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Now, now... saying Cara Delevingne is not attractive is a bit of a stretch. I found her super hot in that movie.
Alita's big eyes are probably helping with the uncanney valley rather than hurting. Because when something is so obviously not realistic it's easier to suspend disbelief than when something is just slightly off, which is exactly the problem with the uncanney valley.
I'll watch the movie at some point but can't say I'm stoked about it in any way. Also can't help but feel that they could have just as well used the actual actress face instead of CG. Doubt the movie would have been worse because of that. She's pretty enough and has eyes big enough too. The argument of wanting to properly bring an anime figure to CG is understandable, but then why is everyone else not anime? Is this actually in the original manga? Only Alita looks anime?
It is being made by the same people who made pacific rim uprising
(which has me greatly concerned)
There is a very blatant GUNDAM "easter egg" in Pacific Rim uprising
I this shot a yeager pilot ejects and lands at the feet of a statue
that is clearly not a yeager but indeed a GUNDAM.
I just hope they base it on the GUNDAM 00 timeline with celestial being
and the geo-politics of that future.
Alita, as an anime, was in the original manga. Maybe because she's a 300+ year old cyborg from an Utopian era, now living in a recovering civilisation?
Edit: As for the Valerian movie, I found it unmemorable; good in parts, but generally boring. But then, I still like to watch some of the old B&W classic SciFi that had good stories, like Forbidden Planet that I watched back in the 50's- I even have Metropolis (silent film) on disk.
I saw the staatue in the movie, and figured it was just a tribute to this: https://soranews24.com/2017/09/25/tokyos-new-giant-gundam-anime-robot-statue-is-complete-and-its-awesome【photos】/
I hadn't heard they are working on a live action movie
Harsh.
Somewhat alien looking and a cyborg-look about her. Obviously not human, or only partly so the large eyes are not an issue - considering there are mechanical body parts that are more obvious that isn't surprising.
Whoa! "1 to 1" scale
Unless you're simply playing coy, I believe you are missing the joke. The name of the character is "Alita" ("Gally" in the original Japanese manga and anime), but the first person quoted misspelled the name as "Akita" with a "K" instead of an "L". "Akita" is a breed of dog, so Wiz decided to have a bit of fun with the misspelling.
As Foghorn Leghorn would often say, "That's the joke, son. I keep pitching them at'ja and keep swingin' misses."
Sincerely,
Bill
Alita is a fully CG character. Her hair, clothes, etc... are all CG. If you don't realize that, then I think this movie has passed the uncanny valley test.
I loved this movie, but I'm biased and enjoyed the manga years ago.
The love story angle is mostly forgetable, but the fight sequences were really slick and easy to follow. Thought the story was pretty well handled, and I didn't mind the ambigious ending thanks to all the characterization we got for Alita.
I think the ending was intended to lead into the next (I HOPE!) movie, which would probably include "Headbanger's Ball and Ars Magna" as Alita/Gally strives to be Motorball champion. Given the changes, not sure how they would set up for the next story arc, but it would be easy to do the Barjack Wars. I am hoping they get to go all the way through the second series: "GUNNM Last Order".
For those who are old time fans of the manga, the THIRD series: "Mars Chronicle" is coming out now. It details Gally/Alita's early life, her training under Panzer Kuntz High Warrior Gerta, etc. I will wait until I have them all to read them.
I saw it earlier this evening.
The 12 to 15 yaer wait (whenever I learned James Cameron had acquired the film rights) was NOT in vain. True,story elements were shuffled, some dropped and others not present in the original manga, but overall, I am stunned just how faithful the movie is to the source material! I will definitely purchase the deluxe Blu-Ray when it is released!
Sincerely,
Bill
I haven't seen it yet, but the glitzy "rollerblade" sequence looks like it could betray the overriding themes of the manga. Aren't these folks supposed to be living in a junkyard of Elysium's waste?
Did they have the guts to kill her boyfriend because he wanted to go to Elysium? That was the scene with the most pathos in the manga.
I hope you'll forgive me as I won't publicly answer that second question and possibly "spoil" it for anyone who has not yet seen the movie, at least for several days if not a few weeks.
Sincerely,
Bill
I was introduced to the manga somewhere around 15 years ago, heard Cameron was interested then, and have been waiting ever since. I wasn't amazed by the movie itself, but thought it was good an enjoyed it a lot. I went in worried about 2 things: Being PG-13 instead of R would limit the amount of body horror from the manga, and trying to put 4 books into 1 movie is a stretch. Both those worries were allayed. It worked just fine without the major body-horror, and they did an excellent job of mixing book 3 in with the earlier segments and hinting at book 4.
What they did with Nova will make things a bit awkard tie-ing in later, especially for the Granite Inn.
The line about other flying cities that fell is interesting. While it doesn't hold with the manga, there's also no evidence that it's true. It could easily just be propoganda that the kids think is true. Which I wouldn't put past Melchizedek at all.
I was a bit disapointed that they didn't do more with the plasma fingers, but I guess it made a better visual when paired with the sword.
I brought a friend who knew nothing about Alita. Her favorite character was Murdock, which I can't disagree with.
Doing a bit of casual research, it appears my wait was closer to 16 years. It was in 2003 that James Cameron stated his intention to adapt the property.
I remember when the manga was first translated into English and distributed in the U.S. by VIZ. I didn't purchase the individual issues at that time, instead, waiting several years to start collecting the compendiums. I also can't remember if I saw the one-shot anime before or after I purchased the first couple of collected volumes. But I do know I was a fan of the material by 2003 when Cameron announced his plans because my reaction was something akin to, "H3LL, yeah, baby!"
Sincerely,
Bill
I did harbor a long-time 'what if' of Cameron teaming up with Wheadon for Alita, as the character type is his specialty.
Jokes only work if the audience understand the references; I don't, as although I watch/read anime/manga occasionally, I haven't with Alita. It does, however, look, like an interesting story, so I probably will.
Yes, one could argue this is effectively a "PR stunt", but it still gave me the "warm fuzzies"...or that might just be the tribble stuffed in my shorts.
Sincerely,
Bill
Wow, that's cool. Though before I looked more closely at the picture my thought was "Oh, a teaser of Lou Collins from a sequel." - Which would be cool in a different way.
I finally got to see this the other night and I absolutely loved it. I felt like I was eight years old watching a movie on a Saturday night, a rarity with movies nowadays for me. I used up my other two movies for the week from AMC on Happy Death Day 2U and the Prodigy, but if Alita's still playing in IMAX this weekend, I'm going to go see it again in that format. It was truly inspiring at what we can do moviemaking wise now.
Saw this this week - loved it.
I haven't read the original Manga so I don't know how it would be for a fan of that, but as a live-action manga/anime-style in general I thought it was great. The set design and the cinematography really brought that style to life.
The CGI is still CGI but it works well within the world and unless you're really looking for it, you won't notice. Alita herself doesn't trigger any uncanny-valley feelings for me, perhaps because she's supposed to look like that.
Motorball looks like fun (like a high-speed rollerball on a larger track...with cyborgs) and those sequences were good too.
A fair bit of telling for the world-building - and a need for a sequel or two to get a real conclusion - are the only downsides I can think of.
There's plenty of great material for sequels! The Motorball championships, the Barjack wars, and in the second series (Gunnm: Last Order), the space sector team combat championships (which is a cover for the real mission), and Gally/Alita in the Imaginos body.
Went watch it last night with my son. Great movie. Can easily see this being a trilogy if it makes enough money at the box office..
I saw Alita Battle Angel and loved the movie wholeheartedly. As the character was nonhuman to begin with the whole “uncanny valley” thing was a non issue as I never expected her to look completely human in the first place. Actually I thought her first “body” ( the beautifully decorated ceramic-ish one) was very pretty.