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Ghost in the Shell

curated: good rundown of Hollywood whitewashing as exemplified by ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Mon, Apr 03, 2017
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All of this cannot be repeated often enough.

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Ghost in the Shell movie review: more like ghost in the meh-chine

Wed, Mar 29, 2017
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Trite characters, very well-worn clichés of SF cinema, and a mystery that is completely transparent. All about production design, and even that is familiar.

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curated: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ meme backfires on Paramount

Wed, Mar 15, 2017
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Wild stab in the dark, but I’m gonna guess they don’t have any nonwhite people in powerful roles in marketing.

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from Facebook: CGI to turn white actors Asian, because this is Hollywood in 2016

Fri, Apr 15, 2016
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