Media ratings

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

♥♥♥♥

As a fan of the anime films and series (especially the first film and first series) - with little knowledge of the original manga however - I wanted to watch this, despite the whitewashing which I too find worthy of negative criticism. They should've stayed better in the setting and used more or exclusively japanese actors.
Besides that I found it fairly entertaining coming in with low expectations. I especially enjoy the time it dedicated to establishing the setting, one possible future of our society.

I wish they'd used some of the original GitS music in the movie itself, not just in the end credits.
I like its multisided nature, where it isn't clearcut good vs. evil. Beautiful audiovisuals, and pretty nice action scenes!