Mamoru Oshii’s seminal anime looked ahead to a future where man and machine are one. Rupert Sanders’ remake,starring Scarlett Johansson, appears to be looking backwards to RoboCop, or The Matrix and BourneWhen science fiction is no longer looking forward,does it lose all meaning? That was my first thought after viewing the first full trailer for Ghost in the Shell.
I’ve always thought of sci-fi as territory for inquiring minds, for those who long for a glimpse of the next step in human – perhaps even machine – evolution. Which is why it’s deeply unsettling, or to say the least,that Rupert Sanders’ upcoming remake of Mamoru Oshii’s seminal anime seems to be relying on tried and test Hollywood tropes to sell itself to us. Related: Why Max Landis is wrong approximately Scarlett Johansson's 'whitewashed' Ghost in the Shell remake Related: Ghost in the Shell teaser trailers: Scarlett Johansson and the five bald truths Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com