GITS

Didn't thnk I'd write about this but here it is

Watched ghost in the shell live action movie, one wth Scarlett Johansen and it didn't totally suck.

There were somethings I really liked about the movie, specifically the interpretation of that world in live action. It was spectacular, and the graphics were totally rad.
The entire world has been visualized pretty spot on and it was a treat for eyes.

This was the kind of movie that was meant to serve as a sort of base for sequels (if they ever happen) and that's where it actually faltered.
If one hasn't read any manga or watched ghost in the shell anime, one would get totally lost while watching the movie, in fact it wouldn't even be interesting to someone with no background information ahout GITS universe.

This movie deals with a lot of back story, as to how Batou got the eyes and major Kusanagi came to be calledby that name, also how did sector 9 become what it is as we see..

A lot of roles were whitewashed as I have already ranted earlier and scarlet Johansen wasn't a good kusanagi neither a totally unbearable one, for the simple reason that she didn't stand out and didn't do a deplorable job either, because only Maj.Motoko Kusanagi can be her and no one else and she exists in drawings alone.

Had this movie not dealt with any of this and been something of an action fantasy movie without much initial character explanation only to be unfolded with progressing movie it still would have worked, much like Marvels and Dc's but we'll who's to say.

I didn't hate the movie and I didn't love it except for some aspects of the movie. One time watch for sure.