Ghost in the Shell

 

Ghost in the Shell 2017

• Director: Rupert Sanders
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbäck, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Scarlett Johannson – Jojo Rabbit, Hail Caesar, Lucy, Avengers, He’s Just Not That into You, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Prestige, The Island, In Good Company, A Love Song for Bobby Long, Girl with Pearl Earring, Lost in Translation, Manny and Lo
• Pilou Asbäck – Lucy
• Takeshi Kitano – Johnny Mnemomic
• Juliet Binoche – High Life, The 33, Dan in Real Life, Breaking and Entering, Paris je t’aime, Caché, Chocolat, The English Patient, Trois Couleurs, Wuthering Heights, Les amants du Pont-Neuf
• Why? Scarlett Johannson. Sci fi.
• Seen: 8 August 2021.      

       Mira (Johansson) is a human brain in a robot body, the first and only of her kind. She’s having a hard time connecting to her human memories.

       Someone or something is out to kill her creators. She starts to learn the truth.

       It looks like the original Blade Runner which is a point in its favour. It takes the robot-human thing a step or two deeper. I like Scarlett Johansson much more than Harrison Ford. The story and characters are more developed. The visuals are even more stunning.

       Evidently most viewers hated this film because it’s a poor remake of a Japanese original. I have not seen the original and despite the over-abundance of shooting, I like this version. 

3 * of 5