Alita: Battle Angel
POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 18:52
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I have a question for those who have seen the film.
Some have mentioned that they have seen different incarnations of the trailers and ads, seeming to indicate different storylines or Focus. Most of these I don't think I've seen.
Having seen the film, were those various types of direction Incorporated into the finished film? Were they each merely facets of the whole picture, or does it seem the actual film and story were changed, re-done, shifted direction?
This can be discussed in depth in a discussion thread without Spoilers here in this thread, but I'd like a first take here if possible.
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When she was just 15 months old, Tilly Lockey, from the north of England, fought the battle of her life against meningococcal septicemia. She survived; however, both her hands needed to be amputated.
Tilly, now 13 and an advocate for kids with prosthetics, received a surprising gift from the creators of the new film Alita: Battle Angel : a set of state-of-the-art bionic hands.
Meanwhile, Carl Manvers wants you to know that there are several Kickstarter campaigns out there to raise money for underprivileged girls to get tickets to see her star in a movie.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I have a question for those who have seen the film.
Some have mentioned that they have seen different incarnations of the trailers and ads, seeming to indicate different storylines or Focus. Most of these I don't think I've seen.
Having seen the film, were those various types of direction Incorporated into the finished film? Were they each merely facets of the whole picture, or does it seem the actual film and story were changed, re-done, shifted direction?
This can be discussed in depth in a discussion thread without Spoilers here in this thread, but I'd like a first take here if possible.
Saw it and really liked it. Now, I'm not into Anime , or Manga, and to be honest, the trailer was the 1st introduction I even had to the character.
Trailers are tricky. They're meant to entice, tease, but not spoil fans by giving away all the jokes, or the key parts or plot of the movie. Going back to Serenity, there were songs in the trailer which never appeared in the movie, nor made it to any finished version. ( River's fight scene at the Maidenhead. )
Long and short of your question, not knowing anything of the A:BA backstory, I think they did a good job in not revealing too much from the actual movie.
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Quote:The first week, the Wednesday 7:00 showing I shared with what I thought were a hand of folk, no more than a dozen.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I watched the first available 2D showing tonight.
Now I want to see it again.
Partly due to some story devices that I was slow to pick up on, and partly because there are some characters I want to visit again.
I've seen some extended clips lately during the promotional appearances, and they were good. But nothing I've seen was anywhere near the best scenes in the film.
The fight scenes reminded me of River.
The year is 2563, on Earth. So another half century into the future from our BDS.
I didn't even recognize Jeff Fahey until he spoke.
Some of the imagery of genre canon was unexpected, but I loved it. They seem to have wrapped it all together well.
It occurred to me that perhaps the last time I looked forward to a film this much was Valerian, and that ended up being disappointing. Alita leaves me with no disappointment, all of the things Valerian was short on Alita does not share. Alita delivers.
Looking back, I don't feel there were any slow spots. I might feel the story may have been even rushed, but it was subtle and only as compared to my preconceptions.
Like Star Wars, Arrival, Rogue One, Terminator, Edge of Tomorrow, at the end I was ready for more.
Seems this was filmed in Texas.
I have seen other works from Director Rodriguez, but this one exceeds all of his past work, by a far margin. This exhibits facets which only a Director can control, and he did it all very well.
A decent review should also cover the bad. So here is the bad: in a few scenes the color/brightness continuity jumped, stuttered, shifted. I saw no intent in this, so I assume it was error. As I mentioned, I saw the 2D showing, and the feel for this inconsistency was that it might have been in conversion between versions, so 3D might not have it.
A week later - last week - the Tuesday 5:30 show was Sold Out.
I was mistaken about the lighting in the kissing scene. It was apparently intended to indicate lightning in the background.
I was a bit afraid that a second viewing would dull the thrill a bit. But I was still highly entertained again, and knowing the story just gave better understanding of the various scenes.
I suspect I'll probably buy this one. I haven't decided if I'll see it a third time in cinema.
To be clear, I did not get any vibe of SJW hogwash in this. But I wish whatever scenes were edited out were still available to watch.
I have seen some comparisons to Avatar, but that never crossed my mind. I do not consider Avatar to be anywhere near the same level as Alita. The only comparison I could make is Alita is the film that Avatar wished it could be. I hope to see the entire trilogy of Alita, but I'm not sure I'll catch the Avatar franchise in cinema.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I have seen some comparisons to Avatar, but that never crossed my mind. I do not consider Avatar to be anywhere near the same level as Alita. The only comparison I could make is Alita is the film that Avatar wished it could be. I hope to see the entire trilogy of Alita, but I'm not sure I'll catch the Avatar franchise in cinema.
* The video repeats @ about midway. Seems like it's just 2 similar promo vids put together as one. Still, I found it interesting. Enjoy.
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Alita was #1 on opening weekend with $33M.
And #2 the 2nd weekend with $12M. Behind How to Train Your Dragon ($55M).
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Bugs me when big movies don't put much into advertising and then we see smaller box office numbers.
Captain Marvel ads outpace Alita 10 to 1, from what I'm seeing on t.v. Ever since Serenity came out, I've really noticed what shows up on t.v., billboards, and generally anything out and about in the public sphere.
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Quote:Do you feel the Ad Budgets are biased by SJWs?
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Bugs me when big movies don't put much into advertising and then we see smaller box office numbers.
Captain Marvel ads outpace Alita 10 to 1, from what I'm seeing on t.v. Ever since Serenity came out, I've really noticed what shows up on t.v., billboards, and generally anything out and about in the public sphere.
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To be clear, I did not get any vibe of SJW hogwash in this.
I agree. This was a total kick-ass movie with a good story that centered around Alita. I really liked how they developed the characters throughout the film. Alita was just a warrior who commanded the screen without the slightest hint of any SJW; just pure warrior stuff that I truly enjoyed.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Do you feel the Ad Budgets are biased by SJWs?
I dunno. Not in that business. I only comment on what I see. I've mentioned before that way back when Armageddon was released, I saw these posters at bus stops.
Very visible, fairly basic, simple , and capturing the attention of all those who rode the bus, drove or walked by. I always thought , when Serenity came out, why didn't we see similar ads ? I think in key areas, around universities, college campi, and other areas with demographics from 24-44, aka the general target age of most sci-fi fans, would have made sense.
Sure beats stuffing fliers in video stores and the like, as some of the guerrilla marketing of the day we tried.
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