Ghost In The Shell (2017) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures

"They created me, but they cannot control me."
GHOST IN THE SHELL starring Scarlett Johansson opens in theaters nationwide on March 31, 2017.
In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, “The Ghost in the Shell.”
Director: Rupert Sanders
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt
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[@lonecyborg4957]

Save yourself from the scrolling down on the comments. Here is the summary on this comment section in an hour since trailer was released. People complaining about how the plot is cliche, how the trailer spoiled the whole movie, and how Scarlett Johansson exudes too many emotions for her to play Major Kusanagi. Conclusion you either watch the film or you don't you decide, don't let others opinions shape your decisions to do things that you do or don't want to do. If you hate the trailer don't watch it, if you love the trailer watch it, if your friend hates it but you want to watch it and they shame you for your opinion then screw them and go watch the movie alone, life is about learning from good and bad experiences .

[@aycarumba1819]

👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌 preach 🙌

[@Diosparda]

john del well said!

[@Numbskill]

john del I think this is every comment section on every live-action adaptation ever made.

[@keiichimorisato98]

don't forget the people complaining about white washing a character who has no known origins, and can look like anyone she wants.

[@26dainghia]

Totally agreed. It's just 2 min trailer, and you guys can see those bastards blaming and crying just like they've seen a whole movie. I mean WTF?

[@Topplethepyramid]

She never asked for this.

[@Megraptor]

THANK YOU. Was thinking the same. Granted, Deus Ex takes from GitS... And Blade Runner too. It's all related. Cyberpunk and all that. I blame Electric Sheep.

[@V4Now]

I blame Cyber Sheppards

[@andrewaldrich3602]

I'm pretty sure blade runner was before gits...

[@V4Now]

Andrew Aldrich that's what he meant. Blade Runner is the progenitor.

[@RyoMassaki]

Lets not play THAT game or i will pull a Metropolis out of my ass.

[@gameoverinsertcointocontin8102]

Still loving that movie years later.For some people it was cool to hate it I guess.

[@macadamia668]

People live like Lemmings. They'll blindly follow whatever dumb trend at the time

[@GxCrEaTiioNz]

as a huge ghost in the shell fan, yes, we hate it. butchered one of the most thought-provoking character arcs ever.

[@probaballyatashiva]

@@GxCrEaTiioNz”butchered” it’s an adaptation doesn’t affect the original

[@DaniyarYermagambetov]

After playing through Cyberpunk 2077 and watching this trailer, I couldn't help myself but notice how visually similar these two worlds look.

[@KingxAce25]

I’m feeling the same way

[@estanonde5847]

Robocop in the Shell. Got it.

[@Ayveh]

Fitting name...

[@RealTalkWithMitch]

Oh so you seen the movie already ay?

[@Shabkaz]

Esta Nonde more like robocop copies in a nutshell amirite ?

[@rodricasbrown2663]

Robocop in the Matrix's Shell?

[@stevecenteno8304]

jealous fool

[@EdTheRobot]

Idk about this man... it's a perfect interpretation to the anime on a visual aspect, but spiritually it seems to be going somewhere else. Sure there's the reconizable shots from the O.M. but that could end up being confusing because they seem to be going with a different narrative and plot. And then there's the issue with Kusanagi's character arc. I understand for cinema/Hollywood sake they want to give her an origins story but she doesn't need one. Part of her attraction was her mistique, her unexplained mythos. You ruin a good portion of her when you try to explain it. But who knows maybe it'll be handled well. maybe not. We'll see.

[@Ayveh]

Yup, exactly!

[@marfin4325]

I don't think it is even a good visual interpretation. GitS depicted a world that had influences from different time periods. The city featured both traditional cultural aspects like geishas, open air markets and then have holographic ads and robotic limbs. This movie just looks like some futuristic background you could find in any stock sci fi action movie.

[@Vamavid]

THE HUMAN ROBOT I agree totally. Mystique was the character's strength.

[@rulezonyx]

That was in original movies. SAC looked just like this. Arise was even more "futuristic". Its been a while since i watched it but didnt all 3 of GITS series had some sort origin story.

[@JacobSmits]

It's been awhile since I watched the original stuff, but I always found the music haunting, the visuals arresting, the themes curious, but the story a convoluted mess. So if they've grounded it a bit more I wouldn't hold it against it. The idea of sentient conscience living through a vast, world wide digital network was so forward thinking at the dawn of the internet, but at this point a little overdone. Hopefully it can do something original and poignant still with the oft used themes.

[@Montesama314]

Am I the only one wondering WHY we're going through the whole "who am I" quandary with the Major? For one thing, the first Ghost in the Shell animated movie left questions about her identity and humanity as nice open questions for the viewers to ponder. The Stand Alone Complex series pretty much solidified her as just a good old Japanese woman who had extensive "cyberization" procedures, nothing too mindblowing. Why are the writers of the movie seemingly making Motoko Kusanagi into this "tortured soul without identity" type? It's been done before. She's the Major, not Robocop.

[@Montesama314]

Well, maybe I am the only one thinking that, and if that's the case, maybe I'm the only one who wants something better than the cliched plot we've all seen before.

[@NikiWonoto26]

Ghost In The Shell movie is surprisingly really good,.! aesthetically, visual-wise, the cinematography, the effects, the 'universe', concept, story, music, artwork, and even the deep philosophy from the anime,.! this might probably become one of the most unique movie/film in this year (2017)..! definitely will watch for the second time,.!

[@LJW1912]

Oh boy, allow me to tell you about the 1995 original

[@TiagoPonteR]

It's getting increasingly harder to hope for an actual GITS movie. This is sounding more and more like a washed out and rinsed dumbed down version of an original masterpiece. All in the name of mediocrity, because mediocrity is what brings in the masses.

[@_SaraZ]

There already is a good GITS movie. Thank fuck Hollywood can't ruin that.

[@resonanceofambition]

We have to deal with the masses because they keep ruining every part of society and life with their mediocrity and ignorance.

[@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342]

This movie has been in development limbo for somewhere close to a decade. That's not a good sign.

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

Though I do agree with your statement to an extent, like art, mediocrity is purely subjective and no ones subjective opinion can ever supersede that of others. What you deem to be mediocre, is not so for many other people and artists.

[@animeleek]

then guess who the outcast is boii

[@GrantPattersonPlaysGames]

This is not Ghost in the Shell. This is Japanese-inspired Robocop. Hollywood fucked it up again.

[@Thirdsunday24]

Oh right cool - I guess you've seen it. Lucky you.

[@jadearcade7331]

It looks more like Blade Runner.

[@tearpear12]

He's going to complain about it after seeing it aswell, because complaining gives him way too much satisfaction.

[@Ayveh]

True... First they pick a white woman (Who is a pretty cool actress) instead of an Asian one, and then they change up the plot which makes it no longer the Anime show "Ghost in the Shell"

[@tearpear12]

Expl0re Life No, it wasnt an anime show the second the featured actual actors instead of having it animated. Also the main character was never specifically asian

[@dnangel4277]

Great movie that deserves a sequel!

[@jboy2621]

"If a technological feat is possible, man will do it. Almost as if it’s wired into the core of our being." - Major Kusanagi Motoko

[@doyleharken3477]

Whoa, they really mauled the story. Section 9 is a villainous organization a lá Hydra-subverted Shield who stages accidents and recruits the victims as their cyborg pawns? Let me guess, Kuze is a former agent who found out the truth and went on a revenge spree? That's a big stepdown from his original who was a mere puppet of an intelligence officer orchestrating a refugee crisis to turn into a civil war, but then hijacked the plan and became the revolutionary leader of the refugees. But we can't have all that brainy stuff in our summer blockbustah, can we? Let's go with a cookie-cutter "good guys are really the bad guys" plot, and remove all that talky crap like Kuze discussing Marxist dialectic with Aramaki's hobo brother. I mean, what would GitS be if you burdened it with philosophy?

[@adambesley4455]

What they seem to have done is mashed him together with the Puppet Master from the original film who kind of does have that backstory but a more complex version. Time will tell how well that turns out.

[@BuffaloBlack]

When she say's that "THEY CREATED ME", you think she's referencing Section 9? You really don't know the source material then. Hanka Robotics creates her. You're going on a tangent but you still have no idea what you're talking about.

[@_SaraZ]

That sounds like a lot of thinking, man. What, am I supposed to NOT turn my brain off when I step into the cinema? Yeah, right. Next you'll tell me that art is meant to challenge your intellect or something. #sarcasm

[@BusinessOfFear]

it's less than three minutes of what's in the movie. You're heating yourself up without knowing what's actually on yet.

[@lenglithad77]

This is the level of cutting sarcasm I needed to read after scrolling down this far...Couldn't have put it better myself!

[@Lohiau1]

let's play sci-fi action bingo shall we: "I have been watching you" - check "He wasn't human" - check "I will find him and I will kill him" - check "We saved you" - check "Everything they told you was a lie" - check "What are you" - check "What do you want from me" - check "They did not save your life, they stole it" - check "I order you to terminate" - check "They created me, but they can not control me" - check and BINGO Judging by the words spoken in this trailer, the film will be easily exchangeable. I'm not a big fan of the original Anime but at least it was pretty unique.

[@cybericarus1476]

the movie is based on a manga from 1989. it was pretty original back then.

[@RongDirection]

It feels original even now, but this live action one, at least judge from the trailer, looks like another generic Hollywood Sci-fi.

[@iamlomanjello1921]

Lohiau1 hey you can only work with what they give you "ghost in the shell" summary

[@tjnz]

Best comment.

[@prdx8543]

Actually, this movie is the source of them all. Most of western SciFi movies, ranging from Avatar, Matrix series, Total Recall, Tron, Lucy, and many others are inspired by this one single movie. But it is only by current technology that this movie made possible. Try to google Ghost in The Shell. It was 1989 movie, and human kind simply had no technology to shoot that something so complex, until now. Anyway, that "they created me, but they can not control me" is not Robot. Motoko is not robot in any way. She's a ghost with prosthetic body, in cyberbrain. In other word, She's a human, with machine capabilities, and able to tap on wireless access, satellite access,, and communicate and exchange data using her cyberbrain. But she's human, inside and out.

[@faisalsalam4161]

I think if you watch this trailer more objectively rather than just focusing on the original Ghost in the Shell story, it looks like it is still possible to be good. I think people have a wrong expectation that this is the exact same Ghost in the Shell that you already know. Most comic book movies aren't very accurate either but plenty are still good or at least okay.

[@totalcreativegaming6681]

Such a Brilliant and Epic film, Incredible visual Masterpiece! This actually got me into the Ghost In The Shell franchise and the Animes are just visually stunning and awesome! I thought that Scarlett Johansson did an amazing job of portraying Major Motoko Kusanagi (Or Mira Killian when it comes to most of this film) Great job!

[@ezamora2113163]

"They created me, but they cannot control me" -- every emo/ rebel kid ever

[@j-monk3063]

I guess i'm totally an emo/rebel. Without the makeup and clothes ofc

[@maiamaya6083]

🤣

[@galenmarek7107]

Action Choreography, check. Set design, check. Looks like the source, check VIsuals, double check. Casting, mostly check. Story.......... eh. Please check in the actual movie.

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

It needs to be approachable to a wider audience. They can easily delve into the philosophical details during the film. Plus, I kind of like the idea of hiding the more mental aspects until you actually watch it.

[@Chris-jo1zr]

Approachable is not the worry, it's the fact they've made The Major a victim here with some weird double crossing back story. The original story was fine, She kicks ass, Project 2501 helps her decide on what to do. It was straight forward and let you think deeply about it inside of the boundaries.

[@hollandscottthomas]

It's taking an arc from Stand Alone Complex, not either of the two features.

[@galenmarek7107]

I'm perfectly fine for them making their own story. Hell, I'll even bite the bullet for them making Section 9 the villain if everything else was right. I'm NOT fine with them making the Major a Robocop clone. That's against the character. That's like making Batman a jesus character, a symbol of hope for humanity of some shit.

[@StrictlyMediocre]

Caroline Friedman Says the person with the whitest name ever.

[@DPUMA8]

40 year old here who has never seen the Ghost in the Shell anime. Went with an open mind and ready for a terrible movie but hoping for the best. For me, it was everything I could want in a movie. Good action, plot twists, nice to look at, and robots. I just wanted to be entertained and I was. I don't care about white washing or the cartoon masterpiece. Best movie I have seen in a long time.

[@Ban0nym0u5]

Such an underrated movie

[@nswrules8368]

It's overrated.

[@JudgeLazar]

Getting pretty excited. The visuals looks awesome. My only complaint is that, from her dialogue in the trailers she seems to be playing The Major a little too "omg I'm so sad because they put my brain inside a super human cyborg body." The Major never really came off that way in the original. She should be confident, fearless, inspire loyalty and enjoy her work.

[@DaveAp7]

"They created me, but they cannot control me" - what I say to my friends when I talk about my parents.

[@ericmeans3649]

Why does the premise sounds a lot like robocop's?

[@Szt1998]

Eric Means Because Hollywood doesn't have the guts to make a faithful OR original adaptation of anything.

[@MadAnnoyingShows]

This already looks very faithful to the manga and anime, with many scenes being placed in the trailer that almost mirror scenes from the animated franchise. If you don't realise that, then you clearly aren't aware of the original work. The creator of the manga copied aspects of robocop, when creating the manga, hence the similarities, which is not Hollywoods fault.

[@DoroteoVilla]

"I'd buy that for a dollar!"

[@MadAnnoyingShows]

The story is copied from stand alone complex with some minor changes, so you are wrong about that. If you are hating on this movie, then you surely haven't seen the whole franchise and are just an incompontent weeaboo, who hasn't seen anything other than the original movie. If you had, then you would realise the sheer detail and care taken to transfer storylines from the anime franchise to live action. Yes the movie lacks in obvious philosophical themes, however I feel as though the movie contains many underlying ones, which a lot of the audience (including the critics) are too dumb to even start to perceive. These themes include whether a cyborg/robot has the same status as a human and the same ability to give consent, given the fact that they are no longer considered human. If we look at that topic, we could argue that humans are in fact merely biological robots and so we deserve to have consent just as much as the next robot/cyborg along. I think this helps us the audience to really examine within ourselves what really makes us human and what gives us the right to destroy the life of a cyborg, which is very relevant nowadays when you consider what's happening with abortions and people arguing about whether babies have what some would call a soul at that point.

[@ferrarriohh]

@@MadAnnoyingShows Youre a moron. It’s ripoff Robocop.

[@SMV1199]

idk, I know people are always going to be mad about this but visually it looks perfect and I can honestly understand changing the plot a bit for more western audiences. But lets be honest here; there are some scenes in this trailer straight from the original and I'm excited to see that.

[@TheBlond49]

Looks nice, but plot seems cliched, way deviated from the original.

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

I agree, but I think it's too soon to tell. It needs to at least be approachable to as wide of an audience as possible. If it's promoting a philosophical ride from the start, They might loose many potential customers.

[@hollandscottthomas]

It's taking one of the arcs from Stand Alone Complex as its main thread, not either of the two feature films. People need to chill, it's not even released yet.

[@ericmeans3649]

Yeah it seems like a robocop ripoff

[@Darkpara1]

Looks like they've recreated quite a few of the scenes from the first two movies. I'm actually more interested in this now than I was before.

[@raulbusters6681]

And that my friend is how Hollywood give Anime a bad name...!!! doing a crappy adaptation...!!!

[@Shatterhand2049]

Commenters: *sees 2 minutes of footage, passes negative judgment on entire movie and every nuance of stars' performances *remarks how the movie isn't 100% faithful to the source material, forgetting the movie is an ADAPTATION, not a shot-for-shot remake *criticizes alleged "whitewashing" of Major by casting Scarlett Johansson, even though the character was never specifically portrayed as Asian Yeah...seems legit. Just another day for KZbin commenters.

[@Szt1998]

Cylon1013 I'm more angry with this film because the director said the original had too much philosophy. he also seems to use a bunch of shots from the original for someone who supposedly wants to make setting original. I hope it's good... but I get the feeling it's going to be a shitty RoboCop ripoff.

[@Szt1998]

Also I think Johansen is great casting... her acting seems pretty shitty in these trailers though. Hopefully it's just bad trailer editing rather than terrible direction, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@ryo0ka936]

everyone quite the pink horse lover is speaking

[@Szt1998]

ryo0ka Actually I'm typing... and just too lazy to change my icon😃

[@albondeb]

EXACTLY, PEOPLE ARE SUCH MORONIC SHEEP

[@DisapprovingShinji]

The two scenes I want to watch the most are the epic war tank scene, and those two or three moments where the movie paces down and plays an amazing sondtrack

[@skater24tjp]

Most Underrated Movie of 2017. Never seen production design or visual effects like this.

[@smokecrackhailsatan]

This...has nothing to do with ghost in the shell. This movie does not need to be made.

[@personguy6517]

Dave Long the bait is a little too obvious

[@BuffaloBlack]

It's good to know you've seen the film already.

[@brooklyn560]

rewtuser kinda like how the anime ghost in the shell has nothing to do with tbe manga ?

[@PhilipPetrunak]

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK!?!?!?!? THEY'VE TURNED GHOST IN THE SHELL INTO FUCKING ROBOCOP!!!

[@_SaraZ]

And worse, not the original with the poignant and funny social commentary, but the terrible remake that took itself way too seriously!

[@PhilipPetrunak]

Damn right.

[@Ayveh]

Gotta love Hollywood and their adaptions of Anime -.-

[@SeaSquall84]

As apposed to what? Japanese adaptations, which are just as bad? Kaiji, Gantz, Attack on Titan, Terra Formars, Death Note..ect, all terrible. Initial D was alright and Rurouni Kenshin is pretty much the only good one. The only American Anime Adaptation I can even think of was the low Budget Blood the Last Vampire and the amazing, All you Need is Kill/Edge of Tomorrow movie...which once again was amazing.

[@arzak1]

Dragonball Evolution is also amazing? I don't think so :(

[@redhorizon7225]

i like how scarlett holds the gun

[@ShahariaChowdhury]

No need to watch the movie anymore. Thnx Paramount Pictures!

[@jikookietings2507]

Not today, Satan.

[@jikookietings2507]

sean bowman Have fun faving your own comments lol

[@0rurin]

Basically, this is the second Robocop remake we're getting in less than 5 years.

[@Ayveh]

Pretty much.

[@TheHobbitFTW]

Sgt.Grinner This has been her backstory before dumbass

[@Sephivoiceactor]

TheHobbitFTW nope.

[@chriscorley6478]

Great minimalist cyberpunk noir. People are clueless how inventive and awesome this adaptation really is. First live action of its kind. Scarjo rocked! 2017 gem. 🐢👻

[@andersonsystem2]

She plays the best AI characters ❤

[@3rdHalf1]

Cool! Trailer spoiled pretty much everything. No reason to go to cinema then... :D

[@YannFranck]

3rdHalf you already know the story when you watched the anime -.-

[@LaytonsApprentice2]

Yann Franck Not really, since this movie is gonna be a mixture of the anime movies and series. This story was never told in the anime. Some scenes may be identical but their context is totally different.

[@3rdHalf1]

@LaytonsApprentice2 : Because this is a modern Hollywood trailer - you can safely assume, that the trailer spoiled pretty much 80% of the story.

[@YannFranck]

3rdHalf then stop watching trailers -.- this type of comments is just idiotic if youndon t want to watch a teailer then don t do it

[@3rdHalf1]

@Yann Franck : To be fair, from the first movie - to the ARISE, there have been similar main motives throughout the franchise. But that doesn't mean, that I am not interested where this iteration was going. Sure, I had a hunch what will happen in this movie, but that didn't mean, that It wouldn't be more entertaining to see the story unravel in cinema.

[@SaintBison209]

As a fan of the anime this is spot on. It looks amazing

[@LibertyDino]

#irony

[@moe5541]

VizZzion The set looks good but the colors are off. It should be darker, grittier and more desaturated. Too much neon.

[@peste2574]

If it was like that, it would look like shit. Bringing that to IRL wouldn't look good.

[@SaintBison209]

***** gotta be a kid that didnt grow up on GITS but ok kid lol

[@SaintBison209]

Leonidas Pereira didnt go there tho

[@GuardianAngel..]

First there was Aeon Flux then came Ultraviolet which were two movies that flopped in My Opinion but they finally got it right with this third Sci-fi Dystopian Entry.

[@ULTRAWIDE.]

This film needs a Directors Cut/Extended version.

[@frodobaggins6450]

Why do they have to dumb down the story to the most human cyborg cliche story ever!??

[@laf5755]

I watch the 1995 film 3 times before I understood the plot and the general pubic are now that bright.

[@enthusia86]

Because they would lose ticket sales otherwise.

[@davidwinters8325]

Murica.

[@tristanmacmcgriffin297]

*****

[@lilacosmanthus]

Because... 'MURICA! Gotta dumb things down for your target audience.

[@Rent_Free29]

This trailer did the opposite of hyping me up lol. Really shitty casting choices. I'll stick to the anime.

[@cybericarus1476]

the casting is spot on actually.

[@Indicudi]

Gaurav Sethi please whine and bitch more. It's an adaption not an actual copy of the movie. Edge of Tomorrow was a good adaption of a manga and that did well. There were obvious differences but was well received. Entitled fanboys really piss me off.

[@thinhnguyen2275]

you'll be there with ur 16 dollars. who are you kidding lol

[@RealTalkWithMitch]

Ima just be real. No anime character looks Japanese... So to cast a Japanese actor would just look odd.

[@user-zm6lt9ln4o]

Dude... that's why they called it: "Adaption" Not "Imitation"... seriously? just how many anime and cartoon that america ruin the original story itself, think about it, ok? #1 of is the DB evolution and #2 is AVATAR (the last Air shit bender.)

[@AaronfromEngland1989]

Such a class movie

[@Panos125S]

She Is PERFECT For This Kind Of Roles ! ! ! !

[@KingofTeachers]

Are they making robocop with a ghost in the shell skin?

[@KingofTeachers]

There is an evil corporation, she was transformed into a robot and wants to remember her past working with her cop buddy. Sounds like robocop to me.

[@TuneTamasha]

Absolutely phenomenal. Can't wait for the premiere. So thrilled to see it!

[@Alex-fm4qy]

Yes there are cliche moments but hopefully just to draw in people unfamiliar with the franchise. Am I the only one who is excited to see a GitS where section 9 is working against Motoko? To see Motoko go against those who "created" her? Imo it's a breath of fresh air for GitS as a whole and I wouldn't mind this new universe being explored more off the big-screen.

[@pankero1]

Movie is awesome, Scarlet was perfect for that role

[@ItDaBiz]

This isn't GitS, it's Robocop with breasts and a skintight suit. What an insult to Oshii's masterpiece.

[@methuselahutu8856]

is the grave attached to a giant robotic arm that is spinning around in circles?

[@jonathanwarner1844]

Oshii is still alive ^_^ The Oshii anime is not without its issues - too much exposition in dialogue for one, a bit minimalist, and doesn't quite capture the darkness of the manga. The original manga is the best - enough ideas for a dozen films.

[@zgrillo2004]

Not to mention a whitewashed mess.

[@methuselahutu8856]

Not really, It has a higher percentage of black people if anything. Black people were non-existent in the films and SAC series, so calling it whitewashing is just factually wrong.

[@jonathanwarner1844]

I'm fine with ScarJo in the lead, as she looks right, and has the CV to support her, but why have Juliette Binoche as a cyber-surgeon, for example? Surely that role could easily go to an Asian actor?

[@mrtey7283]

I owe Rupert Sanders an apology. When he was announced as the director I was like :"Oh fuck the guy who made Snow White? We're fucked!" Now I kinda want him to tackle Akira too... But not before 2 more Ghost in the Shells! Absolutely incredible!

[@arthurwild6563]

Should've watched his Halo ODST TV ad first. Guy is talented as hell.

[@OnPoin1]

They Worked with Weta Studios so no doubt that the movie will look awesome. But it seems they will "ruin" it with a standard hollywood cliche plot...

[@kettenfett]

you just saw a mediocre trailer and that is what you make of it? holy shit.

[@B-max.]

leave Akira alone, it's perfect the way it is. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[@trailerslatino]

Sanders has an evident affection for the property he’s adapting. His visuals are on a par with the best of Ridley Scott's films and the screenwriters definitely get the benefit of the doubt. Snow White wasnt really enough to say he's a horrible director. I'm totally fucking in!

[@deathjudge2006]

First couple trailers really got me hyped. This just ripped all that hype away from me

[@IsmaelSilva7]

Just watched this movie again like i do every year and it's still amazing. Thanks to the the creators for this masterpiece. Please do a sequel, Scarlett was perfect.

[@SarahSmith-xv5kd]

Jason Bourne with a Wig ?

[@JusttheTenofUs]

Ghost In The Shell Is Doin' It The Best It Can

[@marioalt9420]

Loved the movie! Scarlett was perfect, Cliff Martinez amazing as always, and the visuals stunning. Shame it did poor at the box office and caused this nonsensical controversy, cause I would definitely want to see sequels.

[@ronrendon]

ditto

[@taylorperkins581]

Yesssss

[@alicebarros3020]

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[@jakobfel2]

EDIT: I've come to enjoy the original film as much as the live action but my sentiment still mostly stands. I just recently watched it and I concur. I'm not a massive anime fan by any means (I've recently come to enjoy a few here and there) so maybe that's it, but I thought this was way better than the original animated film. Blasphemous, I know, but the plot was just way easier to follow and it didn't suffer from the poor voice acting of the original English dub for Motoko (something that isn't even close to a problem in Stand Alone Complex). I'd love to see sequels to this and Alita: Battle Angel (which is my favorite anime-related anything, period).

[@soumitrohore1260]

@@jakobfel2 fuck hollywood🤪🤪

[@Amber_xo_133]

Several scenes in this film are exact in visual comparison to the original Ghost in the Shell (1995). Some parts shown in the city are even exact re-creations of the original artwork. Scarlett Johansson does not wear a wig in this film, her own hair was dyed black with blue tips. The body suit that Scarlett Johansson wears in the film as Major's synthetic body, known as the Thermosuit, is made out of silicone. The lights that seem to glow from the Geisha's robes were accomplished by lining the collars of the kimonos with LED lights.

[@MrSelfDestruct67]

As a fan of the original movies, I think this should do it justice from a visual perspective. Looks pretty entertaining if you can get past the cliche basement dwellers' bias against it. It actually looks pretty cool. Nothing will top the anime though.

[@swayampattnaik4858]

I'm so glad that I watched the whole film before watching the trailer. The trailer pretty much destroys the whole plot of the film. T'was a great film, very aesthetic and now Imma gonna check the original one as well

[@peliculafanatic5701]

Ah a fellow Blade Runner Fan

[@owensanfordstuff]

Same

[@moglitheiceburgYT]

this movie was really 4-5 years ahead of its time

[@11cylynt11]

I think Scarlett Johansson's role in Under The Skin prepared her greatly for her role in GitS. The two films almost seem connected as if Under the Skin is a prequel to Ghost In The Shell.

[@xXxTripleHxXx]

I really like the movie. They went with a new origins story of Major and even tackeled the "what makes us human" part. Sure they took a few scenes from the originals and used them in a different context but overall its a "new" story and we finally learn where Motoko comes from. And yes ive seen the original movies and Stand alone Complex... havent watched 2nd gig or Arise up until now mainly because ive heared somewhere that Arise is a reimagination of the 1995 movie or was it SAC ??? Ahh what the hell ill give it a shot

[@rajeshnath6072]

This movie was so great. Visual treat. Masterpiece

[@LaytonsApprentice2]

It's far from a masterpiece lol

[@MidgarMerc]

Doesnt look like hopeless garbage is the best compliment I can give this

[@jcrod9467]

BEST action movie I've watched lately!!! People, you must DON'T get influenced by those corrupted review pages and media who rated it as mediocre because didn't GET PAID as they are used to! Because of deceitful critics this movie is facing a loss of millions of dollars, a fate that DO NOT deserve!!! It's unbelievable, really.

[@archam777]

It looks badass. I just found out about it today. And I'm guessing the reason "everybody" was pissed off about it is because it didn't go woke, like 99% of all the other movies in 2017? VERY eager to watch this.

[@sebastianrivera6976]

Im so excited for this! As a fan of GitS this looks amazing and like a love letter to the anime and cyberpunk genre. Support this film so we can get other great anime made greatly like this is!

[@christiangomez5108]

Awesome , Ghost in the Shell

[@Howesenberg]

90's kids....we know how excited this makes us!

[@ThatPixelGuy]

Having never seen/heard of Ghost In The Shell until this film's first trailer, I can say I'm hyped for it

[@11cylynt11]

I just saw it and was very satisfied. Don't worry, I won't talk about spoilers. I think the anime and film compliment each other very well. The film answers questions that the anime leaves unanswered and vice versa. Some critics said the film has an incomprehensible plot and lacked heart. These critics must have never seen or cared for the original. Because I found nothing difficult to understand in the plot and I actually think the film had more feeling and emotion than the anime. Only because the actors are real humans and could express emotion naturally. While I liked the new score, I prefer the original score. Also, the film is rated PG-13, so of course the violence was severely toned down from the anime. These are my only complaints of the film.

[@Noblesse_Oblige]

Scarlett Jo would be a great Deunan if Hollywood decides to reboot a Western Appleseed.

[@Cryptonymicus]

1:50 Tell me that's not a Delorean. If there's anyone still alive who actually knows what a Delorean is.

[@ebefl]

Nice of them to reveal the whole plot in this trailer.

[@AnasKhan-vh5bu]

This is soo Awesome This Woman keeps BLOWING my mind always 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@santuccizs._]

já fazem 5 anos , e ainda é o melhor filme que já assisti 😍❤‍🩹

[@Cursed_Dragon30]

Eu ainda n assisti. legal saber q o filme é bom

[@PastowanyKaban]

awesome movie. Very immersive. 100mins felt like 10.

[@Milc_man]

Matrix, Fifth Element, Tron, Blade Runner, and Terminator had a movie baby.

[@djaw_]

1 word THICCCCCC

[@pudgyfolds2186]

SEQUEL PLS! lets not pretend that if the japanese made a cyborg, they wouldn't design it to look like a white girl. Cos they 100% would. So much of jpop culture is based around western aesthetics, ffs many of them even get surgery on their eyes to look more western. I'm asian and i loved it, also had no problem with the role going to a caucasian actress and actor (Kuze). I also would love to see an authentic japanese live action version, if they have the rights.

[@ZeRTO_13]

I thought what I'de do was pretend I was one of those dead mutes

[@TheAquarius1978]

Sorry, no Laughing Man here, you get Kuze, and you might also get " the Firestarter " though i duno if thats going to happen.

[@khaada1]

Weta Workshop did a phenomenal job.

[@randomcomment5840]

This film was a great example of doing a live action version right! It’s a shame reviews caused it to be looked down on when in fact it’s a great film

[@ralphg2771]

What I found comical is some people were mad the characters were not Asian when practically no one in the actual anime looked Asian to begin with. Maybe Japan will start making actual Japanese looking characters for once.......😅

[@nswrules8368]

Nah, Average film at best.

[@zehelsumi1845]

Love this movie the visuals are awesome

[@Salam.2000-]

Ghost In The Shell is the best anime I've ever watched in my life. 😢❤✊✊👌✌

[@bratikbandyopadhyay8293]

You're a walking contradiction Yup Exo l...

[@Johnlindsey289]

No way! that movie was pretentious and too much philosophy, i thought this was a much better movie and even Akira/Ninja Scroll are better anime

[@nameunknown3723]

And the Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to...

[@maxinao]

Can never complite it without the Composer Yoko Kanno. 攻殻機動隊

[@CountChrisdo]

they turned the self-possessed, determined and iron-willed main character into a run-of-the-mill western cliché, who is looking to recover her lost past, doubting the decisions that made her who she is, taking away all the agency any incarnation of Major Kusanagi had, turning her into a wide-eyed Hollywood doll. They made her seem naive and weak here. But the major is smart, determined and is almost never confused. And the dialogue I've seen so far is pretty weak I have a strong feeling there's going to be no social commentary, no corporate-state espionage, no moral dilemma. I like the visuals, the set-pieces, the updated futuristic gadgets but that doesn't make a good movie. Maybe I'll swallow my words with the film turning out to be great and fitting into the gits mythology, but based on these trailers... yikes at best it'll be fine but what's the point of making a "fine" movie. You have great source material

[@Nila1337]

Major Kusanagi was also "weak" at some point in the original GitS movie from 1995. Take a look at the tank scene. Batou saved her life. There is also a quote from Togusa: "Tough chick needs backup? Since when did she ever need a hand?". My main concern is the lack of philosophical depth in this movie. Where is Arthur Koestler, Frederick Jameson, Simon Blackburn?? Did they read "The Ghost in the Machine"? Our world, here and now, with the rise of very complex A.I. systems, big data and artificial neural networks provides great source material, too.

[@7aro7Dragoon]

yeah but during that scene she was being a badass and was never doubting herself, she didnt run she took that tank on with the equivalent of a peashooter and literally pulled herself apart in an effort to kill it. she never looked weak once, even when she was lying broken on the floor.

[@glossygloss472]

Countchrisdo "wide eyed Hollywood doll" lmao take your white weaboo ass to bed.

[@CountChrisdo]

I'm not white lmao and it's not weaboo-ish to critizise a bad adaptation. If this was a reboot of some non-japanese thing I loved and just as bad looking i'd complain about it too

[@pijakthumrongkiatikul673]

It comes in a Literacy devices, it doesnt directly show you lol

[@KawserFear]

What a masterpiece!! The fun fact she just used a pistol and at the end a rifle

[@NickelCityPixels]

As a long time GITS fan, I think this looks great. The only think I have a problem with thus far is Batou's voice.

[@EkinOC1]

I saw the movie and the visuals were great. I have always been a fan of Ghost in the shell, the original ones at least. I think they dropped the ball hard on this story. there was always so much intrigue with the series and the 1995 movie that was lost in this movie. This movie essentially became robocop, 2014, the plots and beats are basically the same. most of the side plots i wasn't drawn to not even the strange romance thing that went on.

[@BrentonHuxtable]

so sick, i love youtube videos

[@BrentonHuxtable]

Someone doesn't love youtube video's

[@archam777]

Lol, I had no idea this movie even existed until today!!! Where the f*** was I in 2017!?!? It looks badass. And I honestly can't believe how much she looks like the anime character. I'm guessing it got all the bad attention because it didn't go woke?? Because I'm sure if it was woke, the critics would have been circle jerking all over it. Looks amazing and I'm eager to watch it.

[@nviolet152]

Exactly my thoughts right now.

[@ianswift3521]

a few malcontents who live on the internet were angry that she wasn't asian. not joking. they didn't understand that she is an android with a japanese girls brain inside her, in this version. she doesn't have a cyberbrain like in the cartoon movie or 2000s cartoon series. it's a good adaptation of the series but unfortunately is pretty shallow, doesn't delve into any of the existential or philosophical conflicts especially found in the cartoon movies. that is a problem as it stays in a WB-teen drama level storyline with some over empathetic woman doctor's maternal instincts guiding her every action to save motoko from feeling she's being used. so many of the characters are either one dimensional and obnoxious or just completely sidelined and useless. or unbearable and abrasive like the new female squad member who is just shoehorned in to check some boxes. but it's nothing like say the Eragon movie which is how NOT to do an adaptation.

[@ianswift3521]

oh also some people actually thought it was too woke, since they race-flipped Borma and Ishikawa, and added some random vaguely ethnic woman character who doesn't appear in any of the comics, tv shows, or cartoon movies. And they give this new character nearly all the lines and interactions with squadmates, I don't recall Borma ever saying a single word for the entire movie. He might have said one line when they introduce all the squad in the virtual meeting room. The best secondary character in the movie was Togusa as the actor knew Ghost In The Shell and understood the character. In the behind the scenes and bonus features he's the only one, everyone else had no idea, even Scarlett Johansson. So instead of stripping down the amount of characters they inexplicably added a new one, which was not needed whatsoever. In fact they should've dropped a few of the characters who literally do nothing. Saito is also heavily ignored. He appears in less than 2 minutes screen time and I don't think he says much of anything beyond the initial meeting scene where he's lying on a couch.

[@archam777]

@@ianswift3521 Sounds like you have great passion for this series. I'm a fan of the movies, but by far haven't seen everything or paid attention to the detail of the descriptions you are giving. I guess it could have been worse, Disney could have bought the property 😂😁

[@nswrules8368]

You didn't miss out on much. It's a very average movie at best.

[@wownelfwarrior247]

0:41 Nice

[@ozzyakbal9814]

I want a Tachikoma!

[@BrotherNatural]

Looks like they decided to mix every single Ghost in the Shell film into this one. Bad idea.

[@lilacosmanthus]

This looks incredibly gimmicky. "I will find him. And I will kill him." "They created me. But they cannot control me." O rlly?

[@TheAquarius1978]

Yup, that is all in the Arise series, "They created me. But they cannot control me." straight from Arise Alternative Architecture, "I will find him. And I will kill him.",, this one however i duno if shes supose to be talking about the " firestarter " from Arise, Kuze from SAC 2 or Gouda also from SAC 2.

[@lostpockets2227]

@@TheAquarius1978 i dont understand how one manga could create so many spinoffs

[@TheAquarius1978]

@@lostpockets2227 different directors i assume.

[@sueladd8147]

Opening To Ghost In The Shell 2017 DVD

[@yellowtrashbag1388]

It took 9 fucking years to find this movie all that would show up is fucking alita

[@bigbabatunde1218]

It's not been out for 9 years.

[@jt5660]

wHiTeWaShInG!!!111!!1!! The same people who would complain about whitewashing are the same people who would defend raceswaps like Sarah in TLOU HBO and that chick in the new live action Little Mermaid. Cry about it. They chose the actress they thought fit the role best.

[@macadamia668]

Facts! This movie did not deserve the hate it got

[@wordforger]

Uh... huh. I can hope they only dumbed it down for the trailers to draw in the masses who just want a stupid popcorn flick, but this does not fill me with hope that they will do any real justice to the interesting implications of having a society that has pretty much become enmeshed in technology.

[@skitz-_-2896]

at least the few of us that don't watch the anime won't get disappointed 😆

[@kumahachi8145]

Ghost in the Shell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excelente película y la actuación de Scarlett Johansson ❤️ 👏 desde Ecuador 🇪🇨👍