Nothing about the original Ghost in the Shell has been about revenge. Even the trailers denote this adaptation is nothing more than a revenge story. It’s a hodge-podge of familiar elements from different parts of the series, but the philosophy and exploration of existentialism seem to be missing. Don’t let a few of the philosophical conversations in the trailers fool you. The plot of this movie is nothing like anything in the original Ghost in The Shell films or shows. Here are the takeaways from what I have seen of Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell so far. You would think Hollywood would learn, yet here we are, on the precipice of another anime-adapted flop. Either their stories veer too far from the source material, the director isn’t a good fit or the casting makes no sense. Most noticeably, Hollywood adaptations of Japanese anime have yet to be successful. But the announcement of the cast and story has made things much worse. From the announcement of the project, this has always been a bad idea. On February 28, I saw a 15-minute sneak peek of the Hollywood adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.
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