Video Review 002 Ghost in the Shell Movie First Clip (DreamWorks Pictures)
Ghost in the Shell
first clip
[033117] Chance of Success = 80%
Although there is no direct mention of the first official image released for the movie in my preview article, I would always reserve my judgement on a movie until I watch it myself but the culture of instant judgement on the internet would always target any project that has anything to argue upon, especially a Hollywood adaptation of a revered classic anime that changes a lot of the Japanese identities that was the backbone of the film. Regardless of the whitewashing controversy and change of location away from Japan, the main supporting cast consist of mainly Japanese actors and the most bankable actress to date is playing the main female cyborg, all in the name to make the best movie under this condition.
The trend of releasing ten seconds snippets instead of just releasing a coherent teaser really needs to die down because it would only be a disservice to the movie it represents, especially if it served as the first look of such a divisive adaptation.
Thankfully, Tim Gonzales came to the rescue and combine them back together into a proper teaser you can see above (that the studio eventually followed suit with their own version of the teaser).
Opening with the now iconic soundtrack of the original film (Kenji Kawai - Making of Cyborg), it is accompanied with a scene being plucked straight out of the anime, a girl in a traditional kimono walking through a hallway that's then revealed to be a cyborg as the song started to pick up.
Major, the main character played by Scarlett Johansson, in the next scene appeared to be waking up or rather just plugging off from the station she was on as the first source of light coming from the station itself and another from the outside, highlighting her (and her presumed role) in a dull industrial world with the giant window framing her nicely against the skyscrapers.
After paying homage to the visionary mind behind this mind-bending premise (Shirow Masamune), the first clear look of the main characters is given to a renowned Japanese actor, Takeshi Kitano, the only human in the teaser (punctuated with that visible exhale of breath) that's seen here right after him dispersing another individual that's more likely to be a cyborg considering the setup of the original material. His expression conveyed a man without visible emotions who is just doing his job.
Naming the director instead of the more recognized actress could be just to expose the public to him, but speaking of which, the Major appeared in the next scene with her full combat suit and holding a gun straight in front of her, showcasing a human emotion (that was not capable to be conveyed by the Major in the anime) of concern and even fear as the visible shaking of hands making the viewers fear (or intrigue) to see how it played in the finished product and to see the main direction of this adaptation.
The continuation of the scene saw her coming across a group of cyborgs in circles, seemingly in meditation but actually they were plugged in with the wires into the network, making her lowering her gun in the face of something familiar to her. Something that was unfamiliar to her was feeling of the another person or cyborg's skin as came in close and she touched the face of another, bewildering the other girl (or possibly cyborg) with her out of ordinary curiosity for a simple cyborg.
~ Synopsis ~
Cast
Scarlett Johansson - the Major
Michael Pitt - Kuze
Takeshi Kitano - Daisuke Aramaki
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Thankfully, Tim Gonzales came to the rescue and combine them back together into a proper teaser you can see above (that the studio eventually followed suit with their own version of the teaser).
Opening with the now iconic soundtrack of the original film (Kenji Kawai - Making of Cyborg), it is accompanied with a scene being plucked straight out of the anime, a girl in a traditional kimono walking through a hallway that's then revealed to be a cyborg as the song started to pick up.
Major, the main character played by Scarlett Johansson, in the next scene appeared to be waking up or rather just plugging off from the station she was on as the first source of light coming from the station itself and another from the outside, highlighting her (and her presumed role) in a dull industrial world with the giant window framing her nicely against the skyscrapers.
After paying homage to the visionary mind behind this mind-bending premise (Shirow Masamune), the first clear look of the main characters is given to a renowned Japanese actor, Takeshi Kitano, the only human in the teaser (punctuated with that visible exhale of breath) that's seen here right after him dispersing another individual that's more likely to be a cyborg considering the setup of the original material. His expression conveyed a man without visible emotions who is just doing his job.
Naming the director instead of the more recognized actress could be just to expose the public to him, but speaking of which, the Major appeared in the next scene with her full combat suit and holding a gun straight in front of her, showcasing a human emotion (that was not capable to be conveyed by the Major in the anime) of concern and even fear as the visible shaking of hands making the viewers fear (or intrigue) to see how it played in the finished product and to see the main direction of this adaptation.
The continuation of the scene saw her coming across a group of cyborgs in circles, seemingly in meditation but actually they were plugged in with the wires into the network, making her lowering her gun in the face of something familiar to her. Something that was unfamiliar to her was feeling of the another person or cyborg's skin as came in close and she touched the face of another, bewildering the other girl (or possibly cyborg) with her out of ordinary curiosity for a simple cyborg.
~ Synopsis ~
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, it follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.
Cast
Scarlett Johansson - the Major
Michael Pitt - Kuze
Takeshi Kitano - Daisuke Aramaki
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(Director Rupert Sanders [Snow White and the Huntsman], Genre - Action, Crime, Drama, Philosophy, Sci-Fi)
+ Highlights: the spot on representation of the classic Japanese culture blending in with the futuristic setting that's prevalent in the anime, the titillating tease of the beautiful cinematography, the main billing consist of the Japanese actors, she looked like the splitting image of the Major,
- Lowlights: this tiring trend of ten-seconds teasers that the marketing team is helpful to promote the movie, the possible sexualization of the cyborgs being the main point instead of the psychological journey, the fundamental change of the Major's portrayal with her more humanistic personalities,
Source : Collider
Source : Collider
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