There’s been so much controversy surrounding around “Ghost in the Shell” this year regarding Hollywood whitewashing. Despite some people who think the cast choice is completely fine, there are a fair number of people in the Asian American community who are extremely upset.

However, being the open-minded person I am, I decided to give the Hollywood the benefit of the doubt and saw the movie myself on opening day yesterday. Long story short: it was honestly probably the best Asian film this year.

Now, I know what you’re going to say, but please bear with me. “Ghost in the Shell” is the absolute gold standard for how movies should be made and here’s why.

Spoilers ahead!

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Just Kidding! April Fools! The movie was absolutely f*cking terrible and if you think otherwise, you need to get your head out of your ass. Here are a number of articles that explain why:

• Ghost in the Shell’s Twist Ending Pulls a Reverse Get Out, Makes the Whitewashing Even Worse
• How Ghost In The Shell Made Its Own Whitewashing Controversy Even Worse
• The Whitewashing in ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Is Even Worse Than We Thought 
• Ghost in the Shell Tries To Own its Whitewashing… And Fails

Check out our April Fools joke from last year: Chinese Tycoon Buys Out NextShark — All Employees Become Rich Kids of Instagram (April Fools!)