Ghost In The Shell, Paramount

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Paramount Home Entertainment brings the sci-fi police procedural, Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson, onto DVD and Blu-Ray. Now on home video, audiences can relive the visually stunning live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime.

In the near future, Major (Johansson) happens to be the first of her kind. Major has been cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier and programmed to hunt down the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level, Major is suddenly unqualified to stop the threat. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to. She will stop at nothing to recover her past.

We have 5 reasons why you should get Ghost in the Shell on DVD:

5) A Different Major!

Scarlett Johansson delivers her own take on Major’s physicality. Notice how the Avengers actress walks around in the beginning, almost as if it’s robotic. Then her body loosens up just a bit and finally moves like a human being towards the climax.

4) A Faith Adaptation!

Director Rupert Sanders transfers the visually stunning moments from the classic anime and explores them in live-action. Sanders is quite respectful to the source material and pushes the action sequences with dazzling effects. At its essence, audiences have a thrilling police procedural with exciting action pieces.

3) Batou

Actor Pilou Asbæk deserves a lot of applause playing as Major’s partner. One of the highlights of the film is the growing relationship between Major and Batou. You see why they trust each other and how Batou ends up looking like his anime counterpart.

2) Takeshi Kitano

Audiences waiting for the renowned actor/director Beat Takeshi to do something in the movie will not be disappointed. Towards the third act, Kitano gets his own action set piece and his solo scene steals the spotlight from the ensemble; definitely a must-see moment!

1) The Special Features

Hard-Wired Humanity: Making Ghost in the Shell

Section 9: Cyber Defenders

Man & Machine: The Ghost Philosophy

Ghost in the Shell arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray July 25, 2017.

– By Jorge Solis