Ghost in the Shell... Amazing...
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" Mercantilism and profit as the highest virtue isn't a problem with the Chinese specifically. It's the economic system we live in plus globalization. Western studios are the same and always have been. The problem is, nowadays a movie has to be either low-budget and artsy, with all the accompanying issues and limitations, or a multi-million blockbuster. And multi-million blockbusters leave the realm of art and get firmly grounded in business and economics. To convince a studio to invest double or even triple-digit millions of dollars, you need to provide a solid business plan and make it sound as safe as possible. This couldn't be art. This is where the accountants come in, and accountants are art-averse, risk-averse and pro-dollar. The Wheel of Nerfs turns, and builds come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the build that gave it birth comes again. Last edited by Bars on Apr 4, 2017, 3:23:08 PM
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I saw the movie yesterday. Pretty damn good. It doesnt offer anything really new in substance over the anime, but there are a few nice additions... and one godawful addition providing motivation for the major.
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Why the fuck would wouldnt they just use volunteers?!
For live action, the world has some serious detail. Excellent production and cinematography. Very good acting. It does everything for me the original did. Very little to complain about outside of the Majors new 'motivation' and a couple one dimensional mustache twirling minor villains. Solid A. But as the original, it's not a masterpiece like the matrix or akira. It simply lacks substantial depth to be rewatched and thought about. For years i searched for deep truths. A thousand revelations. At the very edge...the ability to think itself dissolves away.Thinking in human language is the problem. Any separation from 'the whole truth' is incomplete.My incomplete concepts may add to your 'whole truth', accept it or think about it Last edited by SkyCore on Apr 4, 2017, 3:35:45 PM
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" Who would twirl the evil moustache if they used volunteers? :) Hell, for a program like that, they could announce a competition and have their pick from a pool of candidates! The terminal patients, the crazies, the adventurers, they would've flocked in. I was stoned when I saw the movie, it helped me to avoid dwelling on the "finer" plot points. However, even high as fuck, the main villain was preposterous. Which probably says a lot. I completely agree on the production values though, with a minor gripe from the slow motion sequences. This shit was old three years after the Matrix, nowadays it's yawn-inducing. The Wheel of Nerfs turns, and builds come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the build that gave it birth comes again. Last edited by Bars on Apr 4, 2017, 3:27:30 PM
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Don't forget to drink your milk 👌
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Slow motion sequence is necessary evil in action movies. It would be yawning when played on actual time scale and the slow motion cheats that.
In fact, it isn't if you watched "real" wire actions. Though we do not really enjoy the face of Scarlett Johansson like sprint runners or skydivers in slow motion. Stop Bombing Syria /Flu_prevention_mode ON Moment Joon 【Passport & Garcon】https://bit.ly/2wXiUSj MonoNeon 【Put On Earth For You】https://bit.ly/3I22mru Last edited by finisterre on Apr 5, 2017, 12:10:05 AM
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ghost-shell-4-japanese-actresses-dissect-movie-whitewashing-twist-990956
The point is that this is an opportunity for someone of Asian descent to star in a major blockbuster, but in their mind, who wants to star a "no name Asian when we can have Johansson and bring in $$$." Like many issues in America, the problem is of a systemically oppressive environment that does not allow for room for those that are not white (and often male, but that's another can of worms). Again, representation matters. " That was indeed absurd, I'll agree with that. IGN- Vyvanne | Voxxvi (Tempest League)
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I just saw the new 2017 movie. It wasn't a great movie, but it was definitely an entertaining movie and the world the studio created was very beautiful.
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