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The casting for the Major was just horrifying. She's supposed to look strong, capable, and no-nonsense at first glance, then you look again and realize her robot form is also conventionally attractive. In the 2017 movie, they flipped it around, entirely backwards. Obviously, your first impression of Scarlett Johansson is that she's attractive and feminine. Then you have to look closer and realize she's capable of fighting.
That works for Black Widow. That's exactly what you want for Black Widow. It's not what you want for Motoko Kusanagi.
Yeah, it was not the original major at all. She was more like a helpless child. In all of the other iteration she is a lethal tactical genius and a hardened war veteran.
But with a helpless child inside her, at the core of her personality, because her traumatic transition into a brain in a robot body robbed her of the chance to actually grow up. That's the whole point of the character. She's psychologically stunted, despite her military capability. She can't lower her defenses and interact on a normal social level, as a result. At the same time, she's also never quite comfortable in her own mind and body, for the same reasons.
Batou is the only person in the story who comes even close to understanding this, which is why they have a unique bond.
We just ignoring Kuze?
Nah, you're right. Total oversight, on my part.
yeah personally i was hoping they'd give the role to margo martindale
You mean award winner and highly acclaimed Character Actress Margo Martindale?