Please share this video like wildfire, everybody. The more people see this movie the more likely we'll see Alita's journey continue in a sequel. And when you're all done here, consider also checking out the review by MB. He brought up some great points, too. th-cam.com/video/iWwHtMAj_pI/w-d-xo.html
Hi Nick, I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your content, I seem to like alot of the same things as you do. I am also on the autism spectrum myself and I can really relate to you. I especially like lego rewind since i'm a collector. I'm also writing sci fi story, Imagine Steven universe with Battle angel Alita and just a touch of Black panther. Anyhow, I'm getting of track. The way you make your videos just feels right. I guess what I'm trying to say is.. I've met some different people on the spectrum, but you sound and act the most like me. And I just wanted to say: Thank you for being you.... Wow that sounded better in my mind. Nevermind I said that. Hope to see more of you, maybe when my story is finished and out there we could maybe.... do a crossover ?... Probably not. Good luck with planet ripple. Toodles.
respectful with the source material, maintained the distinctive look of characters, style and genre, well acted, cool VFXs... is by no means an oscar contender... but goddamn it is it a good adaptation! is this movie the starting point of a new hollywood tendency? changing superheroes movies for anime/manga movies? i don't know... but as long as they do it like this i'm ok, hope they never do a DBE again.
Super Review Nick ! Bravo ! I thought I was the only one thinking that this is the best movie since LOTR...LOL. BTW I never read the manga. I will keep it that way in hopes of 2 more sequels.
“That unfiltered ugly rawness is why we like it. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.” Well said. Lots of critics say the storyline is convoluted, mess and all over the place but to me it exactly the opposite. The chaos is what give life to its world building. There’s no straight line, instead you move like pinball toward the ‘goal’. Plus from the beginning Alita never give the viewers the goal to begin with. She wakes up a clean slate and journey to find herself. That sequel-bait is part of her path as she moves along. She wasn’t forced to defeat Nova, it’s her choice.
Exactly. We're just feeling our way around her world with her. They could've made Ido the audience surrogate observing her, but SHE'S the audience surrogate, we see the messed up world through her perspective, her eyes, and that filter is intense.
i waited 25 years for this movie. twenty. five. years. a quarter of a century. and, oh. it was *worth* it. a quick comment on your "scrapyard too clean" moment: in the manga, the scrapyard is located at the border between kansas and missouri. but Cameron picked up on the fact that zalem, (spoiler!) is the base of a space elevator and so, as such, needs to be located near the equator. thus the zalem in this movie is located near where Panama City is. so Rodriguez took that idea and brightened the color palette with latin american color schemes. thus, the city seems less gritty than the manga. i mean, let's face it: latin american colors are far more bright and vibrant than anything kansas city has to offer. Σd(･ε･´d)★
That's interesting, and equator type positions make sense for a space elevator yeah. Those are the easiest to do for sure. Though technically you'd actually end up more towards Ecuador or so then Panama to be truly on the equator, it's still Latin America though so it changes nothing. Though getting out of Panama means you don't have to be close to a sea and can find some drier areas more easily as well. Which probably helps keep the setting look a bit more the same climate wise. Though if one wants to be 'really' technical on it, we've since evolved our ideas on space elevators a bit. And it's possible to offset them to a moderate level if you really wanted to for some reason. It does mean the cable has to be even stronger then the ridiculous level of strength it already needs. And you really need the ground link then to keep things in position, else obviously the floating end would swing towards the equator once unhooked. Which could have some painful catastrophic effects if that's a long ways off.
@@saurabhshivamverma4192 i am as old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth. oh, and i vividly remember watching original B&W broadcasts of 鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atomu or "Astro Boy" as it's known in the West. yes, i'm *that* old. (*´罒`*)
Saw this Movie 4 times. Probably going to go back for round 5 at some point. I've never read the manga or watched the anime. I absolutely loved this film. fuck me it's good.
I've seen it three times and i had never heard of this manga before but after seeing it once I've read though all of the first series and i'm halfway though the second and i really really want them to make a squeal!
Alita needs our help, i don't know about you, but I WANT A SEQUEL ALITA2, they are suffering from low box office because of unfair critics, thus ruining their chance for a sequel,please save them, spread the word,please,im begging for a sequel
@@afterall6418 I was begging for a sequel, alita is the kind of film you must try in order to love.that's why i was worried, she doesn't have big brand names like marvel there, so that's why i was spreading the word. To help them, even for a little bit
@@bramsatyosupri2705 I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it that much, but thank you for trying though, i personally think it was great, and still wishes for a sequel.
Dreenyks yeah I really think this movie is going to be a lot bigger in the east, China especially. Seems like exactly the type of film that’s popular there.
I've watched it 2 times,, going to watch a 3rd time on Wednesday. Each time I'm taking different people with me.... Gotta make this a hit. I want the sequel and other movies within this genre
I'm with you. I've seen it twice and I'm going back a third time this weekend. I've been harping (verb- to speak or write in a persistent and tedious manner) to people about this movie because I also want to see a sequel. We should know if it will be possible in the next few weeks when Asia's revenue numbers are in. 🤞 FINGERS!!!
I hope and pray Alita does well not only as a film, but I hope the Manga and Anime spread, too. It is about time that the film industry in America gets influenced by Japanese media and storytelling. That way, Anime and Manga adaptations can keep what made them so good, and not be numbed down for people who don't know art when they see it. We NEED more films like Alita, ones that try something new and different, along with directors and writers who care deeply for the source material.
@@REDARROW_A_Personal There was talk around a live action Bubblegum Crisis, but obviously, nothing came out of it You should check out AnimEigo's website & archived material on archive.org if you're interested in archived materials pertaining to old series. Including Bubblegum Crisis Akira live action is still on hold. There's a new anime series from the creator being made though
Alita Battle Angel. It is not just a movie folks. It's a journey. A journey that you yourself are probably still going on. I went to see the movie with ABSOLUTELY ZERO KNOWLEDGE WHATSOEVER ABOUT 'BATTLE ANGEL ALITA' (The manga and anime) and it's universe. Heck, I only know about the movie because it popped up in my Facebook feed. I didn't even know anything about it. But upon watching it to the end, the movie sparks crazy amount of fun and endless inspiration. The storyline, the settings, the portrayal of the movie, albeit being somewhat rushed (to me anyway) it is pure beauty. Everything went extremely smooth (The sequel baiting works too, in my opinion) But what captures me the most is how the movie is closely relatable to life. We are born in this world as a clean slate and we journeyed our way in this world, learning, winning, failing, breaking and emerging stronger. We had dreams, we have lessons. We have ambitions and goals. We have love interest. Heck I even cried straight during the cable scene. We grow up. We emerged stronger, more resilient, and more experienced than we used to be before. This movie has a very deep relation to life. Excellent movie. Really want to have the sequels to this movie.
when a writer, actor, or director says this movie is for the fans. this is a perfect example of that. (not that dceu bullshit the actors and directors kept spouting)
On a side note, it took $43 million on long weekend domestically, which for $170 Million movie is not good however the International Market took home a shocking $94 million (usually international does half of the domestic market) so $137 million in opening weekend so clearly internationally it spoke to people, and those numbers doesn't include Japan or China as they open next weekend. I think we will all get that wish and see the next movie if those numbers hold up...
sunnyeren If movies are resounding better with people internationally rather than in the US then why aren't people reevaluating how we judge movies so harshly before they come out or westernize them when it could be those things obscuring our eyes from having beautiful works of art.
@@Yellowdigigod I wish I knew, sometimes it's business or even government has agendas or they think what people want. But it's never been about that, what matters if the film is good and entertaining. That is extremely hard to get right, you have writers, actors, the camera men the DOP the director, the sound engineer and editor... So many variables so many points of failure where a film can go wrong. And now you have militant fans who aren't helping, and companies and their focus groups... When millions of dollars on the line of course the risk is higher but rewards can be just as high. As for these angry Men bitching about SJW complaining about social issues in their entertainment. Are you kidding me? Sci-Fi from the early days or golden age after WW2 had moral messages and lessons. Don't tell me you're sick of messages when at the same freaking time Star Trek in the 60's had dealt with issues like interracial relations first interracial kiss anyone? Look at any sci-fi in the last 50 years and you see moral or philosophical question facing society then. As for trying or bad-mouthing a movie like the whole situation with Captain Marvel, honestly I hope it good I don't care about politics or issues I just want to see a good movie preachy or moral or not. Because that all that matters to me good story good entertainment. And yes Aliya awesome...that all should matter.. all movies TV whatever if you don't like their message then change the channel or skip the movie..
People need to fire those so called critics cuz they suck at their job... at this point they're basically just guessing whether a film is going to be good or not, and lets not forget about the politics they involve in every review they do
@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 I find more and more I am skipping professional critics and going for small time reviewers . One reviewer I watch is like me a nerdish geek who likes movies, there was so many out there that aren't paid and don't have a film degree who likes what we like and following them makes more sense
I find it tremendously hypocritical of critics to shame Alita for having a shallow plot and leading up to a sequel, when Marvel superhero movies don't get the same treatment when they use a shallow plot to drive the action. And these movies don't just lead up to a sequel, they place themselves within a messy web of intertwined plots across franchises. There is nothing inherently wrong with having a shallow plot or leading up to sequels, except if it's a franchise critics don't know or understand, it seems.
@@all4god650 Well it's the old "my ding dong looks different then your ding dong. There must be something wrong with you" style of human brain function. Sadly, through the years, it didn't stay in kindergarden but grew into politics and mass-culture. If Alita is not PC, then I don't give a fuck about PC - go and try to force me without becoming a hypocrite!
Exactly. They can't shame the giants for fear, but try to step on the ants all the time. Also, the Battle Angel/Gunmm manga was there since the 90s and faithfully adapted to the screen which means when they judge it they are judging a creation from the 90s with today's standards and saying "adapt or die away, be forgotten as if you have not existed". Just because you don't like a work it won't die away. There are those of us who would like to see more of this...Sheesh what a time to live in having to type in these.
Just watched this movie and thought it was great! There were like 20 other people in there,it would have been packed if Dewayne Johnson or Marky Mark were in it.The general public doesnt like good things,they like mindless things because they can relate.
Wow.. this is by far the best and most indepth review of Alita's movie I've ever seen. Coming from someone who know this manga is certainly more believable than those who simply gave negative opinion on the movie without understanding how the manga was written. Great job Nick!
I never see movies more than twice in theaters, however for just how well this movie was made I had to go see it again. You mentioned how bias you are about this movie and how this review definitely reflects that, to which, I think that's how a good, true review should be. I rather know and learn from the review of someone who already understands and knows this universe to get a good comparison from the original. I imagine most people who knew something about Alita before this movie will/have probably loved it, and for those who I've noticed only mentioning the eyes being a little bit off putting, I'm sure a sequel will address any oddities and will be better than the first. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with the eyes, they did an amazing job and from many sources of what I've read online, there are 9 million polygons in just one of Alita's iris... It really shows how much effort and detail they put into this character for the big screen and I love it so much.
I went from never having heard of Alita before seeing the first trailer to actually being pretty hyped about it just because of your videos. I'd love to see more of this type of video! :)
I was so bummed that Jashugan didn't get his moment in the movie. I'm not sure if it got cut due to not properly fitting in the movie or what. Hopefully there are some deleted scenes where he has dialogue with Alita.
Yeah, I thought of this as a little taste for people who know him of what to come in a second movie, I did not expect him to even be there at all as the big motorball games are yet to come:) Also I never realised he was black when reading the manga lol.
Saw the movie today and you can feel the care and passion went into this movie. While you talked a lot about the details and the movie really did follow pretty closely too me they nailed the central theme: who are you? What's your place in this life? What defines you? It nailed all those points and I think people are more open to this kind of story due to all the super hero movies if the past decade. My favorite line is when Hugo said "your the most human person I know" just dang that hit me hard.
If a sequel does get made, I want to see it cover the Zapan's Revenge arc. Personally, its my favorite arc of the original series, since it changes Alita's life in jaw-dropping, irreparable ways and solidifies Nova as the series' villain. It would make for one hell of a sequel!
I has to be. They've set up Zapan's arc so well with the face-tearing and all. Plus in the final scene we can clearly see that she got rid of her berserker body and his using a more modest motorball one. All the pieces are in place to get Volume 4, 5 and maybe the beginning of 6 as a cliffhanger as the sequel. I can't wait for it.
@@lucasgill7819 I was thinking the same thing not too long after posting my comment there. That would be cool to see Jashugan fleshed beyond his cameo. :) I'd also love to see them include Alita's interest in music. ;)
Seeing how they skipped her motorball arc, I'm hoping we'd at least get to see some flashbacks and most importantly, Jashugan. He's too awesome to be left out like that. I like how even in Zapan's arc it sets up Nova as series "villain", it doesn't polarise him and say "here's the biggest evil, go take him down" but it's just that a lot of things go wrong is caused by him... accidentally. He's not malicious, he just does thing "FOR SCIENCE". He doesn't even know what's going to happen from doing that to Gally's berserker body and that's why I love him - he's just crazy. A shame his character is toned down a fair bit, I hope we get to see his hammy side in future film if we ever get one.
@@GreyMASTA I agree, Zapan would be great villain, with unfinished business. 1 Note though, I think that (in the movie adaptation), Its still her berserker body, that has self adapted to motor ball competent version of itself. Could be wrong.
I never knew about Alita before your about-video. And watching the movie, I loved it, and hope the sequels will be made and other anime adaptations will take the same risks.
T H I S . . . I was actually mesmerized by this review... because it completely encapsulates exactly everything I had thought about it at first viewing! Gonna see it again soon and am buying the BD for sure. This is a great review so much so that I subscribed and fav'd the video! love you man, take care.
There are a few movies in my life time that we’re good enough to go back to the Movies and rewatch it. If you guys are tired of the studios remaking the same crap over and over again then we should support these films. How many times do the studios have to remake a Spider-Man movie and do they have to make a movie of every super hero out there. Hands down one of the best movies out there. Go watch it.
To be frank, I am done watching Marvel and DC movies in the theatre, due mostly to biased bullshit spewed out by critics seeking to crush startup franchises like Alita. I will watch End Game in IMAX, but that will be my last one, all others are gonna get the TPB treatment and I will spend that money watching movies like Alita 3-6 times in theater.
So I've seen it 3 times so far. First on January 31st on a special Dolby 3D screening. Second time yesterday in IMAX 3D. Today in Real 3D. I highly recommend seeing it in IMAX 3D. It makes a huge difference.
You being emotionally invested in the movie, given your history with the series, makes me see you as the perfect reviewer (not someone dismissible due to bias), since you have the potential to be it's harshest critic and judge it not only as a movie, but as an adaptation.
It's crazy to see this movie finally see the light of day! I actually first found out about the Battle Angel manga through the videos you made way back in 2012 or something.
Didn't know about battle angle until the movie. Very interesting hearing how close they got it to the comics, I've never read any of them but if there like the movie they must be good. I really hope they make a second movie. I loved finding out about how she was basically a space warrior for the loosing side and that it seems like the wrong side won the war.
@Thy Huynh he also gave _Her_ a 10/10. I'm surprised he gave _Three Billboards_ a score that high, I thought him of all people would recognize the hollow souless Oscar bait that movie was.
Why does a movie need to tie up every loose end? If I could tie up every loose end in my life every day, that'd be amazing, but that would be a very boring life. Setting up for events that will occur after the movie, whether there is a second movie or not, makes it feel like there is a universe outside of what we see, it makes it feel like the world is alive. Time moves on, the characters move on. They're still going somewhere. We're seeing a snippit out of a character's life, not the entire history of the universe. This also fuels the imagination, as it gives things to speculate on and about, even if no answer will ever come. It is something that I found to be beautiful in many French movies which are often open-ended. Many movies I've seen that simply tie everything up just makes me go "and then nothing ever happened ever again. The end." And on top of that, not every loose end needs to be tied up in the sequels, or ever. There's plenty of myseries in our lives that we'll never solve, why do movie characters need to be any different? Of course, loose ends can be annoying because you don't know the answer, we all strive for an answer, however I feel like people have just gotten too lazy to imagine things of their own, and that's simply... sad. So it's good to hear this movie dares to tease. But, yeah. I think that's it for my rant. Good review and insights as always, Nick!
Tying up loose ends is just nice. You don’t want to always be left hanging, you want the character ark to be complete and/or the characters moving on to the next chapter of their life. You want to see Loki, that we first saw as that hungry child always trying to gain his fathers approval and was always in the shadow of the confident Thor and who found out he was adopted finally accept himself and die protecting the one he loathed. You want to see iron man, that started off as an egotistical arms dealer that couldn’t care one bit about another persons life and would easily use up 10 human shields give up his life, now so much stronger. You want to see Steve Rogers, originally the small kid from Brooklyn that could barely stand up against the pathetic school bully standing up against the strongest creature in the galaxy and not only that, LEADING an army of thousands and then finally getting to be old and achieving that dream. It’s about tying up the first ‘big’ phase and chapter in MCU history and opening up to another. Life isn’t always being tidied up but at the end, in order to get a job and start your life in the real world, you have to pack up your college/high school suitcases.
Thank you for making this. Dont worry Nick, sometimes being emotional invested can be good😊,I also felt it after I watched the movie. I felt I wanted to talk about it with someone,anyone who has understood the story.I got introduced to this story because of the movie. I immediately knew that the movie was a live action from a manga(anime) from the way she looked the first time. This movie could be the foundation for future live action anime movies.
You nailed it: "sleeper hit". No one saw that coming except you. It's been amazing to watch the fan base keep growing months after Alita left the theaters.
I have been posting your first Alita video everywhere people are talking about this movie. Your stuff on the topic is just that good. On the movie itself: I forgot, "never trust a trailer." But I did, and I walked into this movie expecting to give it 5 out 5 for visuals and 0 of 5 for mutilating the plot of my favorite Cyberpunk story of all time. I walked out, 8 of 10 total. Jezus. Cam and Rod somehow managed to hit EVERY SINGLE high point in the first 3 volumes of the Japanese manga (comic book), even if they had to cram in exposition and suffer some really melodramatic dialogue in the process. At first, a lot of the set up left a bad taste in my mouth, but as the movie progressed, I started to see how Cameron's interpretation of the source material was fitting together to tell the story. I saw new takes on loved and hated characters, and while some of the new takes fell flat (Hugo), others I was expecting to fall flat instead stood up proud (Vector)! All in all, the most successful attempt at a manga to live action film I've ever experienced... Flaws and all.
I never heard about the original manga, and I purposefully avoided trailers, so I went to see this movie with no expectations. And boy oh boy, did I absolutely love it! I really hope it does great enough for the sequel. Might check out the manga in the meantime
Great review Nick! My wife and I saw an Alita early screening in IMAX 3D on 01/31 and we saw it again yesterday, again in IMAX 3D... because yeah, we enjoyed it that much! I will definitely get the Blue Ray, and hopefully there will be a directors cut! Everyone else please go and support this move!!
Speaking from someone who has barely any knowledge about Alita besides the fact that it's a manga, I think one of the strenghts of this movie (saw it yesterday si it's quite fresh on my mind) is that it was made for both types of people : the fans and the people who had no idea of what it was. There are so many examples of media products that are made only for a specific target that seeing stuff made for both is kind of rare. It's quite a marvel to see so many recent movies doing this thing like Aquaman, Into the Spiderverse, Alita and (hopefully) the next Lego Movie. This is also why I think Insomniac's Spider-man game is one of the best games of last year, it's that perfect blend that you can enjoy in any shape or form.
great video . Alita Battle Angel movie is so much fun, I've seen it twice so far. :) I'd recommend seeing it in 3d. You can see *inside* the cyborg bodies and see the mechanisms making them move, it's really cool.
I've recently started reading the Battle Angel manga. I've been really enjoying it for the reasons you've laid out in this video, Nick. Sadly, because college loves to constantly get in the way of any enjoyment I want to pursue in my life, I've held off on seeing this movie until Tuesday, a day I don't go to school on. Hearing that this movie is sincere to its source material is great too, since we need more movie adaptations to do that. That's one of the reasons I love the Marvel Cinematic Universe films so much. Say what you want about them, but I get the feeling that the people working on those movies really care about what they're making. To me, one of the worst things an adaptation can be is afraid or cynical of what they're adapting. That's why I despise Dragon Ball Evolution so much. They took everything Dragon Ball was known for, and spat in its face. It's unrecognizable. Seeing that Alita has avoided this trapping is fantastic. I hope this movie does well enough to justify a sequel. By then, I should be a bigger fan than I am now, since I'm only on Volume 7 of the manga. Glad to hear you enjoyed the movie as much as you did, Nick.
Hub Pie. You said it and thank you for your comment. I felt Alita was sort of making people come out of their comfort zone as in movies that we are not used to too, well at least to a certain degree. I wouldn't say it was perfect but it has given people a new perspective towards movie,especially anime adaptation. I feel anime/manga/marvel/dc/harry potter and many more has given opportunities for people who grew up with them,to see things in many perspectives and with passion😊.
I saw the movie 3 times thats how good it was to me it gave me this happiness that I wished ready player one had given me. Its what Ghost in the Shell should have been
@@RokuroCarisu dude... don't disgrace the creation of the God of Manga... Astro Boy has been around longer than any of us.. even before that movie they gave him or his anime, so if you think it's Idea came from Alita look again.
Lol i just realized that LOL probably got their inspiration of zaun and piltover from the alita manga Even elsword's elysion and atlas station, the tube where they transport diceon cubes came to mind when i saw the alita anime movie
This might be the best review of the movie I've seen so far. Great work! As a huge fan of the manga(s) for over a decade I was thrilled they got so much right. The deviations from the original material were never severe enough to piss me off, and I think they absolutely nailed the personality of Alita herself. I rather liked the absence of Nova, because his presence was still felt throughout the film - like an untouchable evil, always avoiding direct confrontation, just like in the early parts of the manga.
Dude. I just want to say thank you. When the first trailer for this dropped i started looking for videos about the source material and i stumbled upon your first video. Thank you for introducing my favorite protagonist in anything I have read, watched or played. I have read the entire series 3 times and will read it again. Seriously a masterpiece im happy to have had the pleasure of experiencing
Nick, I just want to say thank you for introducing me to this franchise. I'm not sure if I will see this in theaters (for reasons of schedule) but I will check out the manga, and I will check this out when it comes out on home media. This is the type of wild, crazy, imaginative Sci-fi that I crave, and again I can't thank you enough for putting Alita and her world on my radar.
Oh my, someone like me who heard about Alita all those years ago. I was still in university when I heard James Cameron bought the rights. I remember being extremely excited. I also remember, like you... Leaving it for a long while. It's been a long journey hasn't it brother? :)
Really enjoyed the video, I saw the movie myself (loved it), and became a fan after seeing it. Thank you for adding some extra backstory to a great movie/manga.
I can't wait to see it! I was quite skeptical about the big eyes, but I realized that it is almost impossible to act with the expressiveness of an anime/manga character without looking awkward.
It's like you made this review for me - thank you so much! I've been collecting the manga since it first came out in the US, and your review covers the movie from a level of awareness and perspective that no other critic comes remotely close to.
I was excited for this movie, but your original video that I found in a deep youtube rabbit hole a year ago made me count the days. Initially, I thought that some of the acting was rough, specifically around Hugo and his relationship with Alita. I'm still not totally sold on his character, but after thinking about it more, I agree 100% with what you had to say. They wanted it to feel cringey and even slightly creepy, that's the point. Rushed teen love. I've been there and relate a lot to it. The more and more I think about this movie, the more and more I love it, even if it does definitely have some faults. I enjoyed it in the moment but will probably see it a 2nd time in IMAX. Just ordered the complete edition on Amazon and looking forward to this being my first manga. Hopefully Last Order and Mars Chronicles will be my 2nd and 3rd. Thank you for giving me the added perspective to truly enjoy this franchise; Alita has gained a new fan due in part to your videos.
This video was amazing, Alita was amazing. I've never even heard about the manga or the anime or anything about Gunnm for that matter and as soon as I saw this movie poster for Alita Battle Angel I knew I was going to like it, I don't even know why. I watched every second of this video, I agreed and related to almost everything you've said. For everyone that hasn't seen Alita Battle Angel please go see it so we can get a sequel, again I never knew anything about Alita until I saw the movie poster and watched the movie and I fell in love instantly.
I love your review of this movie and your pre-review in an earlier video. You have some great insight!! Our family loves action movies and my all-time favorite movie is AVATAR. I recently watched an interview with James Cameron talking about him lending his AVATAR crew to this movie to make it happen. I got the movie last week and our family watched it, knowing nothing about it. I know... don't hate us for our lack of knowledge of Alita. I just wanted you to know that we didn't have to know anything about it beforehand to fall in love with Alita and appreciate the story. We got to the end of the movie not knowing it was 3 hours long (I just heard that here from YOU! :D) and we all wanted MORE!! This mom of two girls needs to read these books now! Just saying, I'm probably not the target audience, but I'm totally in on anything Alita from now on. :)
When I first saw the trailer I said to myself "cool, another scifi scrapyard movie" and decided I would probably watch it. But then. after seeing your first video about alita, I knew this was different, a deep story so to speak. I went to watch it with a very low expectation because adaptations tend to mess it up, but maaan, was I wrong. I was expecting nothing more than a cyberpunk eye candy, but loved the characters, I loved the effects, I loved the action. A few months ago I had no idea this was based on manga, but now after seeing it I have already spoiled myself binge-reading the Alita wiki and can't wait to get the sequel (If it comes to happen). Hell, I might even buy the manga at this point. Thank you for making and sharing these videos, just as you said the movie was made by fans, I can notice how much you love these things and how much effort you put into them.
It's funny, I don't think people grasp just how many of their favorite movies and other cyberpunk media since the 90s have BORROWED from Battle Angel. In a way, it's not "another scrapyard movie," it's the original scrapyard movie.
Watched this movie twice already. During the 2nd time I was watching it, it was barely starting and I was doing my best to contain my tears. The characters in this movie connects to you in a strange way, well at least for me. They did such a magnificent job with this movie. Going to see it multiple more times until they stop showing it.
Saw the movie this weekend and absolutely loved it! I've been looking on the internet and your review is one of the best I've seen! I'm seeing it again today and I will see it a couple more times before it goes out of theater guaranteed!
Excellent video. It's always nice to see someone else that loves something as much as yourself. I've wasn't as positive about this movie because I've seen too many live-action adaptations go horribly wrong. I walked out of the theater with a grin while making plans to see it again in 3D. I was particularly pleased that they included those elements from the manga. You were exactly right, this was a film made by fans and you can feel it when you watch it.
I totally get what you're saying about you enjoying movies that a lot of people don't like. I watched Alita and I was like: "I get this, I get what they're going for." The movie is so sincere! And thank you for your thoughts on why the movie is being attacked critically. I'm so flabbergasted at what some people have said. To the haters: f*** your mercy!!!
This movie connected to me i saw alot of connections between scrapyard and the skycity and america and mexico how mexico barely has any police and the corruption and how evil rule over this city and the only way to make it to the skycity was to be good at sports just like real life
DarynLuna they’re not wrong: the movie needs so much work in the writing, but on average the characters are endearing despite the melodrama and the actors do great work with a shallow, lazy screenplay
@@hellfish2309 the thing is (and Nick even said it) GUNNM is 29 years old. This is one of those incredibly important, influential works that inspired plenty of what we've seen in the last 20+ years. Like the Wachowskis were influenced by Ghost in the Shell to make The Matrix, GUNNM's no doubt had a hand in plenty of later works... the easiest one to identify being Cameron's own Dark Angel. But yes, the strong/compelling/diverse female lead was totally a thing in Japanese writing with far more prevalence than Western counterparts back then. The mid 80s to early 90s gave us Iria, Gally (Alita/Yoko), Motoko Kusanagi/Aramaki, Deunan Knute, Leona Ozaki (Tank Police), Lt. Emma Sheen (Gundam Zeta), the Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis & Crash, Rally Vincent & Minnie May Hopkins (Gunsmith Cats)... comics, anime and manga have influenced PLENTY of modern works - it's just taken a few decades to really hit Hollywood as viable stories to tell, as the industry has gotten more and more risk averse. And as far as GUNNM, it's a completely original world. There's nothing else like it. It's a masterpiece, and there aren't many of those. You've got Berserk, GUNNM, BLAME!, Gantz, GitS, and I dunno... possibly Parasyte. I only read a bit of it when I used to get MixxZine in the mid 90s. I might even put Negima on that list, as that's a wonderful ride I took for about 10 years.
Thank you, Nick, for these talks. As the person, for whom Alita was great part of my childhood, I really counted, what will result from Cameron's movie. And I am happy to hear, that not only myself needs these sequels really bad...
Didn't watch this review yet, but watch movie in theatre yesturday. Enjoyed it! But I am here to thank you for your first video on the subject, it was somewhat of preparation for Alita and I love being prepared before watch my movies.
I have been waiting for your reaction ever since I saw it myself. You were the person who gave me hope for the movie after I wasn’t too impressed by the teaser - I’m glad to say that I feel the exact same way. I absolutely loved it, give or take my few critiques. I went with a friend who had never read it, and she was so immersed in it that she cried several times - I just sat there in awe, recognizing my favorite quotes and imagery and freaking out. It is amazing to see something you love so much be treated with so much respect.
Hey Nick... Thank you... As fan I think I was looking for confirmation, can't deny that, and listening to other reviews I was starting to believe that I've saw a totally different movie... But then yours come out on my feed and since I loved your first video about Alita, didn't think twice and came right to listen to you, again thanks, and sorry for the redundancy and bad English, greetings from Mexico.
I watched this movie 4 times already, and will probably go for a 5th time, I had never before seen the same movie 4 times in theater in my entire life until now with alita, great movie 🎥 🍿
your passion for this series is refreshing. alot of stuff ends up defining us as a person early on (for myself, Armitage and Robocop) and its rather pleasing to see that you were able to get something that did your passion justice. I felt pretty good after listening to you talking about how happy it made you. its a nice change from the rest of the internet
I can't understand for the life of me why people have problems with movies setting up for a sequel!!! and then they also complain about a movie being too long!! and then they complain about lack of character development too ( do they even know how that comes to be?). Its like they want all the information, development and story in a predetermined time which they have approved as acceptable (probably around 2hrs) ; its absolutely ridiculous.
I saw the movie today, based on your recommendation in a sense. While I haven’t seen the OVA or read the manga, I can say from the movie alone, I want more. I want to see where the story goes, I want to see Alita grow and what things are in store for her. Also poor Hugo, the Nurse I felt like could have in a sense played a supportive aunt figure, and it bothered me how little lines she got. However the action, the story, setting. I want more dang it!
I ignored a call from my girlfriend to watch this. Very well done. I appreciate your efforts on this. Also, just another thought: my girlfriend really enjoyed this film, but being black... it did bother her how (once again) the black female character in this, Dr. Ido’s nurse... is exactly how you said. It’s like what was the point of even having her there? It does seem like a small slap in the face to African American females. So many black females love anime, but they never really get a character they can fully identify with. All in all, I completely agree with all you said. My two biggest issues with the film were Hugo, and Dr. Ido’s nurse.
Excellent review. Saw it over the weekend with the wife. Neither of us had any expectations and both of us loved it. Theater was packed too, which gives me hope that word of mouth may save the film from the critics.
I think that the book with the title "100 Things To See Before You Die" should have new edition with the title " 101 Things To See Before You Die " simply because they need to ad "ALITA - BATTLE ANGEL" ...
Saw it today and plan to see it again. I saw it in 3D and it was perfectly done. The theater was nearly empty though.. I hope they make enough money to make the next movie!
I really appreciate your analysis even throught I don't understand at 100%, this movie makes me read the manga and it really has a soul. Expecially the acting and the sincerity of Rosa Salazar who gives us a beautifull and respectfull representation of Alita . And I will see it for the third time tommorow ! Love from a french bro
YES! YOU MADE ANOTHER ONE! :D Hello there! I hear you remember me^^ thank you!! 1. I LOVE THE MOVIE!! 2. Same thoughts on the "prejudice", I don't think I can ever watch this movie without seeing the manga overlays in certain images. Or forget the background I have with it while watching ^^ 3. Thank you for noticing Jashugan.... I have no idea why they changed him so drastically or where they're going with him now. But he has to be the one develop Alita's martial art by being the wall she crashes upon. Now I'm thinking they move away from her improving her bodies and martial art skills and focus the story more on: memory recovery/mystery unravel and finding/losing her way in life through it. Just a theory. Off to watching it for the 3rd time now^^ More later! And keep it up!! You really have a refreshing straight forward style for explaining things:)
Nick, I can really feel the love you have for this material by the way you phrased this movie review. I wish more people were that respectful when discussing a movie to not have to make a basic spoiler rant. The way you handle spoilers was awesome. For example if there isn't a way to not spoil [something about cables] then hey, don't discuss that particular part, nicely done. I appreciated the review and as someone new to the material who was turned off by the zeitgeist chatter afterwards I'll give the movie a try. I do so love manga from the 80s-90s, Bebop, Akira, GiTS, etc... Well done.
Got to see it in theaters today, and Ah! I'm still full joy! It's as wonderful as I hoped, and I love it! You're not imagining it, the characters are well done and it's really something. As litmus tests to how it can work for new watchers (although not remotely new to anime tropes mind you, if that matters) Neither my spouse nor my youngest brother had read anything from the Battle Angel manga, but they both absolutely loved it. They felt like it was a really solid really good action film, with a really great protagonist-- and it bloody well is!
Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this 2 part video. I just watched the movie last Sunday and am currently obsessing. After watching your videos feel like I am ready to read the manga and appreciate where this character came from.
i saw the anime years ago... right after a bad breakup... it saved my life, because Alita gave me HOPE. I survived, bought all 9 books, and well... try - still - to live by her ideals and honesty. We can relate because we're human and through the books, we get to heal and grow With her. I'd pause the anime movie during some scenes, and draw the pictures... /HUG
I'd never heard of this series prior to the movie, but after seeing it, I immediately started researching it when I got home and watched the OVAs. The movie was so badass I wanted to get more invested into the story and see what it was all about! I'm going to see it again in hopes it does well enough to have some sequels. I've told just about everyone I know to go see it haha.
You hit the nail on the head with this review. Great job. Seriously. I didn’t even read the mangas, but you still managed to explain to me why I loved this movie even after watching it twice so much.
Please share this video like wildfire, everybody. The more people see this movie the more likely we'll see Alita's journey continue in a sequel. And when you're all done here, consider also checking out the review by MB. He brought up some great points, too. th-cam.com/video/iWwHtMAj_pI/w-d-xo.html
Hi Nick, I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your content, I seem to like alot of the same things as you do. I am also on the autism spectrum myself and I can really relate to you. I especially like lego rewind since i'm a collector. I'm also writing sci fi story, Imagine Steven universe with Battle angel Alita and just a touch of Black panther. Anyhow, I'm getting of track. The way you make your videos just feels right. I guess what I'm trying to say is.. I've met some different people on the spectrum, but you sound and act the most like me. And I just wanted to say: Thank you for being you.... Wow that sounded better in my mind. Nevermind I said that. Hope to see more of you, maybe when my story is finished and out there we could maybe.... do a crossover ?...
Probably not.
Good luck with planet ripple. Toodles.
I'm just... not much of a crossover guy. Always had trouble wrapping my brain around most of them.
@@NickonPlanetRipple Yeah, I was kinda being sarcastic anyway.
I know that could never happen.
Keep up the good work.
respectful with the source material, maintained the distinctive look of characters, style and genre, well acted, cool VFXs... is by no means an oscar contender... but goddamn it is it a good adaptation!
is this movie the starting point of a new hollywood tendency? changing superheroes movies for anime/manga movies? i don't know... but as long as they do it like this i'm ok, hope they never do a DBE again.
Super Review Nick ! Bravo ! I thought I was the only one thinking that this is the best movie since LOTR...LOL. BTW I never read the manga. I will keep it that way in hopes of 2 more sequels.
“That unfiltered ugly rawness is why we like it. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.” Well said. Lots of critics say the storyline is convoluted, mess and all over the place but to me it exactly the opposite. The chaos is what give life to its world building. There’s no straight line, instead you move like pinball toward the ‘goal’. Plus from the beginning Alita never give the viewers the goal to begin with. She wakes up a clean slate and journey to find herself. That sequel-bait is part of her path as she moves along. She wasn’t forced to defeat Nova, it’s her choice.
Exactly. We're just feeling our way around her world with her. They could've made Ido the audience surrogate observing her, but SHE'S the audience surrogate, we see the messed up world through her perspective, her eyes, and that filter is intense.
The world building in the movie is so we'll paced. Nothing felt overly rushed. The 3D was not over the top either.
Excellently written.
MrAdonis258 - Your words made me cry tears...of JOY ,^~^,
@@Zombatt They didn't even have it in 3D at my local cinema :(
Bruh you're not bias. You're real. This is the most real movie in a long time. It's a near masterpiece.
LOL
If you think films like this are masterpieces then you have little understanding of what constitutes a structured plot in movie form.
@@LordMalice6d9 the godfather is my favorite movie so bite me
@@TheTatermeister Good for you! Have a cookie. Honestly though, the Godfather is a great film.
@@LordMalice6d9 😘
i waited 25 years for this movie.
twenty. five. years.
a quarter of a century.
and, oh. it was *worth* it.
a quick comment on your "scrapyard too clean" moment: in the manga, the scrapyard is located at the border between kansas and missouri. but Cameron picked up on the fact that zalem, (spoiler!) is the base of a space elevator and so, as such, needs to be located near the equator. thus the zalem in this movie is located near where Panama City is. so Rodriguez took that idea and brightened the color palette with latin american color schemes. thus, the city seems less gritty than the manga. i mean, let's face it: latin american colors are far more bright and vibrant than anything kansas city has to offer.
Σd(･ε･´d)★
That's interesting, and equator type positions make sense for a space elevator yeah. Those are the easiest to do for sure. Though technically you'd actually end up more towards Ecuador or so then Panama to be truly on the equator, it's still Latin America though so it changes nothing. Though getting out of Panama means you don't have to be close to a sea and can find some drier areas more easily as well. Which probably helps keep the setting look a bit more the same climate wise.
Though if one wants to be 'really' technical on it, we've since evolved our ideas on space elevators a bit. And it's possible to offset them to a moderate level if you really wanted to for some reason. It does mean the cable has to be even stronger then the ridiculous level of strength it already needs. And you really need the ground link then to keep things in position, else obviously the floating end would swing towards the equator once unhooked. Which could have some painful catastrophic effects if that's a long ways off.
I'm glad this movie took 25 years to be made. Can you imagine if they'd made it earlier? They would've cast Jessica Alba!!
What's your age
@@saurabhshivamverma4192 i am as old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth. oh, and i vividly remember watching original B&W broadcasts of 鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atomu or "Astro Boy" as it's known in the West.
yes, i'm *that* old.
(*´罒`*)
@@leroylowe5921 Honestly...Jessica Alba now? No. But Jessica Alba 25 years ago wouldn't have been a bad choice.
Saw this Movie 4 times. Probably going to go back for round 5 at some point. I've never read the manga or watched the anime. I absolutely loved this film. fuck me it's good.
saw it twice this weekend!
you gotta read the manga, youre going to love it!
I've seen it three times and i had never heard of this manga before but after seeing it once I've read though all of the first series and i'm halfway though the second and i really really want them to make a squeal!
THE PIPE DREAMER i watched once and i want and will watch it again
Ask more ppl to go, and share to ur friends
Alita needs our help, i don't know about you, but I WANT A SEQUEL ALITA2, they are suffering from low box office because of unfair critics, thus ruining their chance for a sequel,please save them, spread the word,please,im begging for a sequel
I am sure China and Japan will assess it well.So,I think it will have a sequel
@@afterall6418 I was begging for a sequel, alita is the kind of film you must try in order to love.that's why i was worried, she doesn't have big brand names like marvel there, so that's why i was spreading the word. To help them, even for a little bit
Nope. I guess reading manga and anime first just make me feel boring while watching the live action. But the animation is very great
@@bramsatyosupri2705 I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it that much, but thank you for trying though, i personally think it was great, and still wishes for a sequel.
Dreenyks yeah I really think this movie is going to be a lot bigger in the east, China especially. Seems like exactly the type of film that’s popular there.
I've watched it 2 times,, going to watch a 3rd time on Wednesday. Each time I'm taking different people with me.... Gotta make this a hit. I want the sequel and other movies within this genre
Thank you for your service 🙏
Thank you. I am bringing more people the second time.
I'm with you. I've seen it twice and I'm going back a third time this weekend. I've been harping (verb- to speak or write in a persistent and tedious manner) to people about this movie because I also want to see a sequel. We should know if it will be possible in the next few weeks when Asia's revenue numbers are in. 🤞 FINGERS!!!
😂 I’m doing exactly the same thing
that;s exactly what I'm trying to do XD
I don't care what people say, Alita's eyes are pretty.
They managed to make her eyes look natural, heh. At least for me.
I'd smash
@@olimphus26 goin for that robot pussy
They creeped me out in the trailers, but I loved them in them in the movie
In the context of the movie, the eyes instantly made sense. The freaking movie was great.
I hope and pray Alita does well not only as a film, but I hope the Manga and Anime spread, too. It is about time that the film industry in America gets influenced by Japanese media and storytelling. That way, Anime and Manga adaptations can keep what made them so good, and not be numbed down for people who don't know art when they see it.
We NEED more films like Alita, ones that try something new and different, along with directors and writers who care deeply for the source material.
It hasn't been released in Japan and China yet and I think it will do well there as well.
well said
I would like City Hunter, Megazone 23 and Bubblegum Crisis as a Western Live Action Movies.
I now need to go down to Powell's Books and buy every single episode of the manga I can.
@@REDARROW_A_Personal There was talk around a live action Bubblegum Crisis, but obviously, nothing came out of it
You should check out AnimEigo's website & archived material on archive.org if you're interested in archived materials pertaining to old series. Including Bubblegum Crisis
Akira live action is still on hold. There's a new anime series from the creator being made though
Alita Battle Angel. It is not just a movie folks. It's a journey. A journey that you yourself are probably still going on.
I went to see the movie with ABSOLUTELY ZERO KNOWLEDGE WHATSOEVER ABOUT 'BATTLE ANGEL ALITA' (The manga and anime) and it's universe. Heck, I only know about the movie because it popped up in my Facebook feed. I didn't even know anything about it.
But upon watching it to the end, the movie sparks crazy amount of fun and endless inspiration. The storyline, the settings, the portrayal of the movie, albeit being somewhat rushed (to me anyway) it is pure beauty. Everything went extremely smooth (The sequel baiting works too, in my opinion)
But what captures me the most is how the movie is closely relatable to life. We are born in this world as a clean slate and we journeyed our way in this world, learning, winning, failing, breaking and emerging stronger. We had dreams, we have lessons. We have ambitions and goals. We have love interest. Heck I even cried straight during the cable scene. We grow up. We emerged stronger, more resilient, and more experienced than we used to be before. This movie has a very deep relation to life. Excellent movie.
Really want to have the sequels to this movie.
same!
This is exactly my experience with it!
when a writer, actor, or director says this movie is for the fans. this is a perfect example of that. (not that dceu bullshit the actors and directors kept spouting)
brad cha nor that marvel shit either.
james Cameron himself is a fan as well
@@lonewolf3314 nahhhhh marvel knows their shit
brad cha haha that was a nice joke.
@@bradcha5413
No they don't. Look at what they're doing with Captain Marvel? Look at how they turned Ragnarok into a comedy.
On a side note, it took $43 million on long weekend domestically, which for $170 Million movie is not good however the International Market took home a shocking $94 million (usually international does half of the domestic market) so $137 million in opening weekend so clearly internationally it spoke to people, and those numbers doesn't include Japan or China as they open next weekend. I think we will all get that wish and see the next movie if those numbers hold up...
If nothing else, it was the best performing movie in America's worst box office in a long time.
sunnyeren If movies are resounding better with people internationally rather than in the US then why aren't people reevaluating how we judge movies so harshly before they come out or westernize them when it could be those things obscuring our eyes from having beautiful works of art.
@@Yellowdigigod I wish I knew, sometimes it's business or even government has agendas or they think what people want. But it's never been about that, what matters if the film is good and entertaining. That is extremely hard to get right, you have writers, actors, the camera men the DOP the director, the sound engineer and editor... So many variables so many points of failure where a film can go wrong. And now you have militant fans who aren't helping, and companies and their focus groups... When millions of dollars on the line of course the risk is higher but rewards can be just as high. As for these angry Men bitching about SJW complaining about social issues in their entertainment. Are you kidding me? Sci-Fi from the early days or golden age after WW2 had moral messages and lessons. Don't tell me you're sick of messages when at the same freaking time Star Trek in the 60's had dealt with issues like interracial relations first interracial kiss anyone? Look at any sci-fi in the last 50 years and you see moral or philosophical question facing society then. As for trying or bad-mouthing a movie like the whole situation with Captain Marvel, honestly I hope it good I don't care about politics or issues I just want to see a good movie preachy or moral or not. Because that all that matters to me good story good entertainment. And yes Aliya awesome...that all should matter.. all movies TV whatever if you don't like their message then change the channel or skip the movie..
People need to fire those so called critics cuz they suck at their job... at this point they're basically just guessing whether a film is going to be good or not, and lets not forget about the politics they involve in every review they do
@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 I find more and more I am skipping professional critics and going for small time reviewers . One reviewer I watch is like me a nerdish geek who likes movies, there was so many out there that aren't paid and don't have a film degree who likes what we like and following them makes more sense
I find it tremendously hypocritical of critics to shame Alita for having a shallow plot and leading up to a sequel, when Marvel superhero movies don't get the same treatment when they use a shallow plot to drive the action. And these movies don't just lead up to a sequel, they place themselves within a messy web of intertwined plots across franchises. There is nothing inherently wrong with having a shallow plot or leading up to sequels, except if it's a franchise critics don't know or understand, it seems.
Not only that they complain about how they think she doesn't look PC. Seems like a plot to put Alita down to me
@@all4god650 Well it's the old "my ding dong looks different then your ding dong. There must be something wrong with you" style of human brain function. Sadly, through the years, it didn't stay in kindergarden but grew into politics and mass-culture. If Alita is not PC, then I don't give a fuck about PC - go and try to force me without becoming a hypocrite!
Say it louder for the feminazis in the back
Exactly. They can't shame the giants for fear, but try to step on the ants all the time. Also, the Battle Angel/Gunmm manga was there since the 90s and faithfully adapted to the screen which means when they judge it they are judging a creation from the 90s with today's standards and saying "adapt or die away, be forgotten as if you have not existed". Just because you don't like a work it won't die away. There are those of us who would like to see more of this...Sheesh what a time to live in having to type in these.
I want Alita to beat Captain Marvel for these reasons.
Just watched this movie and thought it was great! There were like 20 other people in there,it would have been packed if Dewayne Johnson or Marky Mark were in it.The general public doesnt like good things,they like mindless things because they can relate.
ZACKLY!!
That burn though xD
I see what you did there.
thank god those 2 where not in because they suck at acting
Wow.. this is by far the best and most indepth review of Alita's movie I've ever seen. Coming from someone who know this manga is certainly more believable than those who simply gave negative opinion on the movie without understanding how the manga was written. Great job Nick!
You know some people watch these types of YT videos because they like to see people gush about something they love ^_~
That's sounds about right
Well you found me out
IT WAS SO DAMN GOOD. My gf went in expecting not to like it and was BLOWN AWAY!!!!!!!! She was yelling at the screen.
Probably no one told her not to is because all other people there yell too.
Oh cool. Yeah. Was she also screaming at the good story telling, Plot and screen play? Or just the visuals?
Your gf sounds like an idiot. You're supposed to be courteous and quiet in a theater!
@@LordMalice6d9 there was no one else in the theater, dipshit.
Hearing that makes me happy. Thank you. :D
I never see movies more than twice in theaters, however for just how well this movie was made I had to go see it again. You mentioned how bias you are about this movie and how this review definitely reflects that, to which, I think that's how a good, true review should be. I rather know and learn from the review of someone who already understands and knows this universe to get a good comparison from the original. I imagine most people who knew something about Alita before this movie will/have probably loved it, and for those who I've noticed only mentioning the eyes being a little bit off putting, I'm sure a sequel will address any oddities and will be better than the first. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with the eyes, they did an amazing job and from many sources of what I've read online, there are 9 million polygons in just one of Alita's iris... It really shows how much effort and detail they put into this character for the big screen and I love it so much.
I went from never having heard of Alita before seeing the first trailer to actually being pretty hyped about it just because of your videos.
I'd love to see more of this type of video! :)
I was so bummed that Jashugan didn't get his moment in the movie. I'm not sure if it got cut due to not properly fitting in the movie or what. Hopefully there are some deleted scenes where he has dialogue with Alita.
He is not dead so in the sequel's first act he will be there, I presume.
Yeah, I thought of this as a little taste for people who know him of what to come in a second movie, I did not expect him to even be there at all as the big motorball games are yet to come:) Also I never realised he was black when reading the manga lol.
I hope he's one of the parts that gets more attention for the blu-ray extended version
he'll get his moments battling Alita in Motorball.. if we get a sequel.
@@STARGATEfan01 Yeah, he's more middle eastern/indian than black, but it irritates me that they replaced him with some irish looking dude.
This film is like a drug, I need to go see again again again, I need a sequel please please please
damian pasquel i watched it today, it is so goddamn addictive!
Seriously! Something about this movie is so captivating. Haven't stopped thinking about any of it.
This movie. For some people the eyes ruin it all. But for others it's addicting. For some reason I find Alita to be unusually pretty.
Saw the movie today and you can feel the care and passion went into this movie. While you talked a lot about the details and the movie really did follow pretty closely too me they nailed the central theme: who are you? What's your place in this life? What defines you? It nailed all those points and I think people are more open to this kind of story due to all the super hero movies if the past decade. My favorite line is when Hugo said "your the most human person I know" just dang that hit me hard.
If a sequel does get made, I want to see it cover the Zapan's Revenge arc.
Personally, its my favorite arc of the original series, since it changes Alita's life in jaw-dropping, irreparable ways and solidifies Nova as the series' villain. It would make for one hell of a sequel!
I has to be.
They've set up Zapan's arc so well with the face-tearing and all. Plus in the final scene we can clearly see that she got rid of her berserker body and his using a more modest motorball one.
All the pieces are in place to get Volume 4, 5 and maybe the beginning of 6 as a cliffhanger as the sequel. I can't wait for it.
That would be great. And maybe blend it with the late motorball arc, with Jashugan acting as a sort of mentor to Alita.
I WANT JASHUGAN!
@@lucasgill7819 I was thinking the same thing not too long after posting my comment there. That would be cool to see Jashugan fleshed beyond his cameo. :)
I'd also love to see them include Alita's interest in music. ;)
Seeing how they skipped her motorball arc, I'm hoping we'd at least get to see some flashbacks and most importantly, Jashugan. He's too awesome to be left out like that.
I like how even in Zapan's arc it sets up Nova as series "villain", it doesn't polarise him and say "here's the biggest evil, go take him down" but it's just that a lot of things go wrong is caused by him... accidentally. He's not malicious, he just does thing "FOR SCIENCE". He doesn't even know what's going to happen from doing that to Gally's berserker body and that's why I love him - he's just crazy.
A shame his character is toned down a fair bit, I hope we get to see his hammy side in future film if we ever get one.
@@GreyMASTA I agree, Zapan would be great villain, with unfinished business. 1 Note though, I think that (in the movie adaptation), Its still her berserker body, that has self adapted to motor ball competent version of itself. Could be wrong.
I never knew about Alita before your about-video. And watching the movie, I loved it, and hope the sequels will be made and other anime adaptations will take the same risks.
The ''heart'' scene was great. Taking my kids to see it, not a kids movie, but they gota see it!😆
im sure its fine games are like 10 times more violent than alita
T H I S . . .
I was actually mesmerized by this review... because it completely encapsulates exactly everything I had thought about it at first viewing! Gonna see it again soon and am buying the BD for sure.
This is a great review so much so that I subscribed and fav'd the video! love you man, take care.
There are a few movies in my life time that we’re good enough to go back to the Movies and rewatch it. If you guys are tired of the studios remaking the same crap over and over again then we should support these films. How many times do the studios have to remake a Spider-Man movie and do they have to make a movie of every super hero out there. Hands down one of the best movies out there. Go watch it.
To be frank, I am done watching Marvel and DC movies in the theatre, due mostly to biased bullshit spewed out by critics seeking to crush startup franchises like Alita. I will watch End Game in IMAX, but that will be my last one, all others are gonna get the TPB treatment and I will spend that money watching movies like Alita 3-6 times in theater.
So I've seen it 3 times so far. First on January 31st on a special Dolby 3D screening. Second time yesterday in IMAX 3D. Today in Real 3D. I highly recommend seeing it in IMAX 3D. It makes a huge difference.
G 1 saw it twice. I rarely see a movie more than once in a theater but it was so worth it. Strongly considering the IMAX option.
@@porcupineracer2 take it from a guy that goes to the movies ones or twice a year. IMAX 3D is really worth it for this movie.
You being emotionally invested in the movie, given your history with the series, makes me see you as the perfect reviewer (not someone dismissible due to bias), since you have the potential to be it's harshest critic and judge it not only as a movie, but as an adaptation.
I can really feel your passion for this series
I also suffer from Aspergers and I’m from Asia specifically Singapore and so after reading and watching, I can relate. Thanks a lot sir!
Always happy to hear from viewers in other parts of the world.
It's crazy to see this movie finally see the light of day! I actually first found out about the Battle Angel manga through the videos you made way back in 2012 or something.
Just got out of the movie , and from what ive watched this probably is the best Manga/anime adaptation since Speed Racer and Edge of tomorrow.😄👌
gonna see it on Tuesday Woowhoo
I think it was better than both but that’s my opinion. They are both really good but this was just mind blowingly amazing.
edge of tomorrow was a manga adaption? never knew that God damn was that a fun movie
@@pillowheadd its based on All You Need Is Kill. Its a novel out of japan
Didn't know about battle angle until the movie. Very interesting hearing how close they got it to the comics, I've never read any of them but if there like the movie they must be good. I really hope they make a second movie. I loved finding out about how she was basically a space warrior for the loosing side and that it seems like the wrong side won the war.
This review of Alita Battle Angel compared to YourMovieSucksDOTorg's review is night and day
his was fairly positive especially for him
@Thy Huynh he also gave _Her_ a 10/10. I'm surprised he gave _Three Billboards_ a score that high, I thought him of all people would recognize the hollow souless Oscar bait that movie was.
That review was filled with nitpicks and a few lies.
eat that horse her is a 10/10
Why does a movie need to tie up every loose end? If I could tie up every loose end in my life every day, that'd be amazing, but that would be a very boring life. Setting up for events that will occur after the movie, whether there is a second movie or not, makes it feel like there is a universe outside of what we see, it makes it feel like the world is alive. Time moves on, the characters move on. They're still going somewhere. We're seeing a snippit out of a character's life, not the entire history of the universe. This also fuels the imagination, as it gives things to speculate on and about, even if no answer will ever come. It is something that I found to be beautiful in many French movies which are often open-ended. Many movies I've seen that simply tie everything up just makes me go "and then nothing ever happened ever again. The end." And on top of that, not every loose end needs to be tied up in the sequels, or ever. There's plenty of myseries in our lives that we'll never solve, why do movie characters need to be any different? Of course, loose ends can be annoying because you don't know the answer, we all strive for an answer, however I feel like people have just gotten too lazy to imagine things of their own, and that's simply... sad. So it's good to hear this movie dares to tease. But, yeah. I think that's it for my rant.
Good review and insights as always, Nick!
Tying up loose ends is just nice. You don’t want to always be left hanging, you want the character ark to be complete and/or the characters moving on to the next chapter of their life.
You want to see Loki, that we first saw as that hungry child always trying to gain his fathers approval and was always in the shadow of the confident Thor and who found out he was adopted finally accept himself and die protecting the one he loathed.
You want to see iron man, that started off as an egotistical arms dealer that couldn’t care one bit about another persons life and would easily use up 10 human shields give up his life, now so much stronger.
You want to see Steve Rogers, originally the small kid from Brooklyn that could barely stand up against the pathetic school bully standing up against the strongest creature in the galaxy and not only that, LEADING an army of thousands and then finally getting to be old and achieving that dream.
It’s about tying up the first ‘big’ phase and chapter in MCU history and opening up to another. Life isn’t always being tidied up but at the end, in order to get a job and start your life in the real world, you have to pack up your college/high school suitcases.
Thank you for making this. Dont worry Nick, sometimes being emotional invested can be good😊,I also felt it after I watched the movie. I felt I wanted to talk about it with someone,anyone who has understood the story.I got introduced to this story because of the movie. I immediately knew that the movie was a live action from a manga(anime) from the way she looked the first time. This movie could be the foundation for future live action anime movies.
You nailed it: "sleeper hit". No one saw that coming except you. It's been amazing to watch the fan base keep growing months after Alita left the theaters.
I have been posting your first Alita video everywhere people are talking about this movie. Your stuff on the topic is just that good.
On the movie itself: I forgot, "never trust a trailer." But I did, and I walked into this movie expecting to give it 5 out 5 for visuals and 0 of 5 for mutilating the plot of my favorite Cyberpunk story of all time.
I walked out, 8 of 10 total. Jezus. Cam and Rod somehow managed to hit EVERY SINGLE high point in the first 3 volumes of the Japanese manga (comic book), even if they had to cram in exposition and suffer some really melodramatic dialogue in the process.
At first, a lot of the set up left a bad taste in my mouth, but as the movie progressed, I started to see how Cameron's interpretation of the source material was fitting together to tell the story. I saw new takes on loved and hated characters, and while some of the new takes fell flat (Hugo), others I was expecting to fall flat instead stood up proud (Vector)!
All in all, the most successful attempt at a manga to live action film I've ever experienced... Flaws and all.
I never heard about the original manga, and I purposefully avoided trailers, so I went to see this movie with no expectations. And boy oh boy, did I absolutely love it! I really hope it does great enough for the sequel. Might check out the manga in the meantime
Great review Nick! My wife and I saw an Alita early screening in IMAX 3D on 01/31 and we saw it again yesterday, again in IMAX 3D... because yeah, we enjoyed it that much! I will definitely get the Blue Ray, and hopefully there will be a directors cut! Everyone else please go and support this move!!
Speaking from someone who has barely any knowledge about Alita besides the fact that it's a manga, I think one of the strenghts of this movie (saw it yesterday si it's quite fresh on my mind) is that it was made for both types of people : the fans and the people who had no idea of what it was.
There are so many examples of media products that are made only for a specific target that seeing stuff made for both is kind of rare.
It's quite a marvel to see so many recent movies doing this thing like Aquaman, Into the Spiderverse, Alita and (hopefully) the next Lego Movie.
This is also why I think Insomniac's Spider-man game is one of the best games of last year, it's that perfect blend that you can enjoy in any shape or form.
great video . Alita Battle Angel movie is so much fun, I've seen it twice so far. :)
I'd recommend seeing it in 3d. You can see *inside* the cyborg bodies and see the mechanisms making them move, it's really cool.
I've recently started reading the Battle Angel manga. I've been really enjoying it for the reasons you've laid out in this video, Nick. Sadly, because college loves to constantly get in the way of any enjoyment I want to pursue in my life, I've held off on seeing this movie until Tuesday, a day I don't go to school on. Hearing that this movie is sincere to its source material is great too, since we need more movie adaptations to do that. That's one of the reasons I love the Marvel Cinematic Universe films so much. Say what you want about them, but I get the feeling that the people working on those movies really care about what they're making. To me, one of the worst things an adaptation can be is afraid or cynical of what they're adapting. That's why I despise Dragon Ball Evolution so much. They took everything Dragon Ball was known for, and spat in its face. It's unrecognizable. Seeing that Alita has avoided this trapping is fantastic. I hope this movie does well enough to justify a sequel. By then, I should be a bigger fan than I am now, since I'm only on Volume 7 of the manga.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the movie as much as you did, Nick.
Hub Pie. You said it and thank you for your comment. I felt Alita was sort of making people come out of their comfort zone as in movies that we are not used to too, well at least to a certain degree. I wouldn't say it was perfect but it has given people a new perspective towards movie,especially anime adaptation. I feel anime/manga/marvel/dc/harry potter and many more has given opportunities for people who grew up with them,to see things in many perspectives and with passion😊.
I saw the movie 3 times thats how good it was to me it gave me this happiness that I wished ready player one had given me. Its what Ghost in the Shell should have been
Lol, Elysium was a rip-off of Alita.
When I saw the trailer for Elysium, I thought it was the Alita movie until I saw Matt Damen. "Huh, Alita looks different. Wait a minute..."
Not just Elysium. Even the Astro Boy movie took a page from Alita with its setting.
@@RokuroCarisu dude... don't disgrace the creation of the God of Manga... Astro Boy has been around longer than any of us.. even before that movie they gave him or his anime, so if you think it's Idea came from Alita look again.
@@dantefromdevilmaycry9857 I'm talking about the 2009 animated movie, not the manga.
Lol i just realized that LOL probably got their inspiration of zaun and piltover from the alita manga
Even elsword's elysion and atlas station, the tube where they transport diceon cubes came to mind when i saw the alita anime movie
This might be the best review of the movie I've seen so far. Great work! As a huge fan of the manga(s) for over a decade I was thrilled they got so much right. The deviations from the original material were never severe enough to piss me off, and I think they absolutely nailed the personality of Alita herself.
I rather liked the absence of Nova, because his presence was still felt throughout the film - like an untouchable evil, always avoiding direct confrontation, just like in the early parts of the manga.
Dude. I just want to say thank you. When the first trailer for this dropped i started looking for videos about the source material and i stumbled upon your first video. Thank you for introducing my favorite protagonist in anything I have read, watched or played. I have read the entire series 3 times and will read it again. Seriously a masterpiece im happy to have had the pleasure of experiencing
Nick, I just want to say thank you for introducing me to this franchise. I'm not sure if I will see this in theaters (for reasons of schedule) but I will check out the manga, and I will check this out when it comes out on home media. This is the type of wild, crazy, imaginative Sci-fi that I crave, and again I can't thank you enough for putting Alita and her world on my radar.
Your genuineness, like that of the film, is absolutely appreciated 🙏
You might have just convinced me to watch this movie. Great to see you back!
Very good vid, glad that you like the movie. I was getting worried because a lot of non-fan critics were saying it was just an “ok” movie
White_Koi Totally agreed. Happy Trippy Entropy.
Oh my, someone like me who heard about Alita all those years ago. I was still in university when I heard James Cameron bought the rights. I remember being extremely excited. I also remember, like you... Leaving it for a long while. It's been a long journey hasn't it brother? :)
I love your analysis of this, totally resonate with it. Thanks!
Really enjoyed the video, I saw the movie myself (loved it), and became a fan after seeing it. Thank you for adding some extra backstory to a great movie/manga.
GO SEE THIS AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!!!
I can't wait to see it! I was quite skeptical about the big eyes, but I realized that it is almost impossible to act with the expressiveness of an anime/manga character without looking awkward.
It's like you made this review for me - thank you so much! I've been collecting the manga since it first came out in the US, and your review covers the movie from a level of awareness and perspective that no other critic comes remotely close to.
Your review nailed it. A great story, well told. Nick, your review is wonderful, fresh, informed, unpretentious, and honest.
I was excited for this movie, but your original video that I found in a deep youtube rabbit hole a year ago made me count the days. Initially, I thought that some of the acting was rough, specifically around Hugo and his relationship with Alita. I'm still not totally sold on his character, but after thinking about it more, I agree 100% with what you had to say. They wanted it to feel cringey and even slightly creepy, that's the point. Rushed teen love. I've been there and relate a lot to it. The more and more I think about this movie, the more and more I love it, even if it does definitely have some faults. I enjoyed it in the moment but will probably see it a 2nd time in IMAX. Just ordered the complete edition on Amazon and looking forward to this being my first manga. Hopefully Last Order and Mars Chronicles will be my 2nd and 3rd. Thank you for giving me the added perspective to truly enjoy this franchise; Alita has gained a new fan due in part to your videos.
Thank you.
@@NickonPlanetRipple No, thank you.
This video was amazing, Alita was amazing. I've never even heard about the manga or the anime or anything about Gunnm for that matter and as soon as I saw this movie poster for Alita Battle Angel I knew I was going to like it, I don't even know why. I watched every second of this video, I agreed and related to almost everything you've said. For everyone that hasn't seen Alita Battle Angel please go see it so we can get a sequel, again I never knew anything about Alita until I saw the movie poster and watched the movie and I fell in love instantly.
I love your review of this movie and your pre-review in an earlier video. You have some great insight!! Our family loves action movies and my all-time favorite movie is AVATAR. I recently watched an interview with James Cameron talking about him lending his AVATAR crew to this movie to make it happen. I got the movie last week and our family watched it, knowing nothing about it. I know... don't hate us for our lack of knowledge of Alita. I just wanted you to know that we didn't have to know anything about it beforehand to fall in love with Alita and appreciate the story. We got to the end of the movie not knowing it was 3 hours long (I just heard that here from YOU! :D) and we all wanted MORE!! This mom of two girls needs to read these books now! Just saying, I'm probably not the target audience, but I'm totally in on anything Alita from now on. :)
When I first saw the trailer I said to myself "cool, another scifi scrapyard movie" and decided I would probably watch it. But then. after seeing your first video about alita, I knew this was different, a deep story so to speak. I went to watch it with a very low expectation because adaptations tend to mess it up, but maaan, was I wrong. I was expecting nothing more than a cyberpunk eye candy, but loved the characters, I loved the effects, I loved the action. A few months ago I had no idea this was based on manga, but now after seeing it I have already spoiled myself binge-reading the Alita wiki and can't wait to get the sequel (If it comes to happen). Hell, I might even buy the manga at this point. Thank you for making and sharing these videos, just as you said the movie was made by fans, I can notice how much you love these things and how much effort you put into them.
It's funny, I don't think people grasp just how many of their favorite movies and other cyberpunk media since the 90s have BORROWED from Battle Angel. In a way, it's not "another scrapyard movie," it's the original scrapyard movie.
Watched this movie twice already. During the 2nd time I was watching it, it was barely starting and I was doing my best to contain my tears. The characters in this movie connects to you in a strange way, well at least for me. They did such a magnificent job with this movie. Going to see it multiple more times until they stop showing it.
Saw the movie this weekend and absolutely loved it! I've been looking on the internet and your review is one of the best I've seen! I'm seeing it again today and I will see it a couple more times before it goes out of theater guaranteed!
Excellent review as always sir. Thank you for your video review.
I found this channel because of the Lego Rewind, but stayed for this type of content.
Keep it up!
Excellent video. It's always nice to see someone else that loves something as much as yourself.
I've wasn't as positive about this movie because I've seen too many live-action adaptations go horribly wrong. I walked out of the theater with a grin while making plans to see it again in 3D.
I was particularly pleased that they included those elements from the manga.
You were exactly right, this was a film made by fans and you can feel it when you watch it.
I totally get what you're saying about you enjoying movies that a lot of people don't like. I watched Alita and I was like: "I get this, I get what they're going for." The movie is so sincere!
And thank you for your thoughts on why the movie is being attacked critically. I'm so flabbergasted at what some people have said. To the haters: f*** your mercy!!!
This movie connected to me i saw alot of connections between scrapyard and the skycity and america and mexico how mexico barely has any police and the corruption and how evil rule over this city and the only way to make it to the skycity was to be good at sports just like real life
I only know
Whoa... That's good. I never even thought of it that way. Thanks for your comment.
@Rea-Zea 01 im talking about this film
I never really thought of it that way, but that's an interesting take.
The church in the movie looked like it was in Mexico too, not sure which church it really was though
the critics who pan it for being cliche or copying later movies are comically inept.
DarynLuna they’re not wrong: the movie needs so much work in the writing, but on average the characters are endearing despite the melodrama and the actors do great work with a shallow, lazy screenplay
@@hellfish2309 the thing is (and Nick even said it) GUNNM is 29 years old. This is one of those incredibly important, influential works that inspired plenty of what we've seen in the last 20+ years.
Like the Wachowskis were influenced by Ghost in the Shell to make The Matrix, GUNNM's no doubt had a hand in plenty of later works... the easiest one to identify being Cameron's own Dark Angel. But yes, the strong/compelling/diverse female lead was totally a thing in Japanese writing with far more prevalence than Western counterparts back then. The mid 80s to early 90s gave us Iria, Gally (Alita/Yoko), Motoko Kusanagi/Aramaki, Deunan Knute, Leona Ozaki (Tank Police), Lt. Emma Sheen (Gundam Zeta), the Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis & Crash, Rally Vincent & Minnie May Hopkins (Gunsmith Cats)... comics, anime and manga have influenced PLENTY of modern works - it's just taken a few decades to really hit Hollywood as viable stories to tell, as the industry has gotten more and more risk averse.
And as far as GUNNM, it's a completely original world. There's nothing else like it. It's a masterpiece, and there aren't many of those. You've got Berserk, GUNNM, BLAME!, Gantz, GitS, and I dunno... possibly Parasyte. I only read a bit of it when I used to get MixxZine in the mid 90s. I might even put Negima on that list, as that's a wonderful ride I took for about 10 years.
Thank you, Nick, for these talks. As the person, for whom Alita was great part of my childhood, I really counted, what will result from Cameron's movie. And I am happy to hear, that not only myself needs these sequels really bad...
Didn't watch this review yet, but watch movie in theatre yesturday. Enjoyed it! But I am here to thank you for your first video on the subject, it was somewhat of preparation for Alita and I love being prepared before watch my movies.
I have been waiting for your reaction ever since I saw it myself. You were the person who gave me hope for the movie after I wasn’t too impressed by the teaser - I’m glad to say that I feel the exact same way. I absolutely loved it, give or take my few critiques. I went with a friend who had never read it, and she was so immersed in it that she cried several times - I just sat there in awe, recognizing my favorite quotes and imagery and freaking out. It is amazing to see something you love so much be treated with so much respect.
A cyberpunk movie made of a story born at a time that defined the genera. "There's nothing new in this!" Ya don't say?
I'm obsessed with this movie. Excellent review.
Hey Nick... Thank you... As fan I think I was looking for confirmation, can't deny that, and listening to other reviews I was starting to believe that I've saw a totally different movie... But then yours come out on my feed and since I loved your first video about Alita, didn't think twice and came right to listen to you, again thanks, and sorry for the redundancy and bad English, greetings from Mexico.
No problem, thank you for the support. I know how it is to feel like the crazy one just for appreciating something it seems only you notice,
But most reviews are positive. :-/
Probably the best movie review I've ever heard. Very articulate, very deep, very well reasoning, and very balanced. Great job.
I watched this movie 4 times already, and will probably go for a 5th time, I had never before seen the same movie 4 times in theater in my entire life until now with alita, great movie 🎥 🍿
I watched it third time 2 hours ago and last film what I saw in cinema so often was Avatar and I was kid. James Cameron is master.
your passion for this series is refreshing. alot of stuff ends up defining us as a person early on (for myself, Armitage and Robocop) and its rather pleasing to see that you were able to get something that did your passion justice. I felt pretty good after listening to you talking about how happy it made you. its a nice change from the rest of the internet
I can't understand for the life of me why people have problems with movies setting up for a sequel!!! and then they also complain about a movie being too long!! and then they complain about lack of character development too ( do they even know how that comes to be?). Its like they want all the information, development and story in a predetermined time which they have approved as acceptable (probably around 2hrs) ; its absolutely ridiculous.
And then they complain about too much worldbuilding.
Incredibly well done analysis that I fully enjoyed. It is rare to see such quality on TH-cam, thanks a lot!
I saw the movie today, based on your recommendation in a sense. While I haven’t seen the OVA or read the manga, I can say from the movie alone, I want more. I want to see where the story goes, I want to see Alita grow and what things are in store for her. Also poor Hugo, the Nurse I felt like could have in a sense played a supportive aunt figure, and it bothered me how little lines she got. However the action, the story, setting. I want more dang it!
For someone to call out their own possible bias is incredibly refreshing to hear. Honesty has strength, and you have to be strong to use it!
I ignored a call from my girlfriend to watch this. Very well done. I appreciate your efforts on this.
Also, just another thought: my girlfriend really enjoyed this film, but being black... it did bother her how (once again) the black female character in this, Dr. Ido’s nurse... is exactly how you said. It’s like what was the point of even having her there? It does seem like a small slap in the face to African American females. So many black females love anime, but they never really get a character they can fully identify with.
All in all, I completely agree with all you said. My two biggest issues with the film were Hugo, and Dr. Ido’s nurse.
Excellent review. Saw it over the weekend with the wife. Neither of us had any expectations and both of us loved it. Theater was packed too, which gives me hope that word of mouth may save the film from the critics.
I think that the book with the title "100 Things To See Before You Die" should have new edition with the title " 101 Things To See Before You Die " simply because they need to ad "ALITA - BATTLE ANGEL" ...
Enjoy the passion in this video. Well done
Saw it today and plan to see it again. I saw it in 3D and it was perfectly done. The theater was nearly empty though.. I hope they make enough money to make the next movie!
I really appreciate your analysis even throught I don't understand at 100%, this movie makes me read the manga and it really has a soul. Expecially the acting and the sincerity of Rosa Salazar who gives us a beautifull and respectfull representation of Alita .
And I will see it for the third time tommorow ! Love from a french bro
YES! YOU MADE ANOTHER ONE! :D
Hello there! I hear you remember me^^ thank you!!
1. I LOVE THE MOVIE!!
2. Same thoughts on the "prejudice", I don't think I can ever watch this movie without seeing the manga overlays in certain images. Or forget the background I have with it while watching ^^
3. Thank you for noticing Jashugan.... I have no idea why they changed him so drastically or where they're going with him now. But he has to be the one develop Alita's martial art by being the wall she crashes upon.
Now I'm thinking they move away from her improving her bodies and martial art skills and focus the story more on: memory recovery/mystery unravel and finding/losing her way in life through it.
Just a theory.
Off to watching it for the 3rd time now^^
More later! And keep it up!! You really have a refreshing straight forward style for explaining things:)
Thank you! Yes, I do remember. Every person that returns from the first video puts a smile on my face. Enjoy the movie (again)!
Nick, I can really feel the love you have for this material by the way you phrased this movie review. I wish more people were that respectful when discussing a movie to not have to make a basic spoiler rant. The way you handle spoilers was awesome. For example if there isn't a way to not spoil [something about cables] then hey, don't discuss that particular part, nicely done. I appreciated the review and as someone new to the material who was turned off by the zeitgeist chatter afterwards I'll give the movie a try. I do so love manga from the 80s-90s, Bebop, Akira, GiTS, etc... Well done.
Got to see it in theaters today, and Ah! I'm still full joy! It's as wonderful as I hoped, and I love it!
You're not imagining it, the characters are well done and it's really something.
As litmus tests to how it can work for new watchers (although not remotely new to anime tropes mind you, if that matters) Neither my spouse nor my youngest brother had read anything from the Battle Angel manga, but they both absolutely loved it. They felt like it was a really solid really good action film, with a really great protagonist-- and it bloody well is!
Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this 2 part video. I just watched the movie last Sunday and am currently obsessing. After watching your videos feel like I am ready to read the manga and appreciate where this character came from.
i saw the anime years ago... right after a bad breakup... it saved my life, because Alita gave me HOPE. I survived, bought all 9 books, and well... try - still - to live by her ideals and honesty. We can relate because we're human and through the books, we get to heal and grow With her. I'd pause the anime movie during some scenes, and draw the pictures... /HUG
I'm glad you loved Zapan's take. Skrein brings so much to the character with his mannerisms and body language.
I'd never heard of this series prior to the movie, but after seeing it, I immediately started researching it when I got home and watched the OVAs. The movie was so badass I wanted to get more invested into the story and see what it was all about! I'm going to see it again in hopes it does well enough to have some sequels. I've told just about everyone I know to go see it haha.
You hit the nail on the head with this review. Great job. Seriously. I didn’t even read the mangas, but you still managed to explain to me why I loved this movie even after watching it twice so much.
I will not stand by in the presence of evil!
This video misses the point but, this is the whole meaning of the film. Not a race. Not a sex.
That line had so much potential to be cheesy but Rosa's delivery made it so powerful.
Just discovered this channel. Love the perspective man
I try to be optimistic about things.