Alita: Battle Angel
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by a compassionate doctor (Christoph Waltz) who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
Spectacular action, inspiring story @Hyphen-Warrior
My first time seeing Alita was in IMAX 3D, and I didn't want to leave the theater after total immersion in an amazing world with an inspiring heroine full of heart, joy, and determination to "not stand by in the presence of evil!" The movie is groundbreaking in that the protagonist we follow is completely computer generated in a world that looks real, while showing more heart and emotion than the live actors. Rosa Salazar's heartfelt performance as Alita shines through the artistry and special effect wizardry of nearly every scene. The story brought me to tears several times with its completely relatable humanity. The action scenes in 3D were more spectacular than any other big budget movie I've seen. The fight choreography and cinematography were fluid and incredible to follow. The soundtrack perfectly complements the emotions and stakes in each scene. Altogether, this movie was the greatest experience I've ever had in a theater, and I am looking forward to bringing it home to enjoy many times with family and friends as the best and most rewatchable movie I have ever seen!
What an Amazing Movie! @fanofcyborggirl
I watched this amazing movie in theaters several times. It has a great story, interesting characters, top-notch special effects, and the main protagonist, Alita, will steal your heart from the first moment you see her on screen. Alita: Battle Angel is easily one of my top best movies I've ever seen. 5 out of 5.
One of the best sci-fi movies in decades! @Kenstevens1067
When I went to see Alita: Battle Angel, I was worried that because James Cameron never found time to direct it himself, it wouldn’t live up to my extremely high expectations. The manga this movie is based on, “Gunnm,” is my favorite of all time, and thus I had been waiting for the better part of two decades to see Alita on the big screen. And I never thought Robert Rodriguez as the level of director who could handle one of the great James Cameron’s personal projects. I was pleased to say I was completely mistaken. THIS MOVIE ROCKS. Rodriguez crafted the stunning and dangerous post-apocalyptic future society of Iron City in exquisite detail and maximized the use of practical effects to tell Cameron’s story (which in turn is Yukito Kishiro’s 30 year old story). The acting is great by everyone involved, especially Christof Waltz as Dr. Ido, the cybernetic doctor who discovers a still-functional cyborg head and heart inside a mountain of trash, and Rosa Salazar as Alita, that cyborg that Ido reactivates and provides with a new body. Alita is a completely computer-generated character, but she is immediately likable and believable because of Salazar’s outstanding acting via motion capture. She quickly goes from a curious, almost childlike character to a much more dangerous one as she slowly remembers aspects of her past that make it clear she was originally designed for a form of ancient mechanical warfare. Alita’s ambition and strength quickly make her many friends and many more enemies as she clashes with members of Iron City’s underworld. While many of these story concepts have been seen before in other media, they have never been presented with such style and care. Rodriguez’s craftsmanship, Salazar’s performance, and incredible action scenes help Alita: Battle Angel break from its peers and make it a highly innovative and entertaining movie. With Jennifer Connolly, Mahershala Ali, Keean Johnson, Ed Skrein, and Jackie Earle Haley, all of whom are excellent in their roles. The soundtrack is by JunkieXL (Tom Holkenborg), who also outdoes himself with his finest performance of a dramatic, original action score accented by the pounding electronic “Motorball” track. So, it looks like I went from being apprehensive about seeing Alita: Battle Angel to calling it one of my favorite movies! It’s truly a groundbreaking movie in an environment that seems to thrives only on sequels and reboots. You can purchase Alita: Battle Angel with confidence that you will be amazed and entertained!
Best Manga Adapted Film @tayhcc23
I haven’t been reading that much manga lately and Alita: Battle Angel (2019) has gladly brought me back. The manga Battle Angel: Alita or let me say Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro even loved this film. I have watched this two times already. The first time, everything was just so amazing, from the CGI of Alita to the action sequences to the characters and the plot. The second time, I was just so happy to see it again. Rosa Salazar did a spectacular performance I must say. Well Before in manga adapted films like Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson, live action anime and manga films became a bust. But now the live action anime and manga films are finally reborn with this kick butt female fighter Alita. This movie is such a recommend and worth getting.
Perfect score despite flaws. @phexus
Typically, what I look for in a movie, is for it to transport me to a place that can’t exist, or give me characters to fall in love with. For me, Alita: Battle Angel does both, but primarily the latter. I’ve never been this charmed and mesmerized by a character until Alita was brought to life by the geniuses at WETA. From the moment she opens her eyes, I was transfixed. I think Alita (with the exception of only a few brief shots in the film) is the first fully cgi character to be 100% believable with little to no uncanny valley. She looks real. I think this might be due to the fact that she isn’t a human, so you aren't seeing imperfections in the human facial animation (Tarkin from Rogue One comes to mind) and she isn’t inhuman enough that your brain rejects her being something that cant exist. It’s a perfect balance. I saw the film 10, yes, 10 times in the theater because I just couldn’t get enough of it. The cgi work is the best i’ve ever seen. The cyborg augmentations on the human actors look completely real too, most of the sets were actually built practically which brought much believability to everything So the flaws I mention in the title... Some of the dialog is down right cringy. This kinda bugged me the first couple times I saw the film, but actually grew to kind of enjoy the cringyness. They took a great deal from the Anime, and theres always cringe dialog in Anime. I haven’t read the Manga so I can’t say how the plot in the film compares to the source material, but what I read was that they took the first few volumes and brought in Motorball from a later volume. For a film, the plot is a little weak but they probably did the best they could In organizing the source into something that would work in a trilogy (which I pray we get). Basically, if you find yourself falling in love with the character of Alita like I did, you will love the film and overlook its flaws. If the character does nothing for you, theres not much else the film can offer you outside of the incredible action sequences.