Review of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) by Ryuzenga — 16 Feb 2019

This movie was great, everything you see on screen is just like the source material, it is very respectful of the Gunnm franchise and make it very realistic.

I saw lot of people complain about the eyes but in my point of view, the eyes of Alita aren't big cause it make them more manga-like. They're big cause in the manga Alita is said to be different from everyone, her physical appareance is unusual and it is retranscribed by the eyes in the movie.

As for the story, I think it's good. It follows the manga and ends where the first part of the manga ends. And for those who says "The movie has sequel confirm end to please the fan, blablabla" well the manga is cut into three parts: Gunnm (the movie is based on this part, and it has 9 volumes), Gunnm Last Order (which has 19 volumes) and Gunnm Mars Chronicles (which has 6 volumes). So yes, the end looks like a sequel bait but it's just follow the first part and ends like it does in the manga so just stop talking nonsense.

For me, it is the first faithful adaptation of a manga into a movie and when I look behind and see crap like Dragon Ball Evolution or Death Note well I'm glad this movie exist.