{"id":1686,"date":"2016-11-15T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T08:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good\/"},"modified":"2016-12-16T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T08:57:19","slug":"qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo Review] Ghost in the Shell trailer released &#8211; it&#8217;d better be good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTPvnQ2wDlI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very often when a famous manga and anime get a live-action adaption, opinions vary greatly.<!--more--> So when this live-action Ghost in the Shell trailer was out on 13 November, opinions varied greatly, too. <\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0fans criticised the trailer for similar plots with previous films, but Mr. Qoo personally doesn&#8217;t believe it will be so similar that it looks completely like a remake of previous titles. Plus we can&#8217;t really tell if the story is a total rip-off from just a two-minute long teaser. According to the producers, this Ghost in the Shell movie consists of elements from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, and so this is quite a stand alone plot\u00a0that is closely related to the original story. We can\u00a0only hope it will live up to what they said.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one thing that most fans have agreed on &#8211; the setting\u00a0is recreated so nicely in a way that it captures the cyberpunk vibe of the anime entirely. New Port City is a fictional Japanese city in the anime where the main story takes place. Manga and anime creators drew inspiration from Hong Kong to create this strange cyber-looking\u00a0city. Therefore, it is a relieve that the movie does\u00a0have scenes shot in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures below are from the anime and the places here look very Hong Kong-ish. The New Port City here has both deteriorating old buildings and super modern skyscrapers, which together create a high-tech-low-life cyberpunk vibe. The bright colors from neon signs\u00a0highlight the greyish\u00a0background, adding a sensation of exoticism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good\/screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-1-18-59-pm#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?fit=851%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"851,434\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16111505290778.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?fit=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?fit=851%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?resize=435%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-15 at 1.18.59 PM\" width=\"435\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?w=851&amp;ssl=1 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290778.png?resize=768%2C392&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good\/screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-1-18-25-pm#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?fit=850%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1611150529097.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?fit=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?fit=850%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?resize=436%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-15 at 1.18.25 PM\" width=\"436\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/1611150529097.png?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\n\u0010<\/a>And these pictures are from the teaser. The scenes\u00a0shown were\u00a0actually shot in Hong Kong. With the use of CG, they give us the exact same vibe that the anime\u00a0does.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good\/screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-1-20-59-pm#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?fit=847%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"847,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16111505290574.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?fit=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?fit=847%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?resize=436%2C204&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-15 at 1.20.59 PM\" width=\"436\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?w=847&amp;ssl=1 847w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290574.png?resize=768%2C360&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/1686\/qoo-review-ghost-in-the-shell-trailer-released-itd-better-be-good\/screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-1-21-33-pm#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?fit=845%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"845,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16111505290384.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?fit=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?fit=845%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/en-d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?resize=439%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-15 at 1.21.33 PM\" width=\"439\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?w=845&amp;ssl=1 845w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111505290384.png?resize=768%2C364&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another thing worth paying attention to is\u00a0the movie&#8217;s narrative. It isn&#8217;t just about fighting crimes and being heroic. It seems to respect the truth and philosophy brought out by the original story. The live-adaption Major\u00a0questions her existence in the trailer and is eager to find out what and who she really is. Perhaps we can expect the film to keep this philosophical side of the manga and anime, which is very essential to the plot and characterisation.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, the vibe and narrative are pretty nice. The rest &#8211; we will know once the movie is out. If it becomes a disaster, Mr. Qoo will surely be here moaning about\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, let&#8217;s hope Paramount didn&#8217;t forget to include\u00a0the beautiful Major-fighting-tank scene in the movie.\u00a0\u00a0It is just too philosophically symbolic\u00a0\u00a0and emotionally devastating.<\/p>\n<p>\u2207 This is the scene I talked about. (Uploaded by tokyorider2019)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mS3PGKUiSco?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on our new English only Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QooApp_EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QooApp_En<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s very often when a famous manga and anime get a live-action adaption, opinions vary greatly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"[Qoo Review] Ghost in the Shell teaser released - it'd better be good","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[584],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/16111508075655.png?fit=840%2C403&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8G4K-rc","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}