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New Ghost In The Shell Trailer, Website Unveiled

By AJ Caulfield

Paramount Pictures has released another trailer for Ghost in the Shell, one that pulls fans into the protagonist's point of view and plugs an all-new website.

Entitled "I Am Major," the latest look at the upcoming manga-adapted film shows that cybernetic human Major Motoko Kusanagi is both hunted and the hunter, but it also asks viewers who they are, too.

This question links to the aforementioned film-centered site, IAmMajor.me, where Ghost in the Shell hopefuls can share themselves, their uniqueness, and the traits that make their personality shine with others. While it appears to be a pretty clever marketing campaign for the much-talked-about film, some have stated that there's a design flaw tucked into IAmMajor.me: anyone with access to the site can create self-made content using Paramount's logo.

Additionally, since there has been some controversy over the film, particularly the discussion that it has whitewashed its characters, the freedom given to fans with this new site has resurfaced some of that.


The full synopsis for Ghost in the Shell can be found below:

"Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost in the Shell follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic's advancements in cyber technology."

Ghost in the Shell releases on March 31. While you wait to catch it in theaters, or after you've shown you who are on the IAmMajor.me site, check out the other 2017 movie releases you won't want to miss.

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