Translating manga/anime to live-action films has not always worked out for the best considering what happened with Dragonball and Speed Racer, but Ghost in the Shell had initial promise, and while it is the best live-action anime adaptation to date, that’s not saying a whole much in its favour. Beginning life in 1989 as a manga series by Masamune Shirow, the books cleverly explored the topics of design and philosophy, as well as sociological issues, the nature of consciousness and identity/individuality and the consequences of technological advances. Mamoru Oshii translated that phenomenally in both his 1995 original anime movie and the 2004 sequel Innocence, and has carried on with great effect through into its TV spin-offs Stand Alone Complex and Arise. A template was already established, and the potential for a perfect live-action
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/latest-reviews-of-movies/17878-movie-review-ghost-in-the-shell
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