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Videogamep
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 Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:57 am
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You forgot to include the name of the guy playing Batou.
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Kougeru
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:20 pm
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| Quote: | | In addition to Johansson, (Lucy) will play Batou. |
Who? lol.
Despite the White-Washing and apparent hate for Asians in Hollywood...Scarlet looks pretty good and so does whoever is playing Batou..tho he needs new eyes lol. I still think this is gonna be a disaster and probably will be just another Hollywood action sci-fi rather than a thought-provoking masterpiece
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Lostlorn Forest
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:26 pm
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That's Euron Greyjoy! Motoko looks better while filming versus her promo image. Batou is just everywhere though, don't know what to make of him. I'd probably need to judge him while he's wearing the prosthetic eyes (unless they remove them).
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Themaster20000
Joined: 05 Aug 2014
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:53 pm
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| Lostlorn Forest wrote: | | That's Euron Greyjoy! Motoko looks better while filming versus her promo image. Batou is just everywhere though, don't know what to make of him. I'd probably need to judge him while he's wearing the prosthetic eyes (unless they remove them). |
Am sure the eyes are going to be added in post-production. Like the look of him so far though.
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PurpleWarrior13
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:12 pm
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Mamoru Oshii based the city design of the 1995 anime film on Hong Kong, so this makes a lot of sense. With what little we've seen so far, and disregarding casting, this actually looks like a pretty faithful adaptation.
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#838774
Joined: 27 May 2015
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:56 pm
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Looks pretty good, though I don't have a lot of confidence due to the director. Honestly, Motoko has always had a very westernized appearance. I couldn't imagine a Japanese actress playing her so these white washing crybabies have really been difficult to take seriously.
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Jose Cruz
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:09 pm
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Hoping for it to be a success. If everything goes well it will be the best Hollywood science fiction film in years.
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Dr.N0
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:09 pm
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These images have me reassured. The costumes and set (obviously) look on point. The only worrying thing, apart from the execution, is the story.
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Zin5ki
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:35 pm
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| PurpleWarrior13 wrote: | | With what little we've seen so far, and disregarding casting, this actually looks like a pretty faithful adaptation. |
Indeed I have no quarrel with this project, disregarding the matter about which I have a quarrel.
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omegaproxy
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:34 pm
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Next year can't come soon enough. I'm genuinely excited for this movie.. Haven't felt this excited about an movie in a very long time.
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Mr. Oshawott
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:33 pm
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Ignoring the serious complications surrounding the starring character, this live-action adaptation of GitS seems to be on point with the anime show so far. Unfortunately, I remain skeptical of how well it'll fare when it's all done...
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alvorado
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:50 am
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Interesting to see that whitewashing is condoned and encouraged by people who call themselves "anime fans". What an abject and utter travesty. No wonder these adaptations are in the gutter where they've always been all along, because these short-sighted Hollywood producers rip the soul and beating heart of these worlds, by not respecting the most fundamental facet of what makes these characters who they are. And the rest all clap along, happy to partake in the bloody spoils.
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AnimeLordLuis
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:11 am
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I'm liking the look of Batou and Motoko and I have high hopes for the success of this film considering all of the hard work that's going into the production. 
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Dr.N0
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 6:09 am
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| alvorado wrote: | | [... These] short-sighted Hollywood producers rip the soul and beating heart of these worlds, by not respecting the most fundamental facet of what makes these characters who they are. |
You should read "The Soul of Anime" by Ian Condry. I think the MIT professor would disagree with you.
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TarsTarkas
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:57 am
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| alvorado wrote: | | Interesting to see that whitewashing is condoned and encouraged by people who call themselves "anime fans". What an abject and utter travesty. No wonder these adaptations are in the gutter where they've always been all along, because these short-sighted Hollywood producers rip the soul and beating heart of these worlds, by not respecting the most fundamental facet of what makes these characters who they are. And the rest all clap along, happy to partake in the bloody spoils. |
Think you are talking about bad directing, bad producing, bad writing, and possibly a cheap budget. That is what usually kills a movie. Whitewashing has nothing to do with how well a movie is made, but rather is a societal issue that people argue over.
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