _42nd
Some dialogs feels completely fake, the plot also removes some of the complexity from the original material. But the story still gives us plenty of food for thought in a beautifully shot surrounding
1	RuruSmasher	65 _11th
No. The Ghost is absent from the empty shell that is this movie.
1	SageSledge	30 _8th
Aesthetically pleasing, but nothing more, "Ghost In The Shell" is hopelessly inept in every sense of the word, with woeful performances, shoddy direction, and storytelling so stagnant that it puts everyone involved to shame.
1	CriticSmith	25 _15th
What is happening. Who am I rooting for? Is there actually a villain. They don't explain the stakes, I'm not invested, and I love Scarlet but she is NOT the right person to play this. This movie lost me, and nothing drew me back in.

Average Percentile 35.34% from 1861 Ratings