I Don't Have A Brand Yet

Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation Disclaimer: This article is not meant to defame or denounce any of the people mentioned in it. It is simply for discussion purposes only, to lead to healthy debate rather than rude insults. This article was not written with malicious intent. When the casting of the American-made live-action version of Ghost in the Shell was announced, it was met with a general disdain from the world of social media, particularly because of the casting of the main character, Major Motoko Kusanagi whose name was changed to Major Mila Killian so Johansson can fit in more, I assume. Major, a character who I'm sure you can tell is likely a Japanese character from a piece of Japanese media, was to be played by Scarlett Johansson, an actress who is, technically, white. As you can imagine, this upset and angered many people, not only Asian and Japanese communities but also fans of the original source material, as the film had taken the labor...

Bruce Wayne visiting his parents' grave Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a 1993 movie (which just recently celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary) in the universe of the critically-acclaimed show  Batman: The Animated Series . The film focuses on Bruce Wayne having to deal with a woman from his past, Andrea Beaumont, while his alter ego has to clear his name after a mysterious new vigilante appears in Gotham and begins killing members from a crime syndicate.  This is going to contain spoilers for the film, so let me get the big twist out of the way: the new vigilante, the Phantasm, is Andrea Beaumont (cue gasps from the crowd).  Now that we have that out of the way, let me ask: why can't we let Batman be happy? Throughout the film, we see flashbacks that Bruce is experiencing, each of them a fantastic insight into his character that is rarely seen.  While Batman is typically cold, aggressive, or even emotionless in comics, his animated counterpart seems to ...