Haha, yes I did. It got criticism for whitewashing. That’s not on Herz that’s in the producers. She did as fine a job as of expect anyone to do, but it’s a pretty robotic role.
As a fan of the 1995 Ghost in the Shell I didn’t like my first viewing of this remake but have since realised it was because of my own expectations. Now I watch it as a different film and enjoy it a lot more.
Yes, I find with any remake or reboot, you have to be ready to abandon preconceptions of what you wanted or expected. Fan service is good and bad. There is no point in a remake where it is all the same. Generally, of it’s a ground breaking classic, the remake is bound to disappoint. It can never be as groundbreaking or original, by definition. Subverting expectations can be good but it requires reference to the original, that the original can stand on its own without
Ghost in the Shell was horrible. She played the Major as a completely different character than the original. Scarlett Johansen plays a really good seductive spy, but that’s all she plays. Major Kusanagi was ace.
For me, I found the bits that were most a copy of the anime to be most disconcerting and disappointing. What they did differently was more interesting.
I did like Major, I didn’t like Dr ouelet but I like Juliette binoche. It was a bit stilted. Michael Pitt was a bit one note and underwhelming but it might also be the concept has dated since the original.
The actor for Major is currently in foundation, of that’s your jam.
I love Foundation. It’s one of the few times I’ve seen something that they’ve diverged so much from the source material yet made an enjoyable story that is still recognizable.
I haven’t read it, which seems to be a bonus. Those that have, hate it as it’s different to their expectations. Same as we’re discussing, different art. I enjoy it but some of it is a bit off, like the acting is stilted and the motivations are contribed. It’s beautiful and interesting and thought provoking though. I just wish they’d settle on a tone and storyline that they could run with
I have read the Robot and Foundation books, including the newer prequels (and sequels? Its been a while), and I found the show intensely boring, which is really saying something. Plus a robot fucking kills someone in like episode 4 which is like the literal antithesis to what Asimov wrote.
Independence day was great when it was released. Men in black, too.
Lucy was interesting. Ghost in the machine wasnt as good as the (amazing) original, but was still good.
Do you mean ghost in the shell for Scarlett Johansson?
Haha, yes I did. It got criticism for whitewashing. That’s not on Herz that’s in the producers. She did as fine a job as of expect anyone to do, but it’s a pretty robotic role.
As a fan of the 1995 Ghost in the Shell I didn’t like my first viewing of this remake but have since realised it was because of my own expectations. Now I watch it as a different film and enjoy it a lot more.
Yes, I find with any remake or reboot, you have to be ready to abandon preconceptions of what you wanted or expected. Fan service is good and bad. There is no point in a remake where it is all the same. Generally, of it’s a ground breaking classic, the remake is bound to disappoint. It can never be as groundbreaking or original, by definition. Subverting expectations can be good but it requires reference to the original, that the original can stand on its own without
Ghost in the Shell was horrible. She played the Major as a completely different character than the original. Scarlett Johansen plays a really good seductive spy, but that’s all she plays. Major Kusanagi was ace.
For me, I found the bits that were most a copy of the anime to be most disconcerting and disappointing. What they did differently was more interesting.
I did like Major, I didn’t like Dr ouelet but I like Juliette binoche. It was a bit stilted. Michael Pitt was a bit one note and underwhelming but it might also be the concept has dated since the original.
The actor for Major is currently in foundation, of that’s your jam.
I love Foundation. It’s one of the few times I’ve seen something that they’ve diverged so much from the source material yet made an enjoyable story that is still recognizable.
I haven’t read it, which seems to be a bonus. Those that have, hate it as it’s different to their expectations. Same as we’re discussing, different art. I enjoy it but some of it is a bit off, like the acting is stilted and the motivations are contribed. It’s beautiful and interesting and thought provoking though. I just wish they’d settle on a tone and storyline that they could run with
I have read the Robot and Foundation books, including the newer prequels (and sequels? Its been a while), and I found the show intensely boring, which is really saying something. Plus a robot fucking kills someone in like episode 4 which is like the literal antithesis to what Asimov wrote.