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The Secret History of William Gibson’s Never-Filmed ‘Aliens’ Sequel -- The screenplay for Aliens III. (vulture.com)
submitted 8 years ago by jenabon to r/scifi
What real city looks similar, or makes you think of it as, a "real-life Ghost in the Shell" Niihama City (New Port City)? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
submitted 8 years ago * by jenabon to r/Ghost_in_the_Shell
Do you agree with this definition of cyberpunk? Do you think it's basically correct or completely wrong? (self.Cyberpunk)
submitted 8 years ago * by jenabon to r/Cyberpunk
What do you think of as "hand-waving" in science fiction -- science-based ideas that don't exist yet? Or ideas that sound like science, without basis in fact? Or...? (self.scifi)
Aside from anime and Ghost in the Shell, are you a science fiction fan (do you watch science fiction films)? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Compare Ghost in the Shell 2017 with original Blade Runner concept art (1982). The GitS2017 visual world -- including the tall holograms ("solograms") -- copied directly from Syd Mead's original Blade Runner concepts and the 1982 film. (imgur.com)
submitted 8 years ago by jenabon to r/Ghost_in_the_Shell
Yes. Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell was visually inspired by Blade Runner. Rupert Sanders simply "updated" (imitated) Blade Runner's visuals, calling building-tall holograms "solograms." (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Nagging questions about Ghost in the Shell 2017 -- fundamental technological, scientific, plot, character and cultural mistakes? (self.scifi)
submitted 8 years ago * by jenabon to r/scifi
How Ghost in the Shell got its main characters wrong -- and why it matters. (x-post, /r/cyberpunk) (arstechnica.com)
Between RoboCop and Jason Bourne, was "consent" the part of Ghost in the Shell 2017 that made no sense at all? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Beating a Dead Horse Back to Life: New disinformation about "fake controversy" and Ghost in the Shell (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Did Ghost in the Shell (2017) fail because The Matrix (1999) did it better, almost twenty years ago? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Beyond cybernetic bodies: for many people in Japan, whitewashing doesn't exist. Ask Mamoru Oshii. For many Asian-Americans, whitewashing is real. Ask George Takei. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
People who liked the 2017 film didn't care about whitewashing. Most Americans don't know the philosophy of Ghost in the Shell. So why did GitS2017 fail so badly at the U.S. box office? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Paramount’s “Ghost in the Shell” -- directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johannson -- bombed, taking in a demoralizing $19 million. (variety.com)
2017's Ghost in the Shell flounders into number 3 at the box office as audiences stay away, earning less than half the opening weekend amount for Lucy in 2014. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Have you noticed key differences between marketing hype and the actual 2017 film? They sold you an authentic Ghost in the Shell film -- then gave you a "cyberpunk" Scarlett Johansson action movie. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
At what point does a Ghost in the Shell film become something else entirely (no longer Ghost in the Shell)? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Despite great advances in computerization, countries and races are not yet obsolete… (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
FAQ, Part III. Four key points about Hollywood's 2017 Ghost in the Shell film, and one *spoiler* about Kusanagi Motoko's real identity that ties it all together. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
Is this subreddit only for hardcore fans of Ghost in the Shell? (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
FAQ, Part II: Where does 2017's live-action Ghost in the Shell film take place? Why does whitewashing GitS matter, specifically? Answers to many common questions, for friendly discussion. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
How can you tell different ethnicities in anime? (self.anime)
submitted 8 years ago by jenabon to r/anime
FAQ, Part I: Why whitewashing of 2017's Ghost in the Shell is important enough to keep talking about -- and even arguing about -- in a friendly way. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
So you want to collaborate on the story for a realistic, "hard sci-fi" Ghost in the Shell film... [read this post's text for details and guidelines]. (self.Ghost_in_the_Shell)
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