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Alita: Battle Angel is an American cyberpunk action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film is based on the 1990s manga series made by Japanese manga artist Yukito Kishiro and based on the 1993 original video animation adaptation called Battle Angel, before it was released in the United States, it was released on January 31, 2019 on the Odeon Leicester Square before it was released in the United States on February 14, 2019.

Plot
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Unlike certain live action film adaptations, this film is very faithful to the manga and anime it is based on.
 * 2) Rosa Salazar is great as Alita. The level of emotion she gets through the mo-cap is astonishing, and quite honestly puts many live action stars to shame.
 * 3) Alita as a character is great, she is kind-hearted, innocent, naïve and protective. Throughout the movie she grows as a person and learns about sacrifice, loss, love and the horrors of the human mind. She is very likeable because she is a innocent person exposed to the cruel world of Iron City.
 * 4) * The large eyes may stem from honouring her anime origins, but you soon forget them, and only see the character. Not only that, but in the context of the story and her past, they feel quite logical.
 * 5) It has a plenty of hilarious moments, such as Alita biting the skin of an orange, with a negative expression before she eats it with the skin removed.
 * 6) The relationship between Alita and her "father" are built up well.
 * 7) The love interest side is also done right, as unlike mh:awfulmovies:Dragonball Evolution, it works here due to giving Alita character development.
 * 8) It has extremely awesome fight scenes that actually manages to capture the feel of an anime.
 * 9) The visual effects are absolutely stunning, thanks to Industrial Light and Magic being involved on the project, the effects look like they came straight out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * 10) Amazing soundtrack, with the score being composed by Junkie XL, who also composed films such as Deadpool & Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).
 * 11) * Swan Song, a song from singer Dua Lipa, excellently fits the post-apocalyptic technological world of the story.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While the visual effects look decent, it can sometime look unrealistic and cartoony, such examples include Alita's eyes, as they do take some getting used to at first, though you soon forget them.
 * 2) The last fight is extremely anti-climatic, as Alita easily takes out Grewishka.. by using the Damascus Blade.

Reception
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Alita: Battle Angel received positive reviews from fans of the manga and anime and audiences alike.

Trivia

 * This is Robert Rodriguez's first film to be based on an anime or manga.

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