Based on 228 votes and 63 reviews.
Another Box Office Failure for Hollywood and their pathetic Live Action versions of Anime and Manga... Maybe they should hire directors and writers who are fans of the original source material.... and maybe they shouldn't whitewash the hiring of cast..
A movie that had been out for 3 weeks sold 2x more tickets then Ghost In The Shell On its opening night.... As a matter of fact 3 movies all out sold it opening night b 2x or more....
This movie was absolutely terrible, I'm usually ok with bad rated movies but this was literally the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. I walked out not even halfway. Please for the love of god do not waste your money on this movie.
Great special effects. I soon got absorbed in the story....Lots of action. I would see this movie again.
They hire a Caucasian to play a Japanese, and she can't act....If this was the 1950's I would expect this. Their are many much better looking Japanese women who can actually act. Shameful
no heart to movie
Just amazing in every way possible - blew away my expectations!
Looking forward to it. I agree, whitewashing is an issue, but it's a little more complicated with Japanese anime. Why? Japanese culture fetishizes north american culture. This is why the Asian leads in anime films are drawn to have Caucasian characteristics like wide eyes, lighter skin, etc. in some cases. I think casting a Caucasian lead in GITS is an annoyance and disappointment, but given the stylistic choices of Japanese anime, it's not at all surprising or alarming.
This movie looks great!! I agree, it is not a 'race' issue in this film...the main female character in GITS Anime version doesn't look 'Asian.' Besides, if Scar Jo is Caucasian, and she is, and people are not happy about that, their is "Asian" in the word CaucAsian! Get it? Ha ha...heeeheee...This will be a great movie and anime is multi-ethnic and diverse all the time...if the world did abide by anime principles of inclusion in the artist's and writer's character development process, we would all be a lot better off...!!!!
anime characters are fluid...they do not have to be a certain race in the adaptation and the anime character female does not even look a hundred percent Asian...she is more diffuse...besides don't bring race into this fantastic story we already know the bias of Hollywood. think instead about the technology and how it is used and is continuing to develop in the GITS movie.