Anime Expert Explains Why GHOST IN THE SHELL Will Not Appeal to Fans

Digibro has long been known for sharing his opinion on current and past anime on Youtube and has made himself quite a reputation for it. Today, he breaks his silence and speaks out against the Ghost In The Shell film after having viewed the trailer. While I'm typically not one to jump and agree with people who dismiss a film before having seen it, I think his nearly 20-minute rant makes more than a few valid points. 

The biggest of these is that there simply never was a reason to create a live-action version of the 1995 animated film. Fans weren't asking for a live-action version, and neither were the people who know nothing about the series! The animated film was key in legitimizing anime as a serious genre to a worldwide audience, and while the new film trailer tries to pay homage to it, it's almost more of an insult to try and sway audiences away from an already superior film and lead them to believe this will be better. 

What I love about this rant is that Digibro's main arguments have nothing to do with "whitewashing" cinema. He jumps in as a full-fledged fan of anime and brings several valid reasons that this film (and other adaptations of GITS) completely miss the point of the manga and film. 

Take a listen to his rant (listen at 1.5 speed), and let me know if you think he's preaching the Geek Gospel below. 

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