Review of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) by Smills — 27 Feb 2019

There is something uniquely special about this movie that is magnetic and has "stayed" with myself, friends and family. After a few viewings I've come to the realization that Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron and the rest of the cast and crew were able to to weave together a tapestry of a movie with many layers not just within the story itself but within the characters.

From initially thinking it was just a "popcorn movie" I've come to see that many shades of color that they were able to channel into the multiple threads and characters. This is a movie that made myself, friends and family feel legitimately "positive" in a way that is doesn't commonly happen even from the usual type of "feel good" movies. Alita is a very special masterpiece and a very unique one at that. Most readers will already have heard about how fantastic the effects are and I can say without reservation that they are the best that I have seen as of 2019.