Ghost In The Shell failure blamed on Scarlett Johansson

@Deepizzaguy (122162)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
April 3, 2017 6:03pm CST
One reason the motion picture "Ghost In The Shell" failed in the box office was due to the casting of actress Scarlett Johansson in the role of Major in the movie. The show "Ghost In The Shell" was a Japanese animated show of the same name but the Major character in the show was Asian. The Asian American community complained that Johansson who is Caucasian instead of an Asian actress to play the role. What is that old saying again? "Bad publicity is good publicity?" Not this time Paramount Pictures. You failed to give the audience what they wanted.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Apr 17
Scarleyy Johansson can't carry any movie on her own and complains about not being paid more money.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Apr 17
The shelf life of an actor in Hollywood is short.
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@Hanyouyomi (2186)
• Dallas, Texas
15 Apr 17
Scarlett's ethnicity is to blame? Just once would I like studios to blame the film's story and execution, instead of shifting the blame like this. Ghost In The Shell from what I know is philosophical themed crime drama that ask:"what makes us human?" As Major Makoto Kusuragi(yes that's the actual name of Scarlett's character for the record) is a human brain in a robot body. In the various cases she tackles with the agency "Section 9" tends to deal with this theme on some level. From what the trailers convey(I haven't seen the film yet) We have an atypical revenge plot with none of GiTS' spirit intact. How well that plot was executed should be at fault, not Scarlett's ethnicity.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Apr 17
It is not Scarlett's fault the movie was different from the original version of the story.
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Apr 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker I agree with you. Get some new blood in the movies and not the same old people.
• Dallas, Texas
15 Apr 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker White-washing won't end since studios only pay attention to a small percentage of movie-goers. i.e. those who can apparently only relate to white characters. Plus they simplified GiTS' plot? Yeah, right...
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@franxav (14591)
• India
4 Apr 17
I believe, in such cases, one person cannot be blamed.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Apr 17
That is true. In my case I have never heard of "Ghost In The Shell" like many Wordgirl fans have never heard of Panama Squirrel and The Isthmus Sisters.
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 17
The racist producers should be blamed
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Apr 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker I agree with you. Give the movie fan what they want.
@War009 (1)
6 Apr 17
Scarlet and real Major
I wish it be someone else other than Johansson, out of all the people who could pick from the world. I had not expected it to be. I agree she is perfect in role for the Marvel and sort of with avengers type movies. Ghost in shell is altogether a different story, only Asian fit into this character, as it is engraved in the fans mind, i expect to go with some one not so familiar kind of face as Hollywood. This movie could have worked well in my opinion if it was an Asian definitely, scarlet got the looks of american not the kind we would want to see in Japanese film. Ghost in shell is too perfect and wouldn't be expected to be made into real movies.
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 17
They should have casted Rinko Kukouchi who looks exactly like the character and is a mainstream actress in the US.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Apr 17
@CaptAlbertWhisker That is one reason that fans boycotted the movie. They wanted Rinko Kukochi to play the role. Not Scarlett Johansen.
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Apr 17
@Deepizzaguy I hope Hollywood cancels the Akira movie if they cant stomach casting Asian actors. If they want to adopt anime but dont like Asian actors, they should go for the Anime serials set in Europe like Full metal alchemist or Claymoore.
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