The second (and I guess final since we’re about a month
and a half out) trailer for Ghost in the Shell dropped the other day. Seeing as how I’ve done more articles on this
than anything else in the last few months, sharing thoughts and theories as to
what might happen, why not continue it here?
This is as close to current coverage of an Anime title that I think ive
ever done for this blog…which is kind of cool really. Anyway, onto my Top 5 Observations from Ghost
in the Shell Trailer 2
#5-Togusa
As far as I can recall, this is our first real good look
at Togusa, played by Chin Han from The Dark Knight. In the series, Togusa is the only member of
the field team who is not an all out Cyborg (Aramaki is human too but he’s the chief). He enables a very “human” element to flow
into the team and help them react to situations a bit differently. As Motoko put it in the original movie, “Overspecialize
and you breed in weakness, it’s slow death.”
We only see him in this little bit of the trailer but Togusa has always
been the third big team member besides Motoko and Batou. I’m hoping he’ll play a sizeable role and
maybe even get to roll with Motoko and Batou as a trusted partner. Though it wouldn’t shock me if we might see
early days Togusa still trying to adjust.
He’s still rocking a tie too.
#4-Kuze
Well he looks…interesting. This guy is pretty much being held together
by glue by the looks of him. And judging
from the way he moves around, I doubt he’s a very physical character. Still, this is the first really good look we’ve
gotten of Kuze, not posturing like a model shrouded in shadow. A lot of his dialogue in the trailer suggests
that theyre going the “Kuze and Motoko knew each other before they were
cyberized route”. But were they closer
than friends? Judging from the glance
they exchange at the end of the trailer (granted those could be two different
scenes edited together), the connection we see them remember at the end of 2nd
Gig might pop up as well. Also he says
Motoko had a family? Hmmm, how much is
bull and how much is the truth?
#3-A Tank
Not just any tank.
This looks just like the tank that Motoko squares off with at the end of
the first Ghost in the Shell movie. I’m
not surprised. Every iteration (except
maybe Innocence) has The Major squaring off solo against a tank in some
way. They even joke about it all across
Ghost in the Shell Arise. Why break
tradition now? Im not ragging on it, it
looks awesome and another good piece of connective tissue the fans will
appreciate.
#2-Take Her Out
I was a little worried when this little plot element
peaked in. It seems a bit cliché to have
a cop discover something theyre not supposed to and they find themselves the
target of an epic manhunt. But then I thought
about it…this happens to Motoko all the damn time haha. She was marked for death by Section 6 in the
first movie, pretty much went rogue after that and stayed hidden in Innocence,
and she was basically hunted by everyone EXCEPT Section 9 in Arise. In this movie, it looks like Motoko was
supposed to have her memory erased or something along those lines and now must
be terminated. It’s a bit cliché but
here’s hoping the movie keeps it interesting.
It’s familiar for Ghost in the Shell if you think about it…so my fears
are a little alleviated.
#1-Getting Hacked
is Scary S***
Yeah think I summed that up well. It’s almost like poor Michael Wincott (the
actor in this shot) is getting his soul sucked right out of his body. Definitley has a lot more “feeling” to it
than I suspected it could have watching it in the Anime. Normally someone just shuts down or stumbles
suddenly…or a guy just spasms out as he tries to fight Motoko’s hack. WHATEVER THE CASE (ceasing ramble), this
looks like the last thing I’d want to happen to me in this world, especially if
it’s hentai like getting my brain sucked out by a robot Geisha. Adds a bit of a horror feel to the film
really. Curious choice.
Ghost in the Shell hits theaters on March 31…and you
better believe it will be reviewed here on the Gundam Anime Corner.
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