The film's restoration of several classic scenes in the original work is still in place. However, the contradictions are as obvious as the advantages of the film. The original book has a profound speculation about technology and human nature, and it also contains a philosophical discussion of dualism. The protagonist Kusanagi Motoko is a classic Hamlet-like tragic character. However, in this 107-minute mainstream commercial film, the Scarlett Johansson version of Motoko Kusanagi becomes a Jason Bourne looking for her role in the cool action scenes. The esoteric propositions in the original work are no longer even It was mentioned that "Ghost in the Shell" only has a good-looking shell, without some deep soul.
The unthinkable part of the film is that the director and screenwriter have chosen to create the original plot for the live-action version based on the consideration of catering to the public. The philosophical thinking disappeared in the original work, and the director’s lack of narrative skills in the film is in the same line as the previous work. Whenever the plot turns, it seems that there is no wave of emotion because of the lack of emotional foreshadowing. The climax lacks the necessary sense of urgency, and the characters’ Pale processing is even more difficult to make the audience empathize.
But the bad thing about the whole film is not just the plot. The action design also takes a large part. The film seems to fall into an endless loop after the most amazing ten minutes of the opening. The action scene can only rely on the promotion of slow motion and more. Angle switch to support the scene, back and forth several times to get the opponent, lack of visual impact and sense of design, even if the ending climax battle has a surprise appearance of a certain original character, it only makes people feel tired and messy, lack of adrenaline and strength. The disparity directly leads to orgasm discouragement. Generally speaking, "Ghost in the Shell" has found its meaning at the level of visual effects. As for the storyline, the film is stupid as a product localized by Hollywood. It has several shots that pay tribute to the animation, but it abandons the essence of the original and retains the shell.
The live-action movie "Ghost in the Shell" only keeps the shell and loses the soul. In this high-tech company, the body is more than the brain, the vision is more than the thinking, and the dark, poetic and mysterious essence of the original is gone.
"Ghost in the Shell" is a technical victory, like a Valentine's Day gift that showcases the magic of Hollywood design. But at the same time, it also tells an aesthetically tiring story, full of compromises made by old stalkers and big production companies.
"Ghost in the Shell" pays astounding tribute to the spirit and aesthetics of Oshii Mamoru animation, and does not stop at the simple copy stage, and even outperforms animation in terms of story impact and visual effects. But the weird and depressing temperament of the animation has not completely transferred to this brightly colored new shell.
The film is full of tributes and re-enactments of the classic scenes in Oshii Mamoru's animation, but the live-action story is more fascinating and the plot is more reasonable.
