By Travis Johnson
Well, not long now until Ghost in the Shell hits our screens, and once all the whitewashing controversy and the anime fans shrieking about fidelity to the source* and the fact that the director’s last film was Snow White and the freakin’ Huntsman are put aside, we’ll have the answer to the most important question: is it any good?
Well, here’s a fresh clip to convince us that it’s going to be, recreating an iconic scene from the source material where Major Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) whips some poor dude like a rented mule while wearing a light-bending invisibility suit. The fact that the fight takes place in calf-deep water made it extremely impressive in animation – how are we feeling about the live-action version?
Starring the aforementioned ScarJo, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, and Kaori Momoi, Ghost in the Shell hits Australian cinemas on March 30, 2017.
*Which, if you’ve ever read the original manga, is hilarious.
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