* <<G4M.0620>> Ghost In The Shell
Of course I'm annoyed that Scarlett Johansen is anchoring the
upcoming GITS film, but it's not because she's white; it's because A)
I don't think she's right for the part at all, and B) I'm simply
annoyed that there's a live-action film being made.

When I was a kid, I used to get excited whenever a live-action film
was being made of some comics or cartoon property that I liked.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie was a big deal. The Crow was a
big deal. Batman was a big deal. But over the years, I've completely
lost interest in movie adaptations of comics and cartoons. Why is
that?

Part of it is the fact that I'm simply not interested in movies
anymore, particularly action movies, *especially* special-effects
movies.  Simulated large-scale destruction bores me, CGI "stunts"
don't impress me, and the stories, scripts, and acting in these
things is usually nothing to write home about.

So, having already a negative impression of Hollywood action films,
why would I be enthusiastic about that treatment being applied to a
comic, animated film, and animated TV series that I really enjoyed?

Actors, somehow, fail to make things more real for me. With a
drawing, even a drawing with a disembodied human voice, I've got to
use my imagination to fill-in the details, make it "real" in my mind.

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