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[movie] Alita: Battle Angel
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Re: [movie] Alita: Battle Angel
Last commercial I only heard tangentially claimed she wasn't human, or at least not human like everyone else is human. Didn't catch the context or specifics.
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I find the animated eye distortion something that draws me in in the commercials, if only to and focus on "Am I watching a commercial for a CGI movie... no wait is the guy real? Is CGI that good?" and my ability to trust my perceptions becomes very conscious as my judgement comes in to question. This is not a Roger Rabbit or even LotR CGI distraction is something I would normally hate hate hate in a movie, but here CGI distraction seems to be used consciously as a tool and that interests me. At least in the trailers. I can't speak for a full film.
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I see you've had some work done.
In the movie's defense, which I really don't have any skin in defending, anime has been doing huge eyes for decades. The amount of detail in some anime eyes compared to the rest of the body and/or world is pretty extraordinary. Like, 90% of the creation effort in any one scene can be found in character's eyes. It's strange. I know eyes are important but man, that's some serious focus. I only started to notice this when my daughter started watching a lot more anime, and she has spent hundreds of hours drawing anime characters which I then am required to review and approve with enthusiasm.
In the movie's defense, which I really don't have any skin in defending, anime has been doing huge eyes for decades. The amount of detail in some anime eyes compared to the rest of the body and/or world is pretty extraordinary. Like, 90% of the creation effort in any one scene can be found in character's eyes. It's strange. I know eyes are important but man, that's some serious focus. I only started to notice this when my daughter started watching a lot more anime, and she has spent hundreds of hours drawing anime characters which I then am required to review and approve with enthusiasm.
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The few reviews I've read said it's definitely worth seeing.
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She has a human brain. Thats what I see in a trailer.
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Thought was good. I'd say more than 80% of the core was straight from the anime. Never saw the manga. If this is rip off of sucker punch then would say anime had it first.
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I enjoyed it quite a bit. It felt like the product of someone who sincerely wanted to do the anime justice. It wasn't a great film, but it was a fun one.
The eye thing stopped being even noticeable to me after the first 10 minutes.
The eye thing stopped being even noticeable to me after the first 10 minutes.
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Just got out from it. I enjoyed it. It does set up a sequel, and I’m hoping that it makes enough to get it.
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That it similar to how I felt watching trailers (although with a more critical reaction I guess). For me, I thought her face looked like bad CGI more than anything else. I think I would have been much more likely to want to see the movie if they had went for a more realistic android face rather than the cartoony (not just the eyes either as the whole face looks like a hand-drawn cartoon almost) one I saw in the trailers.LordMortis wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:20 pm I find the animated eye distortion something that draws me in in the commercials, if only to and focus on "Am I watching a commercial for a CGI movie... no wait is the guy real? Is CGI that good?" and my ability to trust my perceptions becomes very conscious as my judgement comes in to question. This is not a Roger Rabbit or even LotR CGI distraction is something I would normally hate hate hate in a movie, but here CGI distraction seems to be used consciously as a tool and that interests me. At least in the trailers. I can't speak for a full film.
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Post Fall cyborg city with roller... err, motorball thrown in.
We saw it yesterday and enjoyed it for what it was. Agree with what Hepcat and Isgrimnur posted.
We saw it yesterday and enjoyed it for what it was. Agree with what Hepcat and Isgrimnur posted.
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One of the underlying themes in the film that I found interesting was that all these cyborgs are trying desperately to hang onto some remnant of their humanity. Even if it means stretching a small piece of their original skin across their chest, or keeping their original face. So going all android with Alita would have made her stick out and seem out of place in this world.
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I enjoyed watching this film yesterday. Wonder if it will get a sequel to pay off:
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I looked it up before I left the theater.
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I saw this IMAX 3D today and enjoyed it. The visuals and action scenes are really impressive, and while there are really cheesy moments throughout the movie, it didn't ruin my enjoyment. The characters are pretty shallow and the dialog is painful at times, but taken as a whole, it's a fun action sci-fi movie.
The most disappointing thing would be if they don't make a sequel after the way this is one ended...
The most disappointing thing would be if they don't make a sequel after the way this is one ended...
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I enjoyed this tremendously.
the teen daughter enjoyed it also.
is a good flick, and worth watching. assuming you want to see cyborgs, swords, and explosions.
the teen daughter enjoyed it also.
is a good flick, and worth watching. assuming you want to see cyborgs, swords, and explosions.
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I just saw it and liked everything but the ending.
Worth seeing, but that was just dumb.
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I saw a billboard for this movie and they toned down her giant eyes a bit.
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in the manga (which i recently read), the original ending for the story line (Kishiro had to wrap up the original series in a hurry due to a variety of factors) had an explanation for this
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