Film Analysis 'Ghost in a Shell 2017' (Directed by Rupert Sanders)

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First official movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VmJcZR0Yg

The 2017 live action adaption of the cult classic action, cyber-punk anime series 'Ghost in the Shell' was produced on a (large) budget of 110 million US dollars and grossed over 169.8 million US dollars profit in the box office. The film was directed by 'Rupert Sanders' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sanders) and featured the renown actress 'Scarlet Johansson' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson) as the lead protagonist.
Throughout the film's 106 minute run time, it combats a number of social issues, the main being the intensive focus on prosthetic development and integration into modern day society, thus following the philosophy that our organic bodies can no longer meet the standards we desire of them. The plot of the film was relatively predictable and can best be summarised as a linear story, due to the film's large budget no expenses were taken on the visual effects, the film features incredible CG and that seems as though it is often used to emphasise the greedy nature of mankind in the near future.
There are a large variety of settings used in the film, most show similarities to scenes in the original animated movie (made in 1995) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MEaROKjaE), in each scene lighting plays a role of significant importance as it is often used to create tension in many of the scenes (and made me as a viewer become anxious at times). The large cityscape the film is featured in is obviously based in an Asian setting and as such contains buildings and interiors that suit the style, this plays well into the plot and aesthetic of the film as the contrast between traditional Asian architecture and cyber-punk themes help to anchor the world and give it a sense of relative realism.
In almost each and every scene featured within the city districts, there is some kind of visual effect or CG, this gives the film a sort of artificial effect however this may be as the film director/producer intended as it suits the sci-fi nature of the movie (however this is also likely why this film cost so much to make, each sequence likely cost thousands to produce, edit and render).

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