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Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 122 mins.
Release date - 31-01-2019
Release year - 2019
Genres - Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Overall ratings and scores for Alita: Battle Angel:
Happiness Score - 7.199/10, World Popularity Score - 97.998/100, IMDB Score - 7.3, Metascore - 53, Internet Movie Database - 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 61%, Metacritic - 53/100, .
Alita: Battle Angel movie has Total Global Votes - 7610, Total IMD Votes - 262,632
Alita: Battle Angel Movie Introduction: Movie Alita: Battle Angel, release year 2019 is written by James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Yukito Kishiro and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The leading star-cast in this movie are Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Official Trailer #4: “Rise”
Official Trailer: “Battle Ready”
Official Trailer
The Music of “Alita”
Dua Lipa: “Swan Song”
The Making of “Alita”
Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank
Movie in-short: A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
Movie story-line: When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
Movie synopsis: Alita is a creation from an age of despair. Found by the mysterious Dr. Ido while trolling for cyborg parts, Alita becomes a lethal, dangerous being. She cannot remember who she is, or where she came from. But to Dr. Ido, the truth is all too clear. She is the one being who can break the cycle of death and destruction left behind from Tiphares. But to accomplish her true purpose, she must fight and kill. And that is where Alita's true significance comes to bear. She is an angel from heaven. She is an angel of death.
Highlights - Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Total budget - $170,000,000.00
Total revenue - $404,852,543.00
Produced by - 20th Century FoxLightstorm EntertainmentTroublemaker Studios
Produced in - United States of America
Available languages - English (English), Spanish (Español),
Homepage URL - https://family.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/alita-battle-angel
Awards won / Nominations - 10 wins & 25 nominations
Certificate(s) - KR : 12 HU : 16 GB : 12A GB : 12A GB : 12A GB : 12A TR : UA PT : K-12 IT : 12 IN : K-12 FI : 12 FI : 12 CZ : 12+ CZ : 14+ CZ : 12+ CZ : 12+ CZ : 12+ SK : 12 GR : 12 GR : 12 ES : 12 IE : U IE : 10 IE : 12 IE : 10 PL : PG13
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Lead Actors - Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly
Writer(s) - James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Yukito Kishiro
Director(s) - Robert Rodriguez
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
What is the release date of Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
Release date of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is 31-01-2019.
What is the total runtime of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in minutes?
Total runtime of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in minutes is 122 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie?
The budget consumed to produce Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie is around $170,000,000.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
Expected revenue from movie movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is around $404,852,543.00.
What is the pupularity of Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
Worldwide pupularity of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie is 97.998%.
What is the name of the production company of film Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
Production company of film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is/are 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Troublemaker Studios, .
Which country the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is United States of America, .
Which language the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is produced in?
Film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is produced in English (English), Spanish (Español), language(s).
Which Genre the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) belongs to?
Movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is categorized under Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
Lead actors of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) are Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly.
Who is the writer of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
The writer(s) of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is/are James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Yukito Kishiro.
Who is the director of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019)?
The director(s) of the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is/are Robert Rodriguez.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie?
Movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019) has 10 wins & 25 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in-short?
Short plot of movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019): A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is..
What is the full story of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie?
Full plot of movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019): Alita is a creation from an age of despair. Found by the mysterious Dr. Ido while trolling for cyborg parts, Alita becomes a lethal, dangerous being. She cannot remember who she is, or where she came from. But to Dr. Ido, the truth is all too clear. She is the one being who can break the cycle of death and destruction left behind from Tiphares. But to accomplish her true purpose, she must fight and kill. And that is where Alita's true significance comes to bear. She is an angel from heaven. She is an angel of death..
Where to find full details of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) movie?
You can find the full details of movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437086
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List of full Starcast and crew members of Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Full Starcast:
Name: Rosa Salazar
Character: AlitaName: Christoph Waltz
Character: Dr. Dyson IdoName: Jennifer Connelly
Character: ChirenName: Mahershala Ali
Character: VectorName: Ed Skrein
Character: ZapanName: Jackie Earle Haley
Character: GrewishkaName: Keean Johnson
Character: HugoName: Lana Condor
Character: KoyomiName: Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Character: TanjiName: Eiza González
Character: NyssianaName: Jeff Fahey
Character: McTeagueName: Idara Victor
Character: Nurse GerhadName: Rick Yune
Character: Master Clive LeeName: Derek Mears
Character: RomoName: Leonard Wu
Character: KinubaName: Racer Rodriguez
Character: ClaymoreName: Marko Zaror
Character: AjakuttyName: Hugo Perez
Character: Jacked CyborgName: Casper Van Dien
Character: AmokName: Billy Blair
Character: Zapan's Cronie #1Name: Jamie Landau
Character: Zapan's Cronie #2Name: Dimitrius Pulido
Character: Cyborg Jacking VictimName: Patrick Gathron
Character: AntiochName: Elle LaMont
Character: ScrewheadName: Alex Livinalli
Character: Blue WingmanName: Neal Kodinsky
Character: Red WingmanName: Anthony Bandmann
Character: MaceName: Alan Trong
Character: KumazaName: Sam Medina
Character: StingerName: Tod Junker
Character: ExploderName: John Wirt
Character: Cyborg Factory WorkerName: Darcel Danielle
Character: Young Factory WorkerName: Emma Lindsey
Character: Ido's DaughterName: Garrett Warren
Character: BarkeepName: Tony LaThanh
Character: Hunter Warrior #1Name: Jorge A. Jimenez
Character: Hunter Warrior #2Name: Vincent Fuentes
Character: EdName: Ibrahima Thiam
Character: GuitaristName: Paul de Sousa
Character: HecklerName: Gregg Berger
Character: DeckmanName: David Sobolov
Character: Centurion (voice)Name: Jeff Bottoms
Character: Motorball Announcer (voice)Name: Michelle Rodriguez
Character: Gelda (uncredited)Name: Jai Courtney
Character: Jashugan (uncredited)Name: Edward Norton
Character: Nova (uncredited)Name: Gene Cervenka
Character: Bodyguard (uncredited)Name: Zara Majidpour
Character: Barwoman / Shopper / Pedestrian (uncredited)
Crew Members:
Name: Robert Rodriguez
Department: Directing
Job/Role: DirectorName: Robert Rodriguez
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Stephen E. Rivkin
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: David Valdes
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive ProducerName: Mary Vernieu
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: James Cameron
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: James Cameron
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: Bill Pope
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of PhotographyName: Jon Landau
Department: Production
Job/Role: ProducerName: William Ladd Skinner
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: William Ladd Skinner
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Catherine Harper
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley ArtistName: Laeta Kalogridis
Department: Writing
Job/Role: ScreenplayName: Susan McNamara
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production ManagerName: Steve Joyner
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production DesignName: Nina Proctor
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume DesignName: Leslie McDonald
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Dave Jordan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music SupervisorName: David Betancourt
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Junkie XL
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music ComposerName: David Bach
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR SupervisorName: Don Charles McGovern
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Paula Fairfield
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Lauren Mary Kim
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Kathy Kiatta
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Truck CostumerName: Brian Lyster
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR RecordistName: Dianne Chadwick
Department: Art
Job/Role: Graphic DesignerName: Justin Yates
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Assistant EditorName: Garrett Warren
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt CoordinatorName: Sean P. Egan
Department: Crew
Job/Role: PropmakerName: Ethan Andrus
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound MixerName: Ashlyn Angel
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume SupervisorName: Robert D. Cabana
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Special EffectsName: Bob Trevino
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Special Effects SupervisorName: Nick Roberts
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Brian Adler
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual EffectsName: Andy Nelson
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Craig Henighan
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound EditorName: A. Todd Holland
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Sean Maxwell
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Richard E. Hollander
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Keil Oakley Zepernick
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Nyima Johnston
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key Set CostumerName: Jeff B. Adams Jr.
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art DirectionName: Walter Schneider
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Robert J. Carlyle
Department: Art
Job/Role: Construction CoordinatorName: Katherine Rose
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley ArtistName: Caylah Eddleblute
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production DesignName: Mike McCutchen
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Department CoordinatorName: Ken Gaston-Kilgore
Department: Art
Job/Role: LeadmanName: Brad Engleking
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording MixerName: Clark Crawford
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Angelo Palazzo
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound DesignerName: Tim Rakoczy
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound EditorName: Rico Torres
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still PhotographerName: P.K. Munson
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Monika Petrillo
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script SupervisorName: Eric Saindon
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: Shari Ratliff
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Joe Letteri
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects SupervisorName: John 'Fest' Sandau
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: GafferName: Tom Macdonald
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: CostumerName: Mark G. Soper
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects ProducerName: Jenny Lin
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Department HeadName: Ian Silverstein
Department: Editing
Job/Role: EditorName: Ellen Lampl
Department: Art
Job/Role: Graphic DesignerName: Mark Goellnicht
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Steadicam OperatorName: Michelle Wade Byrd
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Charles Yusko
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Hair Department HeadName: Cynthia Streit
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production CoordinatorName: Jacqueline Fernandez
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Michael Miller
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR MixerName: Skip Kimball
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate ColoristName: Desirae Wallace
Department: Crew
Job/Role: OtherName: Stephen J. Pavelski
Department: Art
Job/Role: OtherName: Logan Cooper
Department: Production
Job/Role: Location ManagerName: Kara Sutherlin
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup ArtistName: Lavonna Cupid
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Shamim Seifzadeh
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: James Clyne
Department: Art
Job/Role: Conceptual DesignName: Kevin McGill
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Riva Cahn Thompson
Department: Production
Job/Role: CastingName: Riva Cahn Thompson
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Hershel Cohen
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate ProducerName: Zach Humphreys
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Yukito Kishiro
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Comic BookName: Brian Barela
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Set CostumerName: Brian Bettwy
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant DirectorName: Brian Bettwy
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant DirectorName: Keely Carter
Department: Art
Job/Role: OtherName: Mark Goerner
Department: Art
Job/Role: Conceptual DesignName: Aaron Robert Hall
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Set Dressing ArtistName: Dan Leyendecker
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Department AssistantName: Megan Montemayor
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Learda Shkurti
Department: Art
Job/Role: OtherName: Gary Stel
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration BuyerName: David Tye
Department: Art
Job/Role: SculptorName: Josh Tywater
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration BuyerName: Josh Tywater
Department: Crew
Job/Role: OtherName: Chris Yoo
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set DesignerName: Feng Zhu
Department: Art
Job/Role: Conceptual DesignName: Travis Guidry
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Set Production AssistantName: Jesse La Flair
Department: Crew
Job/Role: StuntsName: Bret Howe
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Kay Colvin
Department: Crew
Job/Role: OtherName: Emma Watts
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive In Charge Of ProductionName: Tom Sturgis
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Boom OperatorName: John Alcera
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Jay Mahavier
Department: Editing
Job/Role: First Assistant EditorName: Darrin Mann
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley MixerName: Trygge Toven
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music CoordinatorName: Sebastian Trujillo
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Lead AnimatorName: Raul Mello
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Rigging GafferName: Dua Lipa
Department: Sound
Job/Role: SongsName: Bryon Caldwell
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: Emile Ghorayeb
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Animation SupervisorName: Shannon Murphy
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music CoordinatorName: Doug Mountain
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound EditorName: Vincent Caudeville
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: Hannah Goldblatt
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Sean Thompson
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume CoordinatorName: Robyn Greer
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: William Penson
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Nick Scimeca
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Celina Ferencz
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: CostumerName: Todd Smiley
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Best Boy ElectricName: Camilo Duarte Franco
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: Edwina Ting
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: Hannah Handshy
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Additional HairstylistName: Nathan Haugaard
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Matt McLaughlin
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Tyson Smith
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: David G. Wilson
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera OperatorName: Eric Pickett
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Ashley Riggs
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: ElectricianName: Michael Gillespie
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Jason McKnight
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Key GripName: Richard Justin Roberts
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Lighting TechnicianName: Stacey Rice
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting AssociateName: Iris S Moy Bautista
Department: Production
Job/Role: Extras CastingName: Niamh Fleming
Department: Production
Job/Role: Extras CastingName: Kristi Kyle
Department: Production
Job/Role: Extras CastingName: Ashley Harkrider
Department: Production
Job/Role: Extras Casting AssistantName: Sweta Vakani
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Ager/DyerName: Aneesah Woolfolk
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: CostumerName: Tessa Paaymans
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: CostumerName: Stephanie A. Steel
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Key CostumerName: Tashi Trieu
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate EditorName: Ludovic Chailloleau
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Animation SupervisorName: Anneka Fris
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Lead AnimatorName: Francesco Canonico
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: Benjamin Cheong
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Senior AnimatorName: David Rimer
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Assistant DirectorName: Joe Howes
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual EffectsName: Jason Astley
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: VFX ArtistName: Alexander T.H. Browne
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: VFX ArtistName: Christian J Smith
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects
Reviews Section
James Cameron has spent more than a decade trying to bring Alita: Battle Angel to the big screen. Based on a popular cyberpunk manga series by Yukito Kishiro, published between 1990-1995, he has spent that time refining the script and developing the world that Alita inhabits. And that’s pretty much what he now spends most of his time taking care of with the Avatar movies and the world of Pandora. Hence the reason why he eventually decided to step back into producer duties for this movie, letting Robert Rodriguez pick up the directing reins in order to finally get it finished. Rodriguez uses much of the script that Cameron wrote, but brings a little bit of his trademark style to the table too. It’s 2563, and we’re in Iron City. Dr Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) is scavenging among a huge scrapyard, looking for cyborg spare parts that he can make use of, while fresh metal and rubbish rains down from Zalem – a man-made, floating city sitting in the sky above Iron City. 300 years ago there were many of these floating cities but following a brutal war all of them except for Zalem perished. During that time though, the elevator leading up to Zalem was destroyed, and these days only the ‘pure’ inhabitants of Zalem are permitted there. Nobody from Earth is allowed to visit and if anyone comes down from Zalem, they’re not allowed back. It’s to try and avoid any contamination from entering Zalem. If you’ve seen the Matt Damon movie Elysium… well, then it’s a bit like that really. Among the usual items, such as robotic hands and eyeballs, Dr Ido discovers Alita, or rather the core of Alita – lying lifeless and broken, with only a battered hairless head and upper torso remaining. He takes her back to his laboratory/home, where he works as a cybernetics expert, repairing and upgrading the inhabitants of Iron City who are either cyborgs or humans with cyborg body parts. Along with his assisting nurse, and using a robotic body that had been previously built for his now deceased daughter (this gets briefly explained later), they rebuild her, giving her the name Alita (also his daughters name). Alita awakens later in a nice comfortable bed, in what was presumably Dr Ido’s daughters room. She has no memory of her previous existence and sets about experiencing all the sights, sensations and tastes that human life and Iron City has to offer, exploring and striking up a friendship with local boy Hugo and his group of friends. But, as the name of the movie implies, this cyborg was built for battle, and it’s not long before Alita begins to remember who exactly she used to be and just how good at kicking ass she is. A quick word about the visuals, as they are by far the best thing about this movie. Iron City, despite clearly being a futuristic world, is certainly not dark or bleak looking in the way we’re used to with similar movies of this genre. Many of the early scenes take place during daylight hours and the city is a vibrant, bright, bustling home to thousand of humans and cyborgs. We get to go beyond the limits of Iron City – the city walls, out to the badlands beyond, and as you’d expect from Cameron a lot of thought and detail has gone into mapping out and building this world. The cyborgs and the other robots we meet are all pretty standard for a movie of this kind, but it’s Alita that is the most impressive. Much of this is down to the incredible CGI involved in making her look as realistic as she does, but a lot of what makes her so enjoyable and believable is down to Rosa Salazar, whose motion captured performance helps bring her to life. The visuals are obviously at their most impressive during the battle scenes involving Alita – where so many movies with heavy CGI battles end up as just a messy whirlpool of characters and action, that’s certainly not the case here. Slick, inventive and exhilarating choreography allowing you to actually track and follow every single character and action in crisp detail. It’s refreshing and impressive, even more so when watched in 3D and particularly so during the fast paced Motorball scenes featured towards the end of the movie. Outside of the visuals though, other characters and plot lines don’t seem to stick so well, which is disappointing considering the rich source material available to the film makers. Alita: Battle Angel suffers from inconsistent pacing, dialogue that is clunky and exposition-heavy and there are many times when the accompanying soundtrack just felt distracting to me, out of place with whatever is currently happening. Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali and Jennifer Connolly all seem overqualified and underutilised, and the romance between Alita and Hugo is unnecessary, and at times annoying. It feels like it’s trying to cram too much story into its two hour run time, resulting in plot holes and frustrations later on. And there is even a cliffhanger ending – frustrating in that it feels as though we haven’t even properly concluded this part of the story and we’re now being left to wait should a sequel ever be given the go ahead. I found much to enjoy with Alita: Battle Angel, and would gladly go see a sequel or two, should they get made. It’s enjoyable at times, and dazzling to look at, but overall it did leave me feeling a little bit frustrated and disappointed.
I quite enjoyed this movie. Of course it was a good start that it was directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is perhaps a bit of a young adult movie but that did not stop this old fart from enjoying it. I guess most people know the basic premise of the movie. It is based on a Japanese cyberpunk manga. Alita, a cyborg, is found by Dr. Ido. She is reawakened, given a new body (two actually), she is much more than she seems and … she kicks ass. The movie plays out in a somewhat post apocalyptic world although it is not as dark and depressing as many post apocalyptic scenarios. It is actually quite colorful and sometimes both funny and cool. A lot of people, if not most of them, in this world are cybernetically enhanced. Alita herself is a “full body conversion”. It is a quite detailed world full of pretty cool cyberpunk gadgets. The various cyborgs themselves are of course the “main feature” of the movie. They range in a wide variety from fairly human-like to cyborg tanks. Most of them wielding various kinds of bladed weapons. Of course the CGI and the various action scenes are top notch. Alita is really cool when she gets going with her ass-kicking. Story? Well it is manga of course so it is pretty simple but having said that it’s not bad at all. I definitely feel there is some elements from Rollerball in the no rules racing and ball chasing games which is a centerpiece of the story. One thing that I liked immensely is that there is really no preaching in this movie. No green nonsense and no social crap. Maybe that’s because it’s based on a Japanese manga and the Japanese has not yet developed the easily offended SJW mob that plagues all too many western countries nowadays. I know there’s a bunch of SJW retards that manages to cram some feminist message into it and another bunch that claims Alita is too pretty. Well if you like cyborgs with eyes like golf balls maybe but these asshats should perhaps stop their ranting and take a serious look at their sexual preferences in that case. The only thing that I was not too happy about was that there is no real ending to it and what is there is rather sad. This Nova guy pulling the strings up in Zalem, the cloud city, is never even touched and the ending scenes just shows him smiling like a huge cliffhanger. I guess I should not be surprised because him and his cloud city is the foundation of this manga world so for the story to continue in a possible sequel that had to be kept but still … it irked me somewhat.
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) I’m writing this review one day after the Oscars night, and I can guarantee at least one thing: Alita: Battle Angel is getting a Best Visual Effects nomination and it’s probably going to win. Calling it now. There are no words that can describe how immersive, realistic and groundbreaking the IMAX 3D experience is. Weta Digital is undoubtedly the most incredible VFX/CGI company since the beginning of this millennium. From the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the Avatar movie(s) and through the most famous TV series of this time, Game of Thrones, Peter Jackson‘s company keeps surpassing the impossible. Alita is a mix of Rosa Salazar‘s motion-capture performance and CGI animation, and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a long time. Visuals are not the most important aspect of a film, they’re not even the key technical feature. The story and characters are and always will be the necessary ingredients for a movie’s success. That said, I’m also the first to defend that without remarkable technical achievements, a film won’t ever go above “very good.” If you want a movie to be one of the best of the year, a combination of compelling story/characters and great filmmaking attributes is essential. Robert Rodriguez‘s film nails the latter requirement, but has a lot of hits and misses regarding the former. Like I wrote above, I have no vocabulary to describe how mind-blowing and eyegasmic this movie looks. If you’re intrigued by how fascinated I am, you know what to do: buy an IMAX ticket and watch it. The visuals alone compensate for the price of admission. Besides the jaw-dropping VFX, the sound and production design are unbelievable. I could feel every punch, kick or scream like I rarely feel with other high-budget films. The amount of work that went in to build this world is worthy of recognition, and I honestly hope that by the end of this year, Alita is receiving a whole bunch of nominations for its aesthetics. I love how anime-like this feels. I didn’t read the original manga, but you will like this movie more if you’re a fan of anime. Rodriguez does a seamless job bringing Iron City to life, and there are tons of nods to how anime stories flow, which will surely please fans of said genre. Sadly, the screenplay isn’t exactly written as it should be. One of the most emotive moments of the film trusts the audience to buy into the romance displayed on-screen, but since it feels very forced from the get-go, this unnecessary subplot carries too much influence on the end result. In addition to this, James Cameron and his team took a quite questionable decision concerning the main plot, having in mind the marketing surrounding this blockbuster. It’s still a minor spoiler, so I can’t really delve into details, but I’ll write this: the closest the movie gets to its third act, the more worried I became. From the moment the second acts ends, I start realizing something that not a single person working on this film even hinted at. And that was the worst call they could have ever made. Not only it dragged the first half of the movie, but it deeply damaged its narrative. Once you see this film, you’ll understand what I’m talking about. You’ll get me when I say that the marketing strategy for Alita: Battle Angel ruined its story and it will definitely make a lot of people leave the theater frustrated, just like I did. Hopefully, this was just a misstep that doesn’t affect its box office because this is a movie worthy of watching at a movie theater and ONLY at such place. Yes, it does have issues with its storytelling. It has a whole world that doesn’t fit in just a 2-hour flick, so the plot becomes convoluted and a bit slow. However, I do think critics are being too harsh … Alita is one of the most complex, intriguing and well-written characters of the last few years. While the screenplay contains fundamental writing flaws, its main protagonist is flawless. Despite still feeling a bit frustrated, I want to rewatch this movie so bad, just to get another opportunity to follow Alita throughout her journey. I love character-driven narratives, especially when the character in question is such a compelling one. Rosa Salazar delivers an amazing mo-cap performance (The Academy wants a new category? Well, Best Motion-Capture Performance suits your ceremony like a glove). Alita and Salazar share resemblances that can only be achieved with the unique camera-setup and technology that the production team had at their display, which is something pretty outstanding. Christoph Waltz brilliantly portrays Ido, as expected from such a high-caliber actor. Mahershala Ali (Vector) and Jennifer Connelly (Chiren) are underused, but they make their characters work for the story. Keean Johnson is fine as Hugo, but he’s connected to one of the film’s major issues. Everyone else is pretty great, each performance elevates their respective character, which helps move the plot forward. However, it all goes back to Salazar‘s remarkable performance and the way she and Alita carried the whole thing to safe harbor. Hollywood, put your eyes on this girl! Finally, the action. Oh my God! The action scenes are some of the most entertaining, riveting and thrilling sequences I’ve seen since Mission: Impossible - Fallout. While the latter based its action on real jaw-dropping stunts, Alita: Battle Angel probably delivers some of the best animated action ever. The motorball sequences are impossible of getting your eyes off-screen, and the fights that Alita goes through are so well-crafted. Honestly, I’m even scared of how these look in regular 2D. I doubt they feel seamless and flow as perfect as they do in IMAX 3D, so be careful with which choice you make. In my opinion … Alita: Battle Angel is one of those movies that you HAVE TO watch at a movie theater, especially on IMAX 3D. You will not be able to grasp or feel the astonishingly immersive world that James Cameron produced, nor the powerful sound design. Its visuals effects are groundbreaking, and I promise you’ve never seen such a mixture of real and animation like this. Beautiful or gorgeous are not adjectives enough to describe the world where Alita lives. It’s a visual experience, so do waste your time and money in supporting this film. I can’t deny neither its storytelling problems or the damaging marketing surrounding this blockbuster. However, Rosa Salazar‘s terrific performance and Alita as the protagonist are more than enough reasons to make you feel entertained and captivated until the very end. The action is mind-blowing, and I’m not lying when I state that it contains some of the best animated sequences ever. I left the theater frustrated, but I can’t wait to see it again on the big screen. Alita alone deserves that effort. Rating: B+
I did enjoy _Alita_. It was a great big "pkyew-pkyew" sort of a mess, but I did still walk away having had a pretty good time. Unfortunately, both Alita(the character)'s romantic interest and _Alita_(the movie)'s romantic plotline I despised. And this aspect took up **so much** on screen realestate that I could never see my way to giving _Alita_ a glowing score, even if everything else about it had been perfect (it wasn't). An interesting part of the flim though that I also need to touch on is the special effects. They aren't even close to photorealism, but it honestly still totally works, just because there are so many of them. Impressive is the most appropriate word that comes to mind. See, even if the CGI effects don't always sell themselves as reality, the world that they are in fits, it's like how an animated movie doesn't look like real life, but you're still convinced because against its own backdrop, even though maybe they didn't use an actual elephant to play the role of Dumbo, you still believe that he's a real character **in that world**. _Alita's_ sheer abundance of creative, setting driven CGI, blurs the lines between live action and animation, delivering a totally new, unique product. It's just a shame they couldn't have done that in a better, more coheseive (and less bogged down) narrative. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Definitely a Robert Rodriguez movie, but a Robert Rodriguez movie made with that James Cameron money. The world building was incredible. Rosa Salazar, Christophe Waltz, and the rest of the cast do a great job. The technical wizardry, not just with the visual effects but the use of 3-D and IMAX was nothing short of dazzling. The action is exhilarating. I'll also take Motorball over podracing or Quidditch any day. Yes there are problems with the script because James Cameron has never been a strong writer. There is also way too much sequel baiting for my taste. But for a movie like this to come out in a time when all the profitable IPs are getting tedious, Alita Battle Angel was refreshing and tons of fun. Easily the best live action anime film adaptation to date and a kick ass sensory overload. James Cameron, I would rather you devote time to make more Battle Angel and less Avatar.
**Alita: Battle Angel** is an awesome movie. It has great action, an interesting plot, lovable characters, amazing acting by Rosa Salazar and overall it's a wonderful and fun film. It includes some of the best CGI ever created in film. Without a doubt, it is the best manga/anime adaption by Hollywood. I highly recommend this movie. Definitely 10 out of 10.
I'm truly disappointed by critics. I just don't understand their philosophy about entertainment. This movie was a marvelous! Without knowing the source material and quizlet live, it made me interested in this world. I can't wait for the next chapter.
**One not too terrible spoiler** This movie was full of potential. The beginning of the movie was fantastic, full of amazing James Cameronesque world building and attention to detail. Where the movie starts to go down hill is more of a suprise hole in the side walk that this movie fell down, because you don't see it coming. Up to and including the bar fight, the movie was amazing. RIGHT afterward the B team entered the cutting room floor, characters started doing things that went against their motivation, and honestly the least bit of work would have solved that, but none was put forward. It was like that for the entire last half of the movie. I DO hope there is a sequel, I would like to see that. I think it would be better.
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