James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez team up for the sci-fi action film Alita: Battle Angel. Based on a Japanese graphic novel and adapted by James Cameron, the story follows a cyborg who’s rescued from a junk yard with no memory of who she was, but after she becomes a bounty hunter she starts getting pieces of her memory back; meanwhile Nova, the mysterious leader of the sky city Zalem takes an interest in this new cyborg after she demonstrates some long forgotten fighting techniques. Rosa Salazar gives an impressive motion-capture performance as Alita, but there’s an “uncanny valleyness” about the character design. And the script is kind of a mess, as it’s all over the place setting up multiple story threats (several of which are never resolved). Still, the action scenes are incredibly exciting and dynamic. Also, the set and character designs are really creative, featuring a variety of interesting future tech and several different types cyborgs. Alita: Battle Angel is a visually stunning and entertaining film that reaches a little further than it can grasp.
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James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez team up for the sci-fi action film Alita: Battle Angel. Based on a Japanese graphic novel and adapted by James Cameron, the story follows a cyborg who’s rescued from a junk yard with no memory of who she was, but after she becomes a bounty hunter she starts getting pieces of her memory back; meanwhile Nova, the mysterious leader of the sky city Zalem takes an interest in this new cyborg after she demonstrates some long forgotten fighting techniques. Rosa Salazar gives an impressive motion-capture performance as Alita, but there’s an “uncanny valleyness” about the character design. And the script is kind of a mess, as it’s all over the place setting up multiple story threats (several of which are never resolved). Still, the action scenes are incredibly exciting and dynamic. Also, the set and character designs are really creative, featuring a variety of interesting future tech and several different types cyborgs. Alita: Battle Angel is a visually stunning and entertaining film that reaches a little further than it can grasp.