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Ghost in the Shell
2017 107 min China, Hong Kong, India, United States of America PG-13 16+
★5.9
Science Fiction, Drama, Action
Director: Rupert Sanders
💬 Based on the comic
«Ghost in the Shell»
byMasamune Shirow
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Description
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Budget:
$110M
US Gross:
$40.56M
Worldwide:
$169.8M
Starring
Scarlett Johansson
Actor
Pilou Asbæk
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Takeshi Kitano
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Awards
3 wins & 6 nominations total
Key opinion
Ghost in the Shell (2017) is widely recognized as a visually spectacular achievement that successfully captures the iconic aesthetic of the cyberpunk genre. However, the film is sharply divided by its narrative execution, with many critics and fans finding the story shallow, predictable, and lacking the philosophical depth of the source material.
| Production | The film features stunning, immersive visual effects and production design that effectively realize a vibrant, neon-lit cyberpunk world. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized for being derivative, shallow, and unable to replicate the thematic weight or intellectual complexity of the original anime and manga. | |
| Acting | Opinions on Scarlett Johansson’s performance are split: some praise her physical commitment to portraying a synthetic body, while others find the performance vacant and lacking emotional range. | |
| Adaptation | Views on the adaptation's fidelity are polarized, with some appreciating the reinterpretation of source material and others lamenting the omission of key philosophical questions and character development. |